Peko-chan and Supergirl - Tour of the touristic Ottawa core - May 30th 2020
On Saturday May 30th, 2020, the host took Peko-Chan and Supergirl across the Portage bridge, to visit the historical core of Ottawa. A storm was brewing, and it was very windy, but they managed to have a great time anyway.
The Supreme Court of Canada, as seen from the bus:
The Parliament of Canada, as seen from the bus:
The girls thought that this giant bear standing in front of a beauty parlour was too cute:
The Byward market area:
The USA embassy (with people demonstrating after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a policeman in the USA a couple of days before) :
"Maman", by sculptor Louise Bourgeois, the giant spider sculpture that stands guard in front of the National Gallery of Canada (https://www.gallery.ca/?_ga=2.220376536.1505757781.1592518025-1508640087.1592518025):
The Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral of Ottawa:
Part of the garden of the National Gallery of Canada:
The Reconciliation Peace-keeping Monument:
See here: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/national-inventory-canadian-memorials/details/9365
Major's Hill Park:
View of the Parliament, from Major's Hill Park:
View of the Ottawa River and government buildings in Hull, from Major's Hill Park:
The locks of the Rideau Canal and the Bytown (the former name of Ottawa) museum:
Walking around the Parliament buildings (there was construction work ongoing everywhere, so the place was not nearly as nice as it usually is - still the views were amazing):
The National Gallery of Canada and the Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral:
The Alexandra Bridge (which will be demolished soon):
The Canadian Museum of History (https://www.historymuseum.ca/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Museum_of_History), which is shaped like a Haida warrior mask (it can be seen from the air). Haidas are native people that live in British Columbia.:
View of the Supreme Court of Canada:
The Parliament buildings:
The Supreme Court of Canada, as seen from the bus:
The Parliament of Canada, as seen from the bus:
The girls thought that this giant bear standing in front of a beauty parlour was too cute:
The Byward market area:
The USA embassy (with people demonstrating after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a policeman in the USA a couple of days before) :
"Maman", by sculptor Louise Bourgeois, the giant spider sculpture that stands guard in front of the National Gallery of Canada (https://www.gallery.ca/?_ga=2.220376536.1505757781.1592518025-1508640087.1592518025):
The Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral of Ottawa:
Part of the garden of the National Gallery of Canada:
The Reconciliation Peace-keeping Monument:
See here: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/national-inventory-canadian-memorials/details/9365
An aboriginal sculpture:
View of the Parliament, from Major's Hill Park:
The lilacs were in bloom and it smelled wonderful:
(It was too windy for Supergirl to be in the picture - the host was worried that she would fall down into the Rideau Canal below!)
View of the Ottawa River and government buildings in Hull, from Major's Hill Park:
The back of the Château Laurier, which is the most luxuriest and expensive hotel in Ottawa:
The locks of the Rideau Canal and the Bytown (the former name of Ottawa) museum:
Walking around the Parliament buildings (there was construction work ongoing everywhere, so the place was not nearly as nice as it usually is - still the views were amazing):
The National Gallery of Canada and the Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral:
The Canadian Museum of History (https://www.historymuseum.ca/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Museum_of_History), which is shaped like a Haida warrior mask (it can be seen from the air). Haidas are native people that live in British Columbia.:
View of the Supreme Court of Canada:
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