Comments on: The Rideau Neighborhood

By: The Phone Booth | Correr Es Mi Destino

The Phone Booth | Correr Es Mi Destino — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:13:07 +0000

[…] in the way and makes for a cool focus point to capture all the different people hanging around this colourful neighbourhood. These last few weeks, I took a few shots while I was waiting for my […]

By: Zhu

Zhu — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 04:07:17 +0000

So funny! I had no idea you could go through before. So I’ll blame Saddam the next time I have to go down and up the stairs

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:37:47 +0000

I used to go to high school right downtown, and catch the bus on the bridge behind the Rideau Centre next to the Department of National Defence building. I remember that during Desert Storm (the war in Kuwait) they decided to put a few concrete barriers around the front entrance, because until that point it would have been possible to drive a vehicle straight into the lobby. We high school students used to use the DND building as a bridge from the Laurier St. bridge to the other other side — there was public access, you could just walk through the building from one side to the other. That was our regular route, throughout grade nine and ten. I remember being VERY annoyed with Saddam Hussein when the DND eventually closed everyone’s access to the building. Ok ok, I could see the graffiti with “Blood is thicker than oil!” and get it, but geez! They weren’t the ones who had to climb down and then up those damn spiral stairs to get across the canal and then back up again to get to the bus stop. With a French horn.

I think my interest in politics may have stemmed from that moment.…

By: richard

richard — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:08:28 +0000

Rideau isn't that bad. You obviously haven't been heading out to parts of Vanier and Mechanicsville. .-= richard´s last blog ..Manifesto of Aphorisms =-.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:44:43 +0000

Wow, if I took a picture of a questionable neighborhood in Paris, you’d see all the trash and nastiness, but this actually looks really nice. I guess you have to be there to feel the ‘danger’.

By: Sidney

Sidney — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:15:23 +0000

It looks clean and well organized... I would not have suspected drug dealing and prostitution here... .-= Sidney´s last blog .. =-.

By: Zhu

Zhu — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:21:18 +0000

@RennyBA’s Terella — Ottawa is quite big. I believe the population is exactly 1 million, including the close suburbs. After all, it’s the 4th biggest city in Canada.

@Seb — It’s just because I don’t take pictures when the sky is grey. Sorry, it’s propaganda — between us, you know, Canadian weather is not that great :-p

@Gabriel — I didn’t want to scare people away!

@Linguist-in-Waiting — It’s not that bad, it’s just that Ottawa is very green and clean, so it kind of contrast with the rest of the city.

@expatraveler — It’s a fun place to explore, indeed. Thanks for your explanation!

@khengsiong — It’s Canada — we are nice, nobody attack us.

@Agnes — Thank you!

@Final_Transit — It’s really not that bad, it just contrasts a bit with the rest of the city. The mall itself isn’t the greatest piece of architecture as well…

By: Final_Transit

Final_Transit — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:55:18 +0000

Hey, Zhu, the Rideau Canal trail stretches right upto Kingston, and this summer we almost biked from Kingston to Ottawa. Maybe next year I will try that route again. But where are the pictures of homeless and poverty?? The buses are colorful!! That reminds me of something, I will send you an email.
.-= Final_Transit´s last blog ..Bogolyubovo’s Church of the Intercession on the Nerl =-.

By: Agnes

Agnes — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:08:03 +0000

I am really enjoying your posts about Canada, Zhu. You make me wanna come visit!
.-= Agnes´s last blog ..Quick Update =-.

By: khengsiong

khengsiong — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:58:13 +0000

National Defense Building is right in the center of the town. Hmm... You know, Washington's Pentagon was targeted by terrorist on Sep 11, 2001. I just feel that Ottawa's National Defense Building shouldn't be there... Great photos. Thanks for sharing. .-= khengsiong´s last blog ..Camera Protection =-.