The Locks At Dusk

From May to Octo­ber, tons of tourist flock to Ottawa, includ­ing a lot of Cana­di­ans who want to see what the heck the cap­i­tal looks like. The city is busier than usual as groups gather in front of the Par­lia­ment, around the Byward Mar­ket or nearby the Rideau Center.

But despite its sea­sonal vis­i­tors, Ottawa is still very much a morn­ing city. After the 5:00 pm rush hour, the busi­ness dis­trict emp­ties out and the remain­ing souls usu­ally walk towards the busy Byward, for a drink or a nice meal.

On Fri­day evening, I did exactly that.

After grab­bing a bite with a friend, I hung out around Par­lia­ment Hill. The days are long now and it was still warm. I walked to the Locks, stuck between the Château Lau­rier and the Par­lia­ment, both big touris­tic spots in Ottawa.

But there was nobody else around at this time of the day. The sun was slowly set­ting and was giv­ing a warm hue to the build­ings around me. The water was calm, some­thing very unusual since a lot of boats nav­i­gate the Rideau Canal in the spring. It took my eyes a minute or two to spot all the reflec­tions in the water.

I walked around by myself, lov­ing every sec­ond of it. The atmos­phere, the peace­ful flow of the river below me, the warm air and the pas­tel shades on the build­ings around as the sun was set­ting on Ottawa. Beau­ti­ful, isn’t it?

Look­ing Towards Quebec	Rusty Locks
Château Lau­rier Reflection	Art Gallery Reflection

Under The Bridge

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