Showing posts with label Ottawa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ottawa. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Picture Documentation from Ontario!

The U.S. Embassy in downtown Ottawa

A very old church located in downtown

The Canadian National Art Gallery

Ottawa, Ontario

I recently took a 5 day trip to Ottawa, Ontario the capitol of Canada. It was a beautiful city, with no shortage of old architecture and cafes to snuggle down in with a good book. I traveled there by car from Chicago, Illinois with my travel partner. It took roughly 16 hours there and back, but taking 94 to 69 to the 401 almost entirely avoided tolls. 

When travelling through Ontario there are "Onroutes" every 100 km or so which are basically an Oasis meets a rest stop. They often have food, gas and parking to pull over and take a nap in, which for those traveling by car is a valuable resource. We stayed at the Days Inn in downtown Ottowa, I would highly recommend it for anyone intending to visit the city. The hotel itself was a bit broken down and the halls smell like years of smoke damage. But the rooms are very large and it is so centrally located that you hardly spend anytime in the hotel.