Site Visits and Activities
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
DAY TRIPS
Birding the Ottawa Area
Date of Trip: Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Early morning bird tours will
be available for those who like to greet the dawn. Led by famous Canadian
birder Bruce Di Labio, a professional
international birding guide and educator, you will cover a number of
areas around Ottawa. Today, you will be looking for migrants in
the Gatineau Park: Indigo Bunting, Scarlet Tanager and Rose-breasted
Grosbeak. Don’t forget your binoculars!
Group Size: minimum 7, maximum 21
Cost: $40 CDN; $30 US
Date of Trip: September 23
Begin: Château Laurier Lobby
@ 5:30 a.m.
End: Château Laurier Lobby @
8:00 a.m.
Ottawa Walking Tours: National Gallery of
Canada
Date of Trip: Tuesday, September 23, 2003
The National Gallery of Canada
is a unique architectural space of stone, glass and spires designed by
Israeli-Canadian architect Moishe Safdie.
The building, completed in 1989, contains many of Canada’s art
treasures. An art historian will lead your tour and point out the features
of this magnificent building. The two-hour tour will take you through
the Canadian art galleries, the indoor garden, water courtyard, the Great
Hall (with its fabulous view of the parliament library), and into the
gallery containing the reconstructed neo-gothic vaulting of a demolished
Ottawa nineteenth-century convent chapel.
Group Size: no minimum, no maximum
Cost: $28 CDN; $21 US
Date of Trip: September 23
Begin: Château Laurier Lobby @ 3:00 p.m.
End: Château Laurier Lobby @ 5:30 p.m.
Ottawa Walking Tours: The
Byward Market
Date of Trip: Tuesday,
September 23, 2003
Since the arrival of Colonel
John By in 1826, Lowertown and the Byward Market have been the hub of
Ottawa. With buildings dating back more than
a century, the market offers a fascinating glimpse into Canada’s
past. Its colorful activities reflect the character of Ottawa’s
style. During this two-hour walking tour, we will revisit “Lowertown” of
the 1800s, and be introduced to some of the people and businesses that
make it so popular today.
Group Size: Minimum: 15; Maximum: 30
Cost: $18 CDN; $15 US
Date of Trip: September 23
Begin: Château Laurier Lobby @ 3:00 p.m.
End: Château Laurier Lobby @ 5:30 p.m.
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