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7 Places to eat and drink in Ottawa
If you’re heading to the Nation’s capital for Canada Day, or any other day for that matter, you’re going to want a list of restaurant suggestions. So rather than go through pages of reviews (like I did before Henk and I visited), why not just check out our recommendations for 7 places to eat and drink in Ottawa:
On a Canadian Safari in Parc Omega!
I’ve always found “Lion Safaris” in Canada a little odd. Not because I don’t love giraffes, zebras and big cats, (after all, who doesn’t?), but more because of the incongruity of seeing these African animals out of their natural habitat. I keep thinking that people from other countries would probably love to come here and see our own wildlife if they had the chance to go on a Canadian Safari….
6 Reasons to Visit Ottawa NOT just on Canada Day
It’s almost embarrassing to admit that even though I live less than 5 hours from my own country’s capital city, it’s been over thirty years since I visited Ottawa. More embarrassing still is that the only thing I remember about my visit was a university Purple Jesus...
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