Travelog for: Baabaa

Hi, my name is Baabaa and I'm looking to start my adventures. Can't wait to get out in the world.

Today I met two TVs, Marty the Moose and my sister PollyWally, I was a little shy at first.


But they were so nice, I warmed up quickly to them. Can't wait to get to know them more.


Mom says that we're going somewhere but it's a surprise. I wonder what it is?

Today we're going on another trip. Our bags are packed and we're ready to go.


Here we are at the train station. My host says that it's easier taking the train to where we're going then flying.


After waiting for a little while, we are finally on the train. The train is just leaving the station now. I'm checking out the scenery outside.

Wow, Canada is very beautiful. Mom assures me that it's even more beautiful in the summer when the flowers are in full bloom and there are leaves on the trees.


Now we're relaxing until we get to our destination. Don't want to be tired when we get there.

Guess where we are? We're in Ottawa, the capital of Canada.

This is our cell, this is where we're going to serve our sentence . Just kidding, it's a hostel that used to be an old jail which closed in the 1970's.


After we dropped off our bags, we decided to get some lunch. After walking around for a bit. we decided on the Hard Rock Cafe. The food was pretty good.


We walked around a bit after lunch. Along the way we found the Notre Dame Basilica.


Then we went to the National Gallery of Canada. We saw all sorts of different art from Canadian to European.


Later we went to the movies and decided to go see She's Outta My League. It was a cute movie. There's me enjoying a drink.


I wonder what we're going to do tomorrow?

Today we started off with Thai Express for lunch. Yum Yum!


After lunch, we visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This is the back of the monument commemorating Canadian Soldiers who fought in World War I and II, the Korean War and later wars.


Here is the front.


Here's the actually tomb.


After we walked around a little bit and found a movie theatre. So we decided to go see Hot Tub Time Machine. It was a really funny movie.


For dinner, we went to an Irish Pub called D'arcy McGee's. The food here was not bad.


After dinner, we went to Parliament Hill to participate in Earth Hour. We saw the lights turned off at 8:30pm. We didn't stay to long because it was really cold outside so we went back to the hostel.

Today is our last full day in Ottawa. We spent some time outside the hostel.


Then we relaxed a little by reading a book. It was about William Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway.


Then we went to Parliament Hill. There two chambers on either side of the Centre Block, the House of Commons (the elected house) and the Senate (the appointed house). There's also the Peace Tower in the middle.


We tried to get on a guided tour but all the tickets were sold out. So instead we walked around the grounds. This is a statue of John Diefenbaker, Canada's 13th Prime Minister who granted the vote to the Inuit and First Nations people.


Next we found a statue of Alexander Mackenzie, the 2nd Prime Minister of Canada.


A view of the Ottawa River, you can see the Supreme Court of Canada on the left.


This is the Library of Parliament at the back.


A statue of Thomas D'arcy McGee, who was the only federal politician to have been assassination.


A statue of the current Queen, Elizabeth II.


Now this is a statue of Canada's 1st Prime Minister, Sir John A. McDonald.


The last statue we saw was that of the "Famous 5". These women had the definition of "Persons" in the British North America Act changed to include women.


I had a fun day and a fun time in Ottawa. Can't believe we're leaving tomorrow but oh well  .

Today we're leaving Ottawa. We didn't do much really except hang out at train station waiting for our train. We fell asleep during the ride so we didn't watch the scenery going back but I had fun on this trip.

Mom showed us a package that arrived today. Maybe it's another TV?


When we opened the envelope, a TV name Pela came out. Pela told us that she's from Poland.



We then started talking and mainly hung out for the rest of the day.

We haven't done much lately because Mom has been busy with school. She was nice enough to give us some chocolate for Easter. The chocolate was delicious.


Mom promised us that we'll do something in the next couple of days, depending on the weather.

Today we went to the movies. So we went to the movies in the old Montreal Forum where the Montreal Canadien's of the NHL (National Hockey League) used to play.


We went to see a movie called The Bounty Hunter.


Since we were a bit early for a movie, we played some Foosball. It was Pela and PollyWally against Marty the Moose and me. The game ended up in a 5-5 tie.


Now I'm going to sit down and relax with my snacks and enjoy the movie.

Hi Mom,

We didn't go to Old Montreal today because my host had a stomach ache but she showed us an envelope that came in the mail today. Maybe another TV?


We opened the envelope to find another TV inside. His name is Bally.


When he got out of his envelope, he showed us candy that his previous host sent along with him.


He then decided to share some of candy with us so we said thank you. We then just hung around and talked about traveling, where we've been and where we want to go.


Tomorrow Mom tells me that we're all going to visit Old Montreal, I can't wait!

Today we went to Old Montreal and it was a beautiful day outside. Since it was a little far from home, we took the Metro there. This is City Hall from the back.


Next we visited Vauquelin Square which was right beside City Hall. The square and this statue commemorates the French naval officer Jean Vauquelin who was involved in the Seven Years' War.


Here's the front of City Hall. It's currently under construction right now.


Across the street is Place Jacques-Cartier which is a square named after Jacques Cartier, one of the major discoverers of Canada.


We then stopped off at a restaurant called Le Fripon and had some delicious steak and fries.


Then we walked down Rue St. Paul in and out different shops. While walking, we noticed this interesting statue.


We eventually walked to the Notre-Dame Basilica. Here's it is at the side. We would of gotten a picture of the front but there was too much construction around that we couldn't get a good picture.


Then we went to Starbucks to hang out for a while.

Hi mummy,
I'm in Italy. As soon as I got out from my envelope I found a lot of toy voyagers! Barnardo, King Tut, Bluto, Frankie_Blue and Rendolph! I guess I'm going to be quite busy with them.
Now I need to have a rest before I start exploring Italy.
Bye

Hi mom,
I've find out that I am not the only sheep here... it seems that my host likes sheeps very much! I'm in good company, don't you think so?
Bye