Ottawa Articles
Ottawa: It’s Tulip Time!She’s travelled and explored other countries and their capitals. Sylvia Seschel is embarrassed to say it took her this long to explore the beauty and all that it has to offer: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Photo Gallery – Ottawa’s Beloved Canal (2 of 2)From ice-skating to festivals, a hard-laboured national defense system is now a top recreational spot.
Ottawa, Canada – May 1999 Ottawa’s hopping over a friggin’ flower? This city with
a boring reputation is actually having a big shindig worth
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Got Poutine?
Want to experience the joy of feeling your arteries clog as you eat! Try poutine.
It’s probably Canada’s most famous (ha!) dish. It’s actually just about the closest thing to a national dish we have – even thought it’s more of a Quebec thing. Ottawa is, as you should know by now, [...]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!!
I apologise if you happen to be reading this in August. 132 years ago, the Fathers of Confederation’s dream of a
new nation came to life…now we party!
Ottawa is the site of the nation’s most surprisingly active Canada Days…surprising because public servants and
NORTEL employees don’t exactly [...]
Current Happenings
Events special to this month are not numerous, but I’ll let you know of upcoming and ongoing gallery and museum exhibitions in coming months. Summer is usually better for such things.
At the National Gallery (on Sussex Dr., within blocks of the major hub of bus activity, the Rideau Centre, and visible from [...]
Ottawa, Canada Travel Guide
International Fireworks Competition.
Summer 2003 in Ottawa
Now that winter is a thing of the past, the spring and summer festive season has arrived, packed with fun events. Here are some of the more popular ones. Unless otherwise noted, all phone numbers are in area code 613. Visitors will be happy to know that [...]
November Update Part 1 of 2Ottawa, Canada Travel Guide
By Fred Perry
An Ottawa River cruise boat approaches Rideau Falls at dusk.
Ottawa’s Beloved Canal
Relations between nations change with the passing of time: foes oft become friends, and defences become attractions. Such is the case with the Rideau Canal, the waterway that’s now the “crown jewel” of Canada’s capital.
When the War of [...]
Up! Up! and Away! – Ottawa, CanadaFred Perry and his birthday girl wife take the plu
Photo Gallery – The Best Winterlude Ever – Ottawa, CanadaOttawa, Canada Travel Guide
Photo Gallery – The Best Winterlude Ever
Below are more photos of the The Best Winterlude Ever and the local scene around it. Click on the thumbnail image, and a larger image, with information on the shot, will open in a new window. To return to this page, just close the pop-up window.
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