Ottawa: the style of England and America at the crossroads of culture (Photos)

As the capital of Canada, the city has an atmosphere and calm, free from vulgarity, and apply style town fair. Ottawa occupies a be richly endowed by nature conditions, many international art gallery, museum here.

The sunset of the Canadas Parliament buildings

The first to go to Canada to play, I am a person, and can't drive a car, so he bought a train ticket ten days. Just a few city east of the distance is not too far away, take a train a few hours to go, is very convenient and safe. Did not think of is, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Niagara Falls train station is in downtown or is not too far from downtown, the Ottawa train station is at a distance from the city. Although there is a taxi in front of the station waiting, there are signs of public transportation have a look ahead, I then dragging luggage go over the bridge, the original is a bus station.

Go to an unfamiliar place, I still think the subway is confident. The bus feel more localized, unlike the subway has a clear roadmap, even prior to where research in Google map on the subway station recently. Fortunately, because the train station is in the suburbs, after the car mostly to downtown Ottawa, to find the parliament building direction of the car is not difficult, but found a station in the hotel where the street. Waited for some time, the bus finally came, the ticket is not expensive, but soon to downtown. Rang the bell and tell the driver to get off, but after parking doors still closed, I helpless shouted the driver to open the door. Results the next few passenger told me to push the door handle, the door opened. When the very next day by car back to the train station, I pushed the door handle off, thought this you must open the door, but actually has not open. This is the next passenger told me, to step on to the next step, the door will open. The capital of Canada bus too bully outsiders. But I do remember, when the UK and continental Europe travel, some train or subway passengers also to open.

I'm in the hotel location good Ottawa, near the parliament building, just a ten minute walk. The dusk in the parliament building in front of a changing of the guard ceremony, a solemn atmosphere, many people gathered there to see. The parliament building not far ahead of Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel, is a Canadian railway company in early twentieth Century, according to the French castle built luxury hotel, is one of the most famous hotels in canada.

The setting sun lit up the Ottawa River and the Rideau canal. Rideau canal construction this is for military purposes, was opened to traffic in 1832, linking the Ottawa River to Ontario lake, for at that time the British war with the United States when transporting military supplies, is now used for a channel for recreation. Many facilities of the Rideau canal above are intact, in 2007 was listed as a world cultural heritage.