ZR-1 Road Trip to Newfoundland & Labrador Canada

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I feel like I'm watching as episode of How It Works

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Originally Posted by Fully Vetted

I feel like I'm watching as episode of How It Works

That is one of my favorite shows. I just like explaining things. It is what I do.

Jim

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On Day 4 of our trip, we left Peterborough and drove east to Ottawa, Ontario, the capital of Canada. The entire route was on Ontario Route 7, a rural 2-lane through numerous small cities and farmland. It was a pleasant drive, no too much traffic and plenty of beautiful scenery.

As you probably know, I like trains. So, in Havelock, ON we found a yellow CP Caboose on display:




We were not really sure about this sign, so we waited a while to see if there was any cross traffic:



Some parts of the route suffered from the shifting economy and faster modes of transportation. This Esso Gas Station had been abandoned for some time:




When we got to Ottawa, we parked at City Hall to see an art exhibit on display in the lobby. In front of City Hall RibFest was in full swing so we had some ribs and a beer.






Ottawa is a beautiful city. We enjoyed walking to all the downtown sights we had scheduled and it is easy to get around. We found the US Embassy:




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Here is the Ministry of Defense Building, the equivalent of the Pentagon in Washington:




We went to the National Gallery of Canada:



The National Gallery is a very nice art gallery. The permanent collection
is impressive. We enjoyed the Canadian Artists of the 1910 to 1930's.

After the art gallery, we walked over to see the Canadian Parliament Building. It is very impressive, situated on a hill on the Ottawa River so there is nothing in view behind the building:




We even found some more locks:




These locks are on the Rideau Waterway that connects the Ottawa River with city of Kingston, ON on Lake Ontario. The locks are fairly small and are manually operated:





Jim

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Day 5 of our trip continued our easterly trip across Canada. We drove from Ottawa to Montreal. The day was a little cooler and the sky was clear and blue. It was a nice drive. Southeastern Ontario has a lot of prosperous farms.

In Montreal we visited the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts:




We specifically wanted to see the exhibit of Toulouse Lautrec's lithographs, and we were not disappointed. We also got to see an original of one of Lyndi's favorite posters, Chat Noir by Steinlen:



I liked a painting by Bouguereau:




There is a beautiful blown glass sculpture by Chuhuly in front of the building:




We visited the Old Toronto section of the city. The traffic wasn't as bad as we had experienced in Toronto, but we did get passed by a horse and carriage:



Jim

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Day six of our trip was the drive from Montreal to Quebec. Once again the weather was perfect for a Sunday drive. We were heading east but this truck made us wonder where we were headed:




We took CA-40 to Quebec and then took CA-440 around Quebec to visit Montmorency Falls Park (Chute is Falls in French):




The falls are accessible from three points. Above the falls on a bridge, beside the falls from the Maison Montmorency and from the bottom. We parked at the bottom and got a picture with the PurpleZ:




At the falls, a cable car is available to take a ride up then cliff to the Maison Montmorency:




We walked out to the base of the falls which are higher than Niagara Falls:



For even more fun there is a zip Line that runs across the top of the falls:



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After enjoying the Falls, we drove for about 15 minutes back to downtown Quebec City. Our hotel is inside the walled area of Quebec City near the Chateau Frontenac. The downtown area of Quebec City is amazing. The buildings are all stone or brick. The city is easy to get around in and the compact downtown area is ideal for sightseeing on foot. We stopped in front of our hotel and unloaded from the street:




Our spacious room was on the second floor of an beautifully renovated building:




Here is a picture of the PurpleZ from the window of our room:




We were privileged to be greeted by Oscar, the hotel cat:




After checking in, we parked the car and walked to the promenade and strolled to the shops and stores:



Jim