Day 8: Wednesday (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Ottawa, ON 10 day forecast from weather.com Public transit: o http://www.octranspo1.com/ ‐ Ontario side o http://www.sto.ca/index_e.asp ‐ Quebec side Transportation in Ottawa – OC Transpo o http://www.octranspo1.com/?from=splash o Day pass bus ticket can be bought from the driver for $7.50 each (exact change) o Individual fares are $3.25 each (2 tickets) or buy from OC Transpo Sales and Information Centers, along with various vendors for $2.50 each (2 tickets) or a 6‐pack of tickets for $7.50 Canada’s Capital Museums Passport o $35 per person o 9 Museums over 7 days o Canadian Museum of Civilization o Canadian War Museum o National Gallery of Canada o Royal Canadian Mint o Musical Ride Visitor’s Centre o Canada Aviation and Space Museum o http://www.museumspassport.ca/museum_passport/index.asp?lang=1 o Buy at the Capitol Infocentre at 90 Wellington St., across from Parliament Hill. o If buy individually with Entertainment card coupons: . $36 for $18 combined tickets each person for: Canadian Museum of Civilization o Discount coupon of 2‐for‐1 for IMAX (E16) for Tues‐Thur Canadian War Museum . $9 for National Gallery of Canada with 2‐for‐1 coupon (E14) . $10 for Royal Canadian Mint . $9 for Canada Aviation and Space Museum with 2‐for‐1 coupon (E11) . Musical Ride Visitor’s Centre is free . Total cost = $64 Travel to Parliament Hill o Buy day pass for $7.50 each (exact change) o 7:52 AM – walk to Hunt Club / Uplands (1705) – 4 minutes o 7:56 AM – take Bus route 147 (OC Transpo) direction Uplands – South Keys – 4 minutes o 8 AM – arrive at station South Keys 2A (3038) o Wait 4 minutes – transfer at station South Keys 2A o 8:04 AM – take Bus route 98 (OC Transpo) direction Tunney’s Pasture – 20 minutes o 8:24 AM – arrive at stop Albert / Metcalfe (3001) o Walk to 90 Wellington – 5 minutes o Total trip: 37 minutes 9 AM ‐ Parliament Hill o http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/Visitors/planning‐e.asp o http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/Visitors/centerblock‐e.asp o Centre Block Guided Tour . 9 AM to 3:20 PM . Free, tickets handed out at 9 AM daily Limited number each day Available at the Visitor Welcome Center; located just inside the public entrance to the Centre Block . 20 to 60 minutes in length . Entrance is intersection of Wellington St. and Metcalfe St. Noon – get lunch 1 PM – go to Canadian War Museum o At 13:05, walk to stop ALBERT / METCALFE (3001) (5 min.). o At 13:10, take Bus route 8 (OC Transpo) direction Gatineau. o At 13:20, arrive at stop BOOTH / VIMY PLACE (5722) (10 min.). o Walk to 1 VIMY PLACE. Arrive at 13:25 (5 min.). o Total trip: 20 minutes 1:30 PM – Canadian War Museum o 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0M8 o http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/home o Hours: . 9 AM to 5 PM o $12 CAD each for this museum; $18 CAD for this and Museum of Civilization . Covered by the Museum Passport o Parking ‐ $1.75 per half hour; max of $10 o Photography is allowed 5 PM – go to hotel o 5:02 PM – walk to stop Booth / Vimy Place (0433) – 5 minutes o 5:07 PM – take bus route 95 (OC Transpo) direction Barrhaven Centre – 3 minutes o 5:10 PM – arrive at station Bayview 1A (3060) o Walk to station O‐Train Bayview (3060) for transfer o Wait 3 minutes o 5:15 PM – take train route OTrn (OC Transpo) direction Greenboro – 12 minutes o 5:27 PM – arrive at station O‐Train Greenboro (3037) o Walk to station Greenboro 1A (3037) for transfer o Wait 6 minutes o 5:35 PM – take bus route 87 (OC Transpo) direction Baseline – 7 minutes o 5:42 PM – arrive at stop Uplands / Hunt Club (8443) o Walk to 2881 Gibford Dr. – 6 minutes o 5:48 PM – arrive at hotel o Total trip: 46 minutes 5:30 PM – get supper .