Great day with about a minute of sunshine. Started with tour of parliament which involved a lot of walking but because it is summer break we got to see House of Commons, Senate, old library (all wooden and saved from fire because librarian rushed to close the iron doors that protect it), and caucus room. Took a while but interesting and a large group. Had to go through security etc. This was after standing to watch the changing of the guard that also seemed to take forever but great to see the pagentry.
Had enough time to go to Canada’s Gallery of Art and thought it was a good plan because - guess what - yes, more rain. Special Renoir exhibition of his landscapes and wonderful modern photography exhibit that was inspiring. Really weird architecture and hard to get around - very big too. Not much time for anything else although we did have lunch at the museum which included Renoir’s favorite dishes – cod cakes and perfitoroles (spelling) although ours were frozen. Again pooped. May be able to squeeze in a little more tomorrow before we leave. Got to see lots of the city and if someone said you have to live here, I would probably say OK except for one little thing. It is so cold here they skate up and down the river all winter.
Had enough time to go to Canada’s Gallery of Art and thought it was a good plan because - guess what - yes, more rain. Special Renoir exhibition of his landscapes and wonderful modern photography exhibit that was inspiring. Really weird architecture and hard to get around - very big too. Not much time for anything else although we did have lunch at the museum which included Renoir’s favorite dishes – cod cakes and perfitoroles (spelling) although ours were frozen. Again pooped. May be able to squeeze in a little more tomorrow before we leave. Got to see lots of the city and if someone said you have to live here, I would probably say OK except for one little thing. It is so cold here they skate up and down the river all winter.
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