Tinasbeen

Ottawa adventures

I just got back Monday from a conference trip that was supposed to end Sunday. Continental cancelled the last flight out of town and then refused to pay for a hotel, so 3 of my friends and I ended having to split a room - good thing the History of Education is such a congenial field.

But at least I had a chance to take a few photos of the city for posterity; here's a view of the lovely Canadian Parliament (the building on the left) from one of the canals:



Just south of Parliament, I passed this very disturbing sign in the front window of the recruitment center for the Canadian Air Force; any guess as to who the phrase, "Get ready now, they are coming" might refer to? Looks like we're rubbing off on our Northern neighbors - sigh.



The delay also gave us time to go check out a movie - the theater was inside an office building/mall combination that had a series of huge fiberglass whales hanging from the ceiling - very odd:



I also spent some time in Byward Market, a mix of outdoor stalls, indoor shops, and some of the city's best restaurants. I bought some maple syrup (darker than what we can usually find here), maple butter (sounded interesting), and buckwheat honey - much healthier than lighter types, and I think tastier. I was sorry I couldn't bring home any of the gorgeous vegetables, and had fun checking out the halloween decorations - especially "the pumpkin carver's" amazing sculptures:



Happy Halloween!

posted by Tina @ 5:44 PM