Man, when Ottawa shuts down for xmas, it doesn't screw around. Unfortunately, that means when you are out walking around downtown on a freezing xmas day, there is nowhere to step in and warm up. Etienne's uncle came in from Montreal last night to spend the night, and today, out of both boredom and good-hosting, it was decided that we'd walk around and show him some of the sights of Ottawa. Yeah, that's doesn't work out well when the sights are closed; at best, we showed him the outside of a bunch of sights.
I find Ottawa is a boring city as it is. Once you've seen the main sights (National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Civilization, Bytown Market, Parliament Hill, the Canal), there's really not much else to do. If you love hiking and biking and outdoor pursuits, there is plenty to enjoy, and if you're a family-oriented person, the small-city feeling with safe suburbs is right up your alley. But if a bicycle is lost on you, and settling down isn't in the immediate future (or distant future, for that matter), well, Ottawa's probably not for you.
Between the cold and the closed-down city, I trudged on, desperately wishing I could move back to Vancouver, or move on to somewhere bigger, more urban, and maybe not so bloody cold!
A chance to escape...
...Wish you were here.
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