Ottawa Recomendations???

[classicalcanadian]

I will be in Ottawa next week for a conference. No timeshares so I will be staying at the Lord Elgin for the week. Any suggestions for not to miss experiences or places to eat? I have 3 days before the conference starts and I plan to do Museum of Civilization, War Museum, National Gallery, Parliament Hill.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[johnmfaeth]

It's been many years so now specific restaurants but the old part of town is a great eating/shopping area. Their National Library was an interesting stop near the Parlement Buildings.

 

[tashamen]

There was a thread not too long ago about Ottawa restaurants if you do a search. We liked Luxe Bistro in the Byward market, and another place there whose name escapes me at the moment, but I think I posted it on the earlier thread. Loved the Lord Elgin!

 

[caribbeansun]

You've got the right cultural places to visit that's for sure, each of those is very good.

Don't miss the Byward market - it's a wonderful place to just wander around in. There used to be a couple of excellent blues clubs down there and of course excellent restaurants. FWIW my favourite is Vittoria Trattoria .

A stroll or in-line skate along the Rideau Canal if you have the time.

There's the casino in Hull should you want to try your luck.

Enjoy the city!!

 

[classicalcanadian]

Thanks for the comments

I will post on my return if I find anything exceptional to share.

 

[AnthonyS]

If you're a hockey fan.... you might catch the Ottawa Senators for a playoff game.

 

[eal]

There is a great feature on Ottawa in today's Travel section of the Globe & Mail.

 

[MaryH]

Sorry for the late post. Hope you caught some of the Tulip festival last week.