Ottawa, Sudbury

Good day everyone! Jon and I had a good morning. We drove to Rideau Hall which is where her Excellency, the governor general, Michaelle Jean (sounds like Michael Jon) resides. Jon’s middle name is Michael. So the whole day, he’s been referring to himself as his Excellency, Jean Michaelle Wong. Ha ha.

Before we went on our tour, we saw the changing of the guards. The guards were lead by a bagpiper. It was quite neat. I wanted to see it at La Citadelle in Quebec but it was raining that day. Outside of Rideau Hall, there is a hope fountain in memory of Terry Fox.

The building looked quite mismatched. There is a tent room with bright pink stripe walls. This room used to be a tent which served as a dining room but also a tennis court. Most of the rooms were filled with Canadian art. There is a mini art gallery as well. I really liked the grand ballroom. It had lots of intricate details. In the main entrance, there were portraits of past Canadian governor generals. The first Canadian governor general was selected in 1952. Before this, the governor generals were British. I think it was in 1948 that Canada got its own citizenship.

We drove most of the day. Jon was not too pleased with the roads today because there was lots of construction. He did enjoy listening to Mariah Carey however. Mariah Carey can/could sing 5 octaves. Jon thought a funny joke which he wants me to share with you. He said, “Mariah is missing an octave.” Then I asked,” which one? Then he said, “The good one.”

We drove by Sudbury where we saw the big nickel. As we were driving to Sault Ste. Marie, we saw fog. There was quite a bit of it and it had an ominous feeling. It doesn’t help that we were talking about ghost beforehand.

We’ll be staying at Sault Ste. Marie this evening. Have a good night!