Ottawa

We spent 2 days exploring Ottawa which is the capital of Canada. It very much has a European feel to it. Most people are bilingual speaking French and English; everyone (in the downtown area) was busy, thin, and dressed up. It has a magnificent parliament which is the focal point of the downtown.We walked around a lot, Faustina had a bit of meltdown for awhile since she was tired; Jude slept in the backpack.

We stopped at a playground for awhile and there happened to be an Eastern Orthodox Church next to the park. We checked it out and talked to the priest for awhile. Orthodox churches always have such gorgeous icons and art work.


We ate at an Italian Trattoria in what is called the "Little Italy" area and it was spectacular. This place had homemade noodles and the whole bit. We thoroughly enjoyed it.

Then we spent half a day at the Museum of Civilizations. It was just okay. They had a huge play area for kids. Mike and I are probably old fogies as we think that play stuff for kids can be...kind of lame. But it is suppose to be the best museum in Ottawa so we gave it a try. Mike helped Faustina build a boat in the craft area.