I’m Baaaack…!!

Can you guess where I was??  Here’s a clue…

Yup…red Maple Leaves…lots and lots of RED Maple leaves!

Sure hope you guessed Ottawa…Canada’s Capital city! 

Look…I even brought you a coffee (Starbuck’s of course!)…so settle back and enjoy the pictures…all 200 of them!  (Just kidding…I’m just going to show you a few snippets!)

So, behind me are the Parliament Buildings…very old and majestic on a very windy, wet day!  My daughter and I spent the morning touring the inside and sitting in on Question Period!  VERY interesting!

This picture was taken from behind the Parliament buildings…over to the right of the bridge is Ontario and to the left of the bridge is Quebec.  My daughter walks across the bridge every morning and goes to work in Quebec!  How cool is that!  She can say that she lives in Ontario and works in Quebec!

This is the Art Museum, which we toured on another afternoon.  Gorgeous building and a very nice exhibit!

Back to the Parliament Buildings…

No…I’m not going to jump! 

Here we are inside the Parliament Buildings…(Every time I took my daughter’s picture she would say… “It’s not going on the blog…RIGHT?!”  I would follow with an “Of course not!”  Sheesh!  As if I would put her picture on MY BLOG!   (That’s her in the wine coloured jeans!!:o) heehee

War Memorial…front of Arch…

Rear of Arch…

 

Rideau Canal…they can adjust the water level of the canal.  Right now the water level was very low. 

This is a picture of the Parliament Building taken from the path to the Art Museum.  Gorgeous colours!  WAY nicer in ‘real’ life.

In front of the Museum I was attacked by a giant spider!!  Where’s Superman when you need him?

On the walk back to my daughter’s apartment we followed the Rideau Canal…absolutely stunning views at every turn!  Would you believe that they skate on this river in the winter!

On the canal bridge were rows and rows of locks…I guess this is ‘THE’ place to propose to your girl friend…and then instead of whipping out a ring, you seal it with a lock!

Here’s a close-up of one of the locks!  I guess you have it engraved if you are super confident that she will say YES!  SO romantic!

And I’m happy to report that there was no one on the bridge with bolt cutters!!  Whew…everyone lives happily-ever-after in our Nation’s Capital!

I took a ton of pictures but will leave you with these…they give you an idea of just how beautiful Ottawa really is!!  I loved every moment of my stay there!  Not only is it a stunning city but I got to see where my daughter lives, works and plays..and who she hangs with…all good things!  Thanks for coming along!!

You can throw your coffee cup in the re-cycling bin as you exit the bridge.:o)

Have a Wicked Wednesday and Happy Quilting!~P