Ottawa

Tuesday 27 July

Canadian Parliament, Ottawa

We set off for the 45-minute drive to the Canadian capital and had a clear run all the way. We parked up near the Parliament building. We decided to do a river cruise and went down to the locks which link the Rideau Canal to the Ottawa River to get on board.

The boat gently sailed up the wide river in gorgeous sunshine and we had great views of the Parliament building and other notable buildings but mainly the riverside was green and it was easy to forget we were in a city.

After a pint in an Irish pub we went for a wander around the outside of the Parliament building. Robin had never been here despite living in Canada for over 40 years! The building is very imposing in a Victorian gothic style and surrounded by statues of the great and the good.

As the temperature was around 30C we decided to get back in the car and head back to Arnprior.