"Cruise the Rideau Canal!" Top 5 Page for this destination Ottawa Travelogue by jamiesno
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You will really enjoy your tour down the Rideau Canal.
There are a number of companies set up along the canal that will organize a tour for you and people selling tickets. They will find you!!
You get a great view of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa you normally would not see.
The interpretation will point out a lot of famous buildings and homes along the way including the Prime Minister's!
If you get a great summer day like this one, it is great to go in the late afternoon tour to also enjoy the sunset and canal buy night!
Here is a picture of the locks where boats enter and have to be raised up by water to pass through certain areas.
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No hot air balloon ride for me when I'm in Ottawa - I get dizzy too easily!
Great page! We are thinking of visiting Ottawa, so thanks for the photos and tips.
Great page & photos of Ottawa ! I may be going there this June for a meeting :)
We had a busker fest in Chicago a few years back but it didn't turn into an annual event. Nice page on Ottawa, a place I've never had a chance to visit :-)
Great job! Next time if you have the chance check out the Museum of Space and Tech if you haven't already! It is worth the trip!
I've had that sinking feeling when I have been on an organised tour myself. Hey, and I see you have nicked one of our red London buses - we'll be having that back please ;-)
Ottawa is definitely under-visited. Its a very charming place. The canals give it an interesting "feel". Mike
Wow, it looks like you saw Ottawa from every angle, from a bus, a boat and a BALLOON! Great tips on a great city!
Great tips!!! Some of the highlights of my trips to the nation's capital were skating the Rideau Canal, going to Parliment Hill and viewing the ice sculptures!!! Thanks for bringing back some wonderful memories for me!!
Great pics... hot air ballooning just great
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