Ottawa

Just thought I would share a few pictures from our trip to Ottawa this summer. I had the pleasure of meeting up with one of my photographer friends, Julie, and she was so gracious to troop us around downtown to see all the sights in our nation's capital city.

It was a little hot that day, but we could not have asked for better weather, just look at those gorgeous blue skies.

First we started off by seeing the Chateau Laurier, the oldest hotel in Ottawa. What a beautiful place.




Next was a quick stop at the locks of the Rideau Canal


The view of the parliament buildings from the bridge over the canal:





The parliament buildings:




The eternal flame:


The entrance to the main building:


Some of the detail in the gorgeous stone work:

The statue of MacKenzie, one of our early Prime ministers. I just had to take a picture, cause every time I looked at this statue, there was a seagull on his head.

The cat house:


The war monument and tomb of the unknown soldier: