Paul had a work conference in Ottawa this year and Deakin and I had a great time accompanying him. We had never been to our countries capital and loved the time together to enjoy the sights. There is a lot to do in Ottawa. We enjoyed walking around in pretty decent weather, one day of chilly and snow, the rest quite sunny and fairly warm. It was beautiful. The only thing that we were hoping for was some of the fall colors that we don't get to experience the same in the west. It was an unusually late year for the leave turning color and we only saw small smatterings of color among the green trees.
Deakin spent the first couple of days in the stroller or sling, touring around the city.
We had a fun time seeing parliment, inside and out. I love the look of this East block building. The old wrought iron fence, the gargoyles, the blackened rock. It was very interesting. We didn't get to tour this building as that only happens in the summer time. It would have been fun to see inside.
A peace monument.
Out for supper.
The skeleton of a blue whale at the Nature Museum.
This beautiful building, built as initially as a museum is like an elaborate castle. It is an interesting old building.
Overlooking the prime ministers home and the Ottawa river.
On our tour of the Royal Canadian Mint we were able to hold this solid gold bar. It weighed 28 lbs and was worth nearly $600, 000. Impressive.
Oh, this sweet baby face! He is a fun and happy baby!
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