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Attractions.............Restaurants.............Ottawa ..........

Canada's capital sprawls along the southern bank of the Ottawa River, on the eastern tip of Ontario. As you'd expect, it's a government town, dominated physically and spiritually by the neo-Gothic Parliament Buildings. You'll hear a fair amount of French spoken here, as many federal government workers are required to be bilingual. There's a heap of exciting things to do in Ottawa - other than marvel at being in a national capital - the air's clean, the streets are wide, there are lots of public parks and the people are happy and healthy as they jog or cycle their way to work. The city has the usual plethora of impressive buildings common to capital cities: the War Museum (with a life-sized replica of a WWI trench), the Royal Mint, various grand old homes inhabited by ministers of state and a swag of museums to do justice to the country's icons. Ottawa is also home to Canada's premier art collection, the National Gallery, displaying an enormous array of North American and European works. In summer the city is dotted with the familiar red coats of the Royal Canadian Mounties. Byward Market, east of the canal, has a stack of cheap eateries, and western downtown is the place to go for more upmarket eating.

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Attractions

Information Centre, one block west Sussex/Rideau, . Prime Minister Residence, 49 Sussex Drive. Offical home of the of the Prime Minister. Rideau Hall, Offical home of the Governor General (across the street from 49 Sussex Dr.) Canadian Mint, government building that makes all Canadian money. tel: (613) 993-0333, 320 Sussex Drive Sussex/Rideau. Laurier House, previous Prime Minister's residence of PM Laurier and PM Mackenzie King. (next to hostel). RCMP Musical Ride, Sandridge Road. Federal Government, Parliment Hill, near Sussex/Rideau. Aviation Museum, on Eastern Parkway. Ottawa Art Gallery, 2 Daly Street, near Rideau Centre Sussex/Rideau. Art of Gallery of Canada, Free, Sussex/Rideau. Byward Market, north of Sussex/Rideau. Rideau Shopping Centre, Sussex/Rideau. Canadian Museum of Canadian Photography, 1 Rideau Canal. National Arts Centre, on the other side of the Rideau Shopping Centre (Sussex/Rideau) across the Rideau Canal. Bytown Movie Theatre, on Rideau near Hostel, good for alternative films. Rideau Movie Theatre, in Rideau Shopping Centre Sussex/Rideau. Bus Station, Metcalfe/Queensway 417. Train Station, Montreal Road/Queensway 417.

Restaurants

1) MOONDOG, $4.95 for breakfast, next to Hostel on Laurier, at front door turn right and it is 70 m on Laurier.

2) ROYAL OAK PUB, good pub for food and drink, at front door turn right and it is 150 m on Laurier.

3) SHAWARMA PALACE, Lebanese Food, large meal for approximately $8, Rideau/Chapel, left at front door, turn left at Chapel the first intersection, then right at Rideau and it is 20 m on Rideau.

4) NATE’S Deli, breakfast $2.95, lunch approximately $8, 316 Rideau. left at front door, turn left at Chapel the first intersection, left at Rideau and it is 100 m on Rideau.

Supermarket

LOBLAWS, near the Hostel on Rideau, left at front door, turn left at Chapel the first intersection, then left at Rideau and it is 20 m on Rideau.