Parliament Hill.

We have had some pretty miserable weather here in Ottawa for the last couple of days, this afternoon around 3pm, the clouds lifted and the sun came out, and we were off like a shot to Parliament Hill to take some pics. before the weather changed its mind.

We parked up in Bytown Market and walked across to the Alexander Bridge.  The first three pics. were taken on the bridge looking back towards Ottawa.

My camera has this wide angle/panorama thingy something on it.  having owned it for over a year I thought it was time to try it out, pic. above is with the thingy turned on, the one to the left in normal, quite impressive. The Parliament buildings on the right, the final locks on the Rideau Canal centre and the Chateau Laurier on the left. 

Statue of Samuel de Champlain on Nepean Point looking west along the Ottawa River. The chap below is an Anishinabe Scout, originally he was kneeling beside Champlain looking in the same direction, but he should have been in a canoe, only they ran out of money (government cuts I wonder!) this was back in 1918. The First Nations people didn't like that and rightly so, In 1990 they moved him here to Major's Hill Park, he still hasn't got his canoe!

This is Colonel John By, a pace of honour standing in Major's Hill Park overlooking the last locks on the canal and the Parliament Buildings above.

Chateau Laurier taked from Colonel By's statue.

A view of some of the flower beds in the Park. The Connaught Building in the background.

A couple of pics. of The National Gallery.

A different type of statue called Twist.

Just after 5pm. and the lights all wrong but we have to show Parliament Hill from this direction.

Above is the East Block. No pic. of the West Block-its covered in scaffolding. Below is the Confederation Building 

The Parliament Building housing the House of Commons and the Senate, with the Peace Tower in the centre.  The Centennial Flame was lit in 1967 to celebrate 100 years of independance.