Day 9: Capital City - Eganville, ON - Ottawa, ON - Gatineau, QC

We are now in the capital city, Ottawa! All the sightseeing spots we wanted see are located in downtown so we decided to walk around and check the spots. But the parking fee was a bit expensive compared to the places we have been.

Summary:

• When: October 5th (Tue)
• Where: Eganville, ON - Ottawa, ON - Gatineau, QC
  
• Accommodation: Friend's place (Thank you Sonia! We had a great stay and good time with you!)
• Total km: 170km
• Grand Total km: 5,153.8km

Highlights:

1. Parliament Building - http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/Visitors/index-e.asp

The building was massive and attracted a lot of tourists. The view from the core part of the building "Peace Tower" was great and we saw a lot of coloured trees. The interior was well done as well.

2. Rideau Canel - http://www.rideau-info.com/canal/

This UNESCO world heritage "24 water gates" control the water level and allow ships to get into the rideau river. We both thought that we would take a lot of time to use (very time consuming!) I hope that the attached picture tell you the difference in water levels between the 2 gates.

3. Notre-Dam Cathedral - http://www.notredameottawa.com/

The oldest cathedral in Canada located near downtown. The more popular Notre-Dam Cathedral in Montreal is up on next!

4. ByWard Market - http://www.byward-market.com/

Very popular local market that offers a lot from grocery to restaurants. Although there were many people and stuff there, we did not buy anything. If we lived in Ottawa, we would have bought a lot though!

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本日カナダの首都オタワへ。

観光施設はダウンタウンに集中しているので、徒歩で散策。都市だけあって、駐車場代は高かった。。。車を停めて無料で見れる観光スポット見尽くしツアー決行

今日のまとめ：

• 日程：2010年10月5日（火）
• 旅程：オンタリオ州のエガンビレからオタワ経由でケベック州のガディノーまで
• 宿泊：友人ソーニャの自宅、ソーニャありがとう！
• 今日のドライブ: 170km
• 今までのドライブ: 5153.8km

ハイライト：

1.国会議事堂

さすがに国会議事堂は大きくとても重厚。観光客も沢山いて議事堂の中央にあるピースタワーからは紅葉した町全体が見渡せ、議事堂内はステンドグラスが施されてとても綺麗でした。

2. リドー運河

24もある水門を開閉して水の水位を調整しながら船を進ませるシステムは世界遺産。でもいちいち手動で門を開いてという作業は時間もかかるし大変だなぁ。写真で門と門の間で水位が違うの分かるかな？

３．ノートルダム宮殿

ダウンタウンからすぐのオタワにある最古の教会。ケベックにもノートルダム宮殿があるので両方制覇予定。

4.バイワードマーケット

色んなグロッサリーが売られていて、人通りも多いマーケット。特に買うものは無かったけど、活気があって、近くには雰囲気のいい飲食店もあってなかなかお勧め。