Well first, i suppose I must start before Ottawa, in Saint John. We drove from Saint John to Fredericton, where we spent the night with Luke's friend Megan Bird. She was spending the night with her boyfriend, however, so we got the place to ourselves for the night. In the morning, we quickly packed up and headed out to Montreal at around 7 am. quite early for some young'uns like us. The trip was long, but eventually we ended up at my apartment at around 3 pm. Luke had an appointment to see an apartment, so we went downtown to check it out, then went looking for something to eat. Then, we went back home, had a few beer and went downtown to check out Beast's free show. it was pretty kickin. After heading to Benelux to meet up with Ashley, which was awesome, we went home and rested our weary heads on our pillows.
The next day, we went running around to see more apartments, and we also... did some things. i don't really remember what. it was a pretty chill day though, we went over to Andrew's and hung out for a little bit. it was really great to see some good friends again, even if only for a little bit.
the next day, we ran some errands and began our two hour trek to ottawa on canada day. We happened to catch the tail end of the parade in Montreal, which was pretty awesome. Afterwards, we dropped our stuff off at Ross's place, and his girlfriend Sarah-Grace showed us around downtown, while we took in all the craziness that was Ottawa on Canada Day. We then went back to the apartment, where Ross was off work, then we went to see Owen Pallett play a free show. It was incredible. Never before have i seen such brilliant musicianship coming from one person. His use of the delay and loop pedals to create songs that just build and build was absolutely crazy. Ahh. Anyway, then we went back to the hotel, ordered pizza, had a few beer and hung out for a little bit. After that, we walked downtown and continued to party, checking out the fireworks that started at 10, and hanging out around the town. That continued for quite a while, the wandering and drinking, and wandering and drinking. We got back to the apartment, and had a few more drinks, finally passing out at around 4:30 am. It was pretty insane.
The next day, we went to a little diner for poutine for breakfast. Perfect for your tastebuds, not so perfect for your stomach. It was delicious, though. Then, we just hung out for a little bit. We went for another walk, checked out the Bytown market, and in the evening we went to a little pub for a little bit of fun. I don't think that was the most exciting of days.
The third of july, we decided to do a tour of parliament, but they were completely booked by the time we got our asses out of bed, so we went to the national art gallery instead, where they had a pop-art exhibit. It did a great job of showing how modern art had progressed through the years and the really influential people, so i highly recommend it to anyone in ottawa. We then went back to the market for something to eat, then went home for dinner where Ross and Sarah-Grace made us an amazing pasta salad that I still can't get over. So delicious. Then we watched planet earth and passed out.
Our final day in Ottawa, we went to do our tour of parliament, and we got to go up into the peace tower observatory and see ottawa from the top where the clock was. it was absolutely crazy to have that kind of point of view. The tour was kind of cool too, to be able to see where all our governmental stuff happens, but it only covered the basics of parliament, which was nothing i didn't already know. The architecture in the building, however, is absolutely gorgeous. That was probably the part that stunned me the most. We also got a tour of the rideau locks, which is one of 3 or 4 UNESCO heritage sites in the world, and also the place where Ross works. Our very personalized tour was super exciting, i felt very privileged. After that, I got the chance to meet up for coffee with Mickie, one of my friends from school, and we got to catch up, which was really nice. After that, we went to dinner at this little mexican restaurant called Ahora, which was cheap and delicious. I was very impressed. THEN we went to a shisha bar to chill out, and went home and went to sleep.
The next day, today, i suppose, was the hottest day of all, and we felt we were going to die as we gathered our stuff and left ottawa to drive to syracuse. It was a long drive, and we were both completely exhausted, as it was so warm. I feel like I'm going to die right now, in fact, but at least i'm in an air conditioned room.
Anyway, I think that's enough for now! sorry for the length of the post, but I'm in America!
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