Museum of Civilization

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Today we headed to Ottawa for a visit to the museum of Civilization. It's located across the Ottawa River in Gatineau.   We passed the Rocket Richard monument on the way there. 

We started on the ground floor which was full of totem poles from BC. Notice the roof is in the shape of a canoe and the support columns are in the shape of paddles..

It was a very interesting place and we spent 6 hours there!. The view outside across the river was spectacular.

We met up with Andre and his new friend Pearl for dinner in the Byward market and had a very enjoyable visit. 

Remember the locks from a few days ago?  We had to go to Renfrew on the way to Ottawa this morning to pick up the locks I left on the counter of the store. 

The last time we were here we noticed all the locks on the Corktown bridge that crosses the Rideau  River just down from Parliament Hill. 

Here's a link that explains the tradition:

Corktown Love Locks

We placed three locks on the bridge, one for each of our visits.

They are located on the top row, just to the right of the middle of the bridge if you're ever there. 

Another memorable day on this wonderful trip.