Ottawa

April and I woke to the Changing of the Guard ceremony out our sunny hotel window on the 25th floor. Last night was a thunderstorm with some clouds that looked threatening.

Saturday we got a day pass and went to the Rideau Centre and April asked for a Playbook in the Apple Store. We caught a bus over to Ikea and walked around, then bused over to Little Italy where we had supper at Giovani’s. Then we took the O Train down to South Keys and used some of the cheap movie tickets we picked up at CAA to watch “Green Lantern” [6/10].

We’re on the bus now, soon to be back at our hotel if all goes well.

Yesterday we ate at Yesterdays. Two nights ago it was @ 360 in the CN Tower, with appetizers in The Keg in Waterloo. The night before that we had supper with April’s long time online friend Lore, and my longtime online pal and Progblog master Scott @ East Side Mario’s.

We camped in Arva, where there is a flour mill from 1819, still powered by water. We tried the Poutinerie, but April likes any other poutine better. I tried it, and it tasted almost like it was off.