Ottawa Wrap Up

On Saturday after the ceremony, we had a day to explore with Leigh and show her some of the Ottawa where we had met and socialized some 50 years ago. Jo-Anne worked for the government on a special project or commission in the building below.   She worked in the black and white office building on the right and then whisked me off to the hotel basement on the left for our first disco dance together in July of 1972.

Everything is so close here. The view above is one block from our hotel and two blocks from the Ottawa Parliament. We went over to the parliament buildings, but they were mostly closed due to it being Queen Victoria Day.

Parliament Hill is really a special place for the British influence in North America. Above is the center government building and the eternal flame honoring the founding of Canada in 1867.

Then we went over to the tulip presentation in the south part of Ottawa. There were millions of tulip blooms mostly the gift of the Netherlands. In WWII the Holland royalty moved to Ottawa for security and because of that hospitality they annually give and maintain these magnificent tulip gardens in Ottawa.

OK we are here for the beautiful display of tulips but as I am crouching in the ground for the best shot of flower petals I realize I am alone. Then turning around I realize what the real draw is here ... probably the best fudge we have eaten in years.