Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec

8th November 2007 to 20th November 2007

Churchill, Cornwall, Ottawa, Quebec City, Winnipeg

Yours to Discover
My 2 week journey began in Ottawa where I spent some time familiarizing myself with the downtown area. My last visit to Bytown was in the Summer of '99 and not a lot has changed other than new high-rise condos going up. I wandered around Parliament Hill and the Byward Market before renting a car for the day and visiting my friend Norm in Cornwall. Next day, I met up with another friend Mark. We spent the following day exploring the War Museum along with Vintage Wings of Canada, a historic aviation museum across the river in Gatineau.

Je Me Souviens
I'm amazed how these Trans-Expo shows have brought us across the country to places that we don't often travel to. Quebec City is one of them. While attending the Trans-Expo show, we ran into Scott who was with us at last year's show in Toronto. We had several days to spare, so Kevin & I explored the old part of the city which reminded me of Europe. Lots of history dating back to the 1600s. We enjoyed the view from the Plains of Abraham and in the end we checked out the Tintin exhibit at the Museum of Civilization.

Friendly Manitoba
Kevin & I went our separate ways in Montreal, and I continued on my journey to Winnipeg. Sandy was flying in direct from Vancouver, so I had an entire day to do a walking tour of the city before we boarded our train for Churchill. The 2 day ride was so relaxing that I spent most of my time sleeping and watching the scenery go by. In the town of Churchill itself, we went on a polar bear watching trip where we spotted 25 - 30 bears. Amazing! Our dog sledding trip was just as interesting. The Canadian Tourism Commission was there that day and wanted to do some filming for their promotional videos. Looks like we're going to be famous! But then again who's going to know who we are when we were bundled up in all that clothing.

Relaxing in my room (Ottawa, ON)	Marriott Hotel (Ottawa, ON)	War Memorial (Ottawa, ON)	Byward Market (Ottawa, ON)
Norm & the kitties (Cornwall, ON)	Vintage Wings of Canada (Gatineau, QC)	RCAF Harvard (Gatineau, QC)	Mark & the Mustang (Gatineau, QC)
The Beaver (Gatineau, QC)	O-Train (Ottawa, ON)	Hitler's Motorcade - Cdn War Museum (Ottawa, ON)	Cdn War Museum (Ottawa, ON)
Berlin Wall - Cdn War Museum (Ottawa, ON)	Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON)	Rue Saint-Jean (Quebec City, QC)	Gare du Palais (Quebec City, QC)
Quebec Parliament (Quebec City, QC)	Plains of Abraham (Quebec City, QC)	Grande Allee Est (Quebec City, QC)	Rue Saint-Louis (Quebec City, QC)
Notre-Dame Cathedral (Quebec City, QC)	Champlain & Chateau Frontenac Hotel (Quebec City, QC)	Me & the Chateau Frontenac (Quebec City, QC)	Kevin & Quartier Petit Champlain (Quebec City, QC)
Across the St. Laurent (Levis, QC)	Kevin & me at the pub (Quebec City, QC)	Trans-Expo 2007 (Quebec City, QC)	Trans-Expo 2007 (Quebec City, QC)
Simons Dept Store (Quebec City, QC)	Choco-Musee (Quebec City, QC)	Chinatown (Winnipeg, MB)	Portage & Main (Winnipeg, MB)
St Boniface Cathedral (Winnipeg, MB)	Esplanade Riel (Winnipeg, MB)	All aboard for VIA Rail! (Winnipeg, MB)	Good night! (Winnipeg, MB)