Ottawa May 28

 

Some of the horses in the stables

                                       Some of the horses of the musical ride in one of the pastures.

                                                     Rustic Canadiana in downtown Ottawa

                                                      The Centre Block Parliament Building                                          

                                                                     The Peace Tower

                                               The Speaker's chair in the House of Commons

                                                             The House of Commons 

                                                        One of the rooms from the floor above              

                              One of the rooms with guards, there were many stationed throughout

                                   A section of the centre block Parliament building from an odd angle

                                                Erica eating her lunch outside of the Parliament


                                                    
                                                      Erica and I in the Parliament Grounds

                                 Mom and Dad in Quebec, with the Parliament in the background

                                     Erica and I in Quebec with the Parliament in the background

                                               Erica and I outside of the Museum in Quebec


We had a great day in Ottawa. First we went to the base of the "RCMP Musical Ride" except the website didn't inform us that it is closed on Saturdays, therefore wecouldn't tour the stables or watch thte musical ride practice. After we had walkd around a bit and seen a few horses in one of the pastures and peeked into an open stable door, we went and toured the Parliament. To enter the Parliament we had to go through security. The interior was Gothic style, lots of pointed arches. The House of Commons and Senate Room were closed, but we were able to look in through a glass door in both rooms. After our tour, we went up the Peace Tower and saw most of Ottawa beneath us. After the Parliament we walked across a bridge into  Gatineau, Quebec to visit the Canadian Museum of Civilisation, which had an Imax theatre.