Our apartment building in Ottawa
We had a really tough time coming into the city. The campervan was playing up, we were sleeping in a carpark, we encountered a maniacally Kafkaesque situation with our car insurance and we were going through the tribulations typical of trying to find a place in a new city - apartments, jobs, banks, institutions of government and so on. We went hard, and with the help of some really generous and lovely Ottawans, have found our feet.
The view from our apartment.
Mel enjoying our new abode. We have a great apartment just 15 minutes walk from the centre of the city / the parliament buildings, the campervan is fixed and for sale at a dealership just out of town, and Mel already has a job (working front desk at a city gym called Goodlife - starting at the heinous hour of 5:15am). We've rented a bed, set up the internet, found the local - and everything's fallen into place which is just great.
The city is a vibrant place with two Universities. There are heaps of places to eat and drink and socialise, with 2 large going-out districts. The city is split in two by the Ottawa river, and on the other side is french-speaking Quebec. We haven't ventured there yet. It is very clean, and since it is not too big a city, people have not been overwhelmed by the tide of humanity and are still friendly. The famous Rideau Canal rings the city and it a great place to walk along. We were shown an outdoor 'cat house' near the parliament building where they feed and shelter stray cats. When Dave was there he met an inquisitive racoon.
Now bring on the winter!
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