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Published: December 21st 2023
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Sometimes Emma shrinks. It is really scary when she does that Terry Fox is a big inspiration to runners and to non-runners
After spending a few days in Montreal we were ready to leave. We decided to rent a car a few days to allow us some sightseeing outside the major cities. Here follows a short description of the various places we visited the next few days of our vacation.
Brockville Our first stop was in the town
Brockville, a small town south of Ottawa. We had heard that they in town have a spectacular railway tunnel,
Brockville Tunnel. After we had seen some pictures of it we knew that we had to visit this tunnel. The tunnel is about half a kilometre long and begins and ends in central Brockville. It is the first railway tunnel in Canada and was in active use from 1860 to 1970. The tunnel was then abandoned for many years. At some time after the turn of the century someone realised that the tunnel could be turned into a bicycle and pedestrian tunnel/tourist attraction. The city of Brockville restored the tunnel and installed coloured LED lights along the tunnel. The light are both used as light source and to produce
Brockville Tunnel sign
Our first stop was in the town Brockville, a small town south of Ottawa. We had heard that they in town have a spectacular railway tunnel, Brockville Tunnel. a light show.
Gatineau Park Gatineau Park is a large park and recreational area just north of Ottawa. We spent about half a day there hiking and seeing sights.
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Meech Lake - A lake in Gatineau Park. The lake's water was unusually green, probably because of algae. You can see the lake in the panorama at the top.
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"Carbide" Willson ruins - Near Meech Lake, next to a waterfall, stands the ruins of a fertiliser plant. The ruin standing next to the waterfall is very photogenic.
Ottawa We arrived in
Ottawa in the afternoon. We stayed in an Air BnB a bit outside of the city centre. We first planned to walk to the city centre, go to a restaurant and eat and then do a bit of sightseeing. We decided to abandon the sightseeing part of that plan when it started to rain while we were walking to the restaurant. Instead we squeezed in pretty much all of our Ottawa sightseeing during our morning run the next day. That was a pleasant and time efficient way to see the city.
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Rideau Canal - The Rideau Canal was built in
Brockville Tunnel
The tunnel is about half a kilometre long. It is the first railway tunnel in Canada and was in active use from 1860 to 1970. 1832 and is the oldest canal system in North America that is still in use. The canal is a World Heritage Site.
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Terry Fox statue - In 1977, when Terry Fox was 19 years old, he was diagnosed with cancer. The decease led to him having his right leg amputated. In 1980, after the cancer treatment was finished, he started to run across Canada with the purpose of raising money for cancer research. Sadly he had to abandon his across-Canada-run about half way through Ontario when the cancer returned. This time he wasn't able to beat the decease and he passed away in June 1981.
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The Centre Block - The main building of the Canadian parliament is an impressive building constructed in what is known as Gothic Revival style.
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Maman - A sculpture depicting a gigantic spider. The sculpture is created by the artist Louise Bourgeois.
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Maurice Richard sculpture - Ice hockey is a big sport in Canada. Therefore it was not surprising that we in Ottawa found a sculpture depicting the ice hockey player Maurice Richard.
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Rideau Falls - a small waterfall in the outskirts of Ottawa.
Coteau-du-Lac When we
Brockville Tunnel
After the turn of the century the tunnel was turned into a bicycle and pedestrian tunnel. The installed coloured LED lights along the tunnel are both as light source and to produce a light show. left Ottawa we headed off towards Quebec. On the way there we stopped in the town
Coteau-du-Lac. The reason we stopped was that we were desperate for a cup of coffee. When we arrived we learned that the town has a minor tourist attraction, the traces of the
Coteau-du-Lac canal and some remains of an adjacent fort. We guess this site is more interesting for Canadian history buffs than to us though.
This was all for now. We hope you like our blog and also return to read the next blog entry. That one is mainly about Quebec City.
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D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley
Lesser known towns
We enjoy your blogs because when traveling you tend to go to lesser known towns as well as those know by all. Thanks for taking us along.