Kin g E dw a rd A v e Rideau River 8 OTTAWA’S VERY OWN PING PONG BAR Macdonald-Cartier Bridge Bordeleau Park Bar St Patrick St SPIN BIN is Ottawa’s very first and only ping- pong bar. There are four tables so the place can get A more traditional walk with a beer at the end! If you 5. You’ll soon see some steps which take you up to 8. Leave the Parliament and continue to walk up Food a bit sweaty, just hold your nose when you first walk don’t make any stops then this walk takes approxi- the start of Wellington Street. On the left is the Cha- Wellington Street. We’re not going to tell you exactly Club in. It is a great place to come on a Wednesday as the mately 40 minutes. teau Laurier, a very grand building which has been where but if you do a bit of research you will find Boteler St drinks are super cheap ($3 spirit and mixer). They Shop named a National Historic site and now houses a col- something special around here... Patro St also have a popular Country night on a Thursday 1. Start at Byward Market and York Street. Looking lection of photography by the world famous, Ottawa (www.geocaching.com) Sussex Dr Cathcart when Spin Bin combines with the club upstairs, Cab- Sight/Activity down York Street you can see that the roads are very born, Yousuf Karsh. Turn right over the bridge and Park in. Country clothes are not required. Both are great wide – this was to fit the carriages which carried walk towards Parliament on your right. 9. The next stop of interest is the Library & Archives. Botton St Cathcart st as the party doesn’t really begin in Ottawa until Fri- Alcohol Store goods from the Rideau Canal to their next destina- You’ll notice a bench outside with two lovers. This is 5 minute walk day. Cumberland St tion. 6. As you enter the gates to the Parliament make another piece of ‘temporary’ artwork. It was placed Boteler St (Tues-Fri 17.00-02.00. Sat 20.00-02.00). 310 Dalhou- St Andrew St sure to stop at the Eternal Flame - this was a piece outside the building by a local artist but those who Supermarket Myrand Ave sie Street, K1N 5T2 Parent Ave King Edward Ave 2. If you wander around the Byward Market you’ll of temporary art work which locals fell in love with worked in the building assumed it had been placed Jules Morin 9 Guigues Ave find Moulin de Provence, where Barack Obama fa- and it was never allowed to leave. You can take a free there by Government officials. It was only when -of Bingham Park St Patrick St Botton St HostelMurray St Park ROCKING VIBES mously bought a cookie for his daughter on a visit tour of the Parliament but we advise going directly ficials from another Government agency complained Ottawa River Lady Grey Dr Beausoleil Dr to Ottawa (do your wallet a favour and don’t bother up the Peace Tower (also free) where you can get a that they had no artwork, that people discovered it ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX is a fantastic alterna- Pubcrawl tive to the host of generic clubs littering Byward buying one, they’re not that tasty!) great view of the city. Hopefully they have cleaned had not been officially commissioned! If you look Botton St Dalhousie St Market. It prides itself as the city’s only ‘rock club’, the windows for once though! at the bench closely you’ll see writing on it by local 3. Leave the Byward Market, and go up York Street school children about the benefits of reading. Cathcart st and the usual playlist is a mix of punk rock, funk, and St Andrew St towards Sussex Drive. Cross the road and climb the 7. Go round to the back of the Parliament building Cumberland St pop-punk, and occasionally, electronic music. It’s a great place to head with some friends for a night out, steps towards Major Hill. Stand at the fence in front and admire the Library (the big Octagonal building). 10. Carry on walking up Wellington Street and turn r Murray St D Clarence St order the “Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster” to prepare of the Rideau Canal. From here you get a fantastic This was the only part of the Parliament which was right at Portage Bridge. Take the first right after the y Sussex Dr Guigues Ave e r yourself for an epic evening. Many big name acts view of the Parliament, the Canadian Museum of left standing after a fire in 1916. The fire started in bridge (a small path) and then take the next right G y have played at Zaphods before they were famous, History and the National Gallery of Canada (especial- the main building and the librarian clevery thought again to go through the underpass. Ahead of you d a and they will frequently stop by after their shows in L ly at night when everything is lit up). to close the large metal door connecting the two there will be a large building which says Mill Street Parent Ave Murray St the city. It just has a ‘cool vibe’ that is hard to shake buildings to stop the fire from spreading. There were Brewery. It’s time to reward yourself with a locally 2 3 . The Rolling Stones recently played a show here in Nelson St 4. Take the path next to the statue of Lieutenant-Col- some casualties including two women who escaped brewed beer. Mill Street is a Toronto based brew- York St 2005. St Andrew St 1 (Mon-Sun 16.00-02.00). 27 York St, K1N 5S7 onel John By (who oversaw the building of the canal from the fire but went back into the burning building ery but the beer they serve in this establishment is Clarence St King Edward Ave and created Bytown) and follow it to the left. Look to get their fur coats due to cold weather outside! brewed on the premises. Don’t say we’re not good towards the canal and you’ll see the tiny Bytown Mu- to you! Sussex Dr St Patrick St 4 Guigues Ave 5 seum, the oldest building in Ottawa. Friel St 8 York St Murray7 St Nepean Point 6 13 COFFEE POLITICS Alexandra Bridge BEAUTIFUL WATER Clarence St 14 In the heart of downtown Ottawa, down a little Rideau St Basseres St pathway, the privately owned PLANET COFFEE 11 On a nice day, take a stroll to the Rideau. Ride- caters to politicians, government workers and ev- au means curtain and many places in Ottawa eryone nearby. If you’re there in the morning try one 9 are called Rideau after a French man famously 10 Daly Ave of their muffins from the baking tray. The quality of What better way to get to know a city than mingling vegan food. And the other is their speakeasy - this in- King Edward Ave called the falls a ‘beautiful curtain of water’. Sussex Dr the ingredients shines through, leading you to con- with the locals in a pub? How about trying a few dif- stantly transports you back in time with the interior 13 12 York St George St Most of the falls freeze in Winter and the ice William St clude that this may be the best muffin you’ve ever ferent pubs to make sure you’re meeting a variety of decked out as it would have been during the prohibi- must be cut up by special ice saws in Spring to had. If you’re a political junkie you may even recog- locals? We thought you might say yes to that. tion. Only issue is finding the entrance as there is no Major’s Hill Park prevent flooding once the ice starts to melt. nize someone. The coffee’s great, too, and a perfect sign. Good luck after a couple of drinks. Rideau St Walk along King Edward towards Gatineau. supplement to your muffin. (Mon-Fri 07.00-22.00. 1.Start the night off with some food in your stomach. Approximatey 15 min walk from Rideau and 8 Sat 07.30-22.00. Sun 09.00-19.00). 24 York St, K1N There are a couple of places you can try in Chinatown 4. By now you should be ready to dance. At the King Edward. 1K2 Stewart St 14 before heading to the first pub – go to Saigon Boy weekend go to BABYLON on Bank Street to get your Daly Ave Nelson St Noodle House (648 Somerset St W) for the best pho boogie on. You’ll find all the cool kids wearing their irst off, welcome to patios, in people’s houses, on their outside prop- LEAVE ROOM FOR DESSERT THE SMALLEST THEATRE in town or if it’s after 20.00 grab some dim sum at favourite plaid shirts here on a Sunday. And if your Ottawa! The peo- erty but not on public property. There’s no smok- 10 F Rideau St Cumberland St Oriental Chu Sing Restaurant (691 Somerset St W). feet get tired then you can grab a seat on one of their ple here are friendly ing inside buildings (duh) but you also can’t smoke OH SO GOOD’s name says it all. Rich and The OTTAWA LITTLE THEATRE company was many pieces of eclectic furniture at the back. The and casual, the traf- in public parks, playgrounds, beaches and sports Basseres St delicious desserts of all kinds that will make founded in 1913 and they still know how to put on a 2.