Hints and Tips on moving to and life in Montréal
Posted in Attractions on Feb 23rd, 2009
The Museum of Canadian Civilization is Canada’s most visited museum. It’s located in Gatineau, Québec, just across the Ottawa river from Canada’s capital.
It’s worth visiting just for the building alone. Designed by Native-Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal it opened in 1989 to international acclaim.
The museum is split into several distinct areas:
Children’s museum is really a play [...]
Posted in Attractions on Feb 22nd, 2009
Canada’s houses of Parliament sit on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. They were completed early in the 20th century before being severely damaged by fire in 1916.
The parliament building is greatly inspired by those of the United Kingdom in London, UK, both in style and substance, whilst remaining distinctly Canadian.
It’s possible to tour the buildings. Free [...]
Posted in Attractions on Feb 21st, 2009
Ottawa, the capital of Canada is about 200km or 2 hours drive from Montréal, making it an excellent day trip destination.
Much smaller than Montréal, Ottawa has just over 1 million inhabitants. It’s in an officially bilingual area called the National Capital Region made up mostly of Ottawa itself and Gatineau just across the river in Québec.
Although officially bilingual, most people in Ottawa speak [...]