One of my favorite place in Ottawa is Parliament Hill. I work nearby, which I thought was kind of cool when I first started: after all, it is the political center of Canada.
The Parliament itself is a beautiful building. The grounds offer great view of the Ottawa River and Quebec, right across.
But the best part is the Peace Tower, the central tower which was built to celebrate the end of World War One. It’s free to take the elevator up to the top, right below the huge clock. And the view is… amazing!
For the full size pictures, head to my Flickr page or the Pics page of this blog.
Reminds me of Europe. So pretty 😀
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Your wonderful pictures make me want to visit our capital city yet again…
You’re so fortunate to work in such beautiful surroundings.
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So you are taking photos from the tower. Do you have the photos of the tower itself?
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Thank you for sharing those wonderful views with us !
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Ottawa is a beautiful city. Can you pass freely in and out of Quebec? Maybe that is a silly question but you have said that Quebec has some different laws and requirements.
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Wow. I never realized that your city can be a very good place to do some architectural photography shots! I like the spires and the various colored buildings!
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It is really lovely up there.
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@Agnes – Thank you Agnes!
@Beth – It is worth visiting (despite all the politicians ;-))
@Khengsiong – Yes, let me see… ah, here: https://correresmidestino.com/a-walk-in-ottawa/
It’s an old post but you can see the Parliament in the first picture. The Peace Tower is the central tower, with the clock.
@Sidney – Thank you!
@Tulsa Gentleman – Yes, you wouldn’t even notice you are in Quebec but for the French only sign and the famous “arrêt” (“stop”) signs! A lot of peoople live on the Quebec side and work in Ottawa, and vice-versa. Interestingly, the legal drinking age is only 18 in Quebec vs. 19 in Ontario, so lots of kids go drinking across the river on WE!
Only if you live in Quebec you have to change your license plate, health card etc. Same as moving from one state to another I guess.
@Linguist-in-Waiting – Yes, Ottawa is a great place for building shots.
@Jeff Barry – Thank you! It’s still nice and green, but all will be frozen soon enough…
Salut Zhu,
Beautiful !!! 🙂
You know that Cananda is on my mind these days; soon I’ll be there !
I have not been to Ontario yet; I would love to one day. D says we will be back in the future,taking a car and going all over the place.
Maybe in retirement…
If this is my last comment, see you next time on the blogs.
Bises X
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Gorgeous! Have you gotten to explore the countryside around Ottawa?
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The tower was closed when we visited Ottawa 🙁