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As far as hotels go, I'd definitely recommend the Lord Elgin Hotel,
www.lordelgin.ca My parents have always stayed there during their annual visits to Ottawa and swear by it. I was just there this past summer and it's a great hotel in a very central location. Things to do: tour the Parliament buildings, sound and light show (nightly on the Pariament grounds), the art museum, Bayward market area, Royal Canadian Mint, Sparks Street pedestrian mall, see the Changing of the Guard, boat tour of the Ottowa River, Gatineau Park across the river in Quebec, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Orchestra in the arts center on Lord Elgin street. Hope that helps, James Reston |
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Jim Reston wrote:
... Royal Canadian Mint, It's no longer the official mint - just there for tours. I was disappointed. -- =========================== Sawyer Nicknames http://sawyer.xtreemhost.com/ Seinfeld Trivia, Lists, and Scripts http://seinfeld.xtreemhost.com/ =========================== |
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While they Mint in Ottowa no longer produces coins for circulation (a
new Mint is in Winnipeg), they still produce coins and medals for collectors. So they are still an officail mint. |
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Another "must see" is the War Museum. If the weather cooperates, there
may be boat cruises on the Rideau Canal. Or walk a few miles along the Canal to Mooney's Bay beach. You will probably be a week or two too early for the Tulip Festival, unfortunately. |
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On Jan 20, 5:01 pm, (Jim Reston) wrote:
As far as hotels go, I'd definitely recommend the Lord Elgin Hotel,www.lordelgin.ca My parents have always stayed there during their annual visits toOttawaand swear by it. I was just there this past summer and it's a great hotel in a very central location. Things to do: tour the Parliament buildings, sound and light show (nightly on the Pariament grounds), the art museum, Bayward market area, Royal Canadian Mint, Sparks Street pedestrian mall, see the Changing of the Guard, boat tour of the Ottowa River, Gatineau Park across the river in Quebec, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Orchestra in the arts center on Lord Elgin street. Hope that helps, James Reston Looks like a nice hotel! |
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On Jan 22, 12:15 pm, wrote:
Another "must see" is the War Museum. If the weather cooperates, there may be boat cruises on the Rideau Canal. Or walk a few miles along the Canal to Mooney's Bay beach. You will probably be a week or two too early for the Tulip Festival, unfortunately. cool. How is traffic in Ottawa? |
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On Jan 25, 7:39 pm, MizzGail wrote:
On Jan 20, 5:01 pm, (Jim Reston) wrote: As far as hotels go, I'd definitely recommend the Lord Elgin Hotel,www.lordelgin.ca My parents have always stayed there during their annual visits toOttawaand swear by it. I was just there this past summer and it's a great hotel in a very central location. Things to do: tour the Parliament buildings, sound and light show (nightly on the Pariament grounds), the art museum, Bayward market area, Royal Canadian Mint, Sparks Street pedestrian mall, see the Changing of the Guard, boat tour of the Ottowa River, Gatineau Park across the river in Quebec, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Orchestra in the arts center on Lord Elgin street. Hope that helps, James Reston Looks like a nice hotel! I think Jim R has covered some to the main tourist points. The Lord Elgin is a good choise . I'd also suggest considering the Four Points Sheridan (sp) on Laurier Steet in Gatineau (HULL). It is directly across the Ottawa River from the Parliament Buildings and while not 'quite, as close to some of them as the Lord Elgin, it is across the street, literally, from the Museaum of Civilisation. Most of Jim's other attractions are about a 20 minute walk or 5 minutes by handy city bus. The Lord Elgin is closer to the Parliament Buildings but about the same distance to the Art Gallery. If you're in the downtown core it is not worth the parking hassles to drive. Walking and very frequent city buses are more convenient. On the other hand you need to drive or have a bicycle to see Gatineau Park. If you visit the Park be sure to go to Champlain Lookout. John Kane, Kingston ON Canada |
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:40:46 -0800 (PST), MizzGail
wrote: On Jan 22, 12:15 pm, wrote: Another "must see" is the War Museum. If the weather cooperates, there may be boat cruises on the Rideau Canal. Or walk a few miles along the Canal to Mooney's Bay beach. You will probably be a week or two too early for the Tulip Festival, unfortunately. cool. How is traffic in Ottawa? It's getting worse every year, but not nearly as bad as Toronto or Montreal. The bus system, OC Transpo, has deteriorated over time, too. The main rush-hour routes are the "Queensway" (the 417), Hwy 174 (to Orleans in the east), the Ottawa Parkway (in the west) and the Rockcliffe Parkway (in the east). Because there are so few alternatives, an accident can lead to traffic chaos. Rush hour is from about 7:30 to 10AM, and 3:00 to 6:30 PM. FYI -- the Rideau Canal opens on 16th of May. There are trails on both sides for walking/biking/blading. It's funny to see all the people out with t-shirts and shorts on the first day the temperature climbs over 10 C. Enjoy your stay! |
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On 03 Feb 2008 19:55:00 GMT, Joe Makowiec
wrote: On 03 Feb 2008 in rec.travel.usa-canada, Mike from Ottawa wrote: FYI -- the Rideau Canal opens on 16th of May. Was it open for skating this year? Yes, but only recently. On 25th January, a portion was opened. |
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