the notre-dame cathedral from the outside.
and once again - my future summer house. :)
chateau laurier hotel.
the parliament hill. the center of canadian politics. i found myself admiring the architecture instead of taking pictures of the many statues of political figures. one thing i noticed that there was no pigeon poo on the statues like they do in helsinki. :)
the rideau canal. people skate on the canal in the winter.
the museum of civilization in gatineau, quebec (= the other side of the river). my hotel was right behind this building.
where there is no vision the people perish. wise words.
i have a guess or two why there is a crazy unicorn in the parliament building. something to do with how politics makes me feel at times...example: i found out that in quebec, there has to be a lifeguard on duty for people to swim in a hotel swimming pool. it is a sad day when they have to have legislation about things like that. due to this legislation, my hotel's pool was open short hours and kids had to leave the pool while the lifeguard went for a half an hour break. sometimes governments go a bit crazy about what they should govern and what not.
the war monument.
the war monument.
there you have it, my first day in ottawa. i had no desire to see the parliament building from the inside. maybe next time. i enjoyed the old buildings and for a minute i felt like i was back in finland walking in downtown. kind of. sort of.
Kylläpä jaksoitkin ottaa monta kuvaa! Kauniita kuvia; kirkko ja talot kuin Keski-Euroopassa. Miten kauan olit reissussa?
ReplyDeleteOi kun kiva, että olit laittanut noin paljon kuvia. Näkyi paljon tuttuja rakennuksia ja muuta. Voisi luulla että Ottawa on oikein vanhakin kaupunki, se on niin historiallisen näköinen arvokkaine rakennuksineen ja patsaineen.
ReplyDeleteMeidän tyttö oli siellä aikoinaan yhden lukukauden opiskelemassa ja kävimme hänen luonaan. Asuimme ihan kaupungin keskustassa ja kävelimme valtavasti. Emme sentään sinne Hullin puolelle The Canadian Museum of Civilizationiin. Erikoista oli , kun joen toisella puolella kieli vaihtui jyrkästi ranskaksi. (Ranskankieltä tytärkin siellä muuten opiskeli yliopistossa,joka on ystävyysyliopisto täkäläisen kanssa.)
Saa nähdä, tuleeko meidän lähdettyä sinne päin enää, paljon jäi näkemättä, mutta kun tuo matka on niin pitkä. Siispä: lisää kuvia vain!
Gorgeous pictures SM, I had no idea there were so many beautiful buildings in Ottawa, such detailed architecture!
ReplyDeleteWow, so Finland is even better?!
I agree with you on the gov't legislation getting carried away, that sucks about the hotel pool.
Oh hey, are you Finnish friends who comment bilingual, or is there some way they're reading the blog in Finnish?
ReplyDeleteAmy: Most people can speak English
ReplyDeletehere in Finland:)
tiina: jaksoin. lisaa tulossa viela. :) olin siella kaksi yota.
ReplyDeleteclarissa: vanhaa arkkitehtuuria usein kaipaan juuri taalla edmontonissa siksi kai napsin niin alysti kuviakin. mun ystava asuu montrealissa joka on melkeen taysin ranskan kielinen. hotellini tv kanavistakin sen kielieron huomasi selvasti. taisiko olla jopa enemman ranskan kanavia kuin enkun. kiva etta saat muistella kanada muistoja kuvieni kautta. :) onhan taallakin paljon nahtavaa tietty vaikka kaupungit ovatkin nuorempia kuin euroopassa. joka maassa omat kivat juttunsa.
amy: in europe there's just so much of old architecture which gives you a nice feeling when you're walking about. like clarissa said, most finns speak english. even if they don't speak it very well, they understand it better.
Thanks guys, now I hope nobody's making fun of my question in Finnish.
ReplyDeleteamy: there are no such things as stupid questions.
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