On the Hill and around

Jun 10, 2015 17:38

In today's constitutional monarchy, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Canada and Canada's Head of State. She is the personal embodiment of the Crown in Canada:



Early morning exercises on Ottawa streets:


Running past historical places:


Just near river I paid attention to this ugly building with birch in front and tricolor above:


Turning left and running back:


Empty restaurant terraces:


After breakfast our way to the Hill lies here:


Crossing the canal:


On the Hill:


Looking down to our home:


And to the river:


Library is on the opposite side of the central block:


East block from other side:


Resembles Vegas:


Fighter of the 1812 War:


And CBC News of today by Susan Lunn: Prime Minister Stephen Harper uses binoculars to look at ships on the horizon as HMCS Fredericton sails in the Baltic Sea on Wednesday. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press).
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