A day in the Capital

The Canal
National Gallery
At the Mint
Jacky on the Canal
View from behind Parliament
Notre Dame
Parliament

On the grounds
House of Commons
View from the Peace Tower

Got up and realized how much the beds sucked in our hotel room. Jacky straighted my hair for me since, there was no hairdryer. After that we headed staight for Parliament Hill. Found parking without too much difficulty - $18!!! Then we walked to Parliament. Took a few pics and got tour tickets. The tour was pretty good, got to see the House of Commons and the Senate. Didn't see Stephen Harper though. Too bad. :) The prettiest part was the libaray, but you weren't allowed to take pics. After the tour we went up the peace tower and took more pics. Great view from up there!! After that we had lunch on Sparks St. and walked down Sussex Drive. Took more pics, went in Notre Dame and arrived at the Mint for a tour. Too bad we were too late!! We arrived at 3:15 and production stops at 3. So we opted to go to the gift shop instead. They also had a little gallery and we found out we're worth $1.7 million in gold!! Left the mint and walked back down Sussex to the Rideau Canals, where Jacky was brave and walked across. I couldn't do it. :) From there we headed to Tims for a coffee and back to the car. Drove down Sussex to see the Prime Minister's house, but it was a lot of traffic and everything's pretty gated. So we headed back to Montreal.