LA CHAUMIERE (COTTAGE)

LA CHAUMIERE (COTTAGE)

Friday, June 4, 2010

OTTAWA

This is Roger and Judy’s home town. It is the Capitol of Canada and just across a river from French speaking Quebec. They say 35% of Quebecers would still like to be separated from Canada if given a choice, but there is very little chance of that.

It has turned out to be a real surprise. A gem of a city with lots of attractive buildings.

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Canadian Parliament building.

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Judy, Cathy and Roger outside Parliament.

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Canal system in the heart of the city. The beginning of a string of waterways built by the British to take warships to the St Lawrence River about 200Km away.

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Waterfall in centre of city.

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Schoolchildren in canoe of type used by early French explorers.

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Squirrel stealing food put out for stray cats.

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One of the famous “Cats on the Hill” asleep in front of Parl. House. Cats are encouraged to stay by being fed in a special enclosure. Obviously they don’t bother the squirrels!

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