Despite having caught a bit of a cold, I’m enjoying my Ottawa Adventure. Since my last dispatch, I’ve visited the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Ottawa Locks, the Parliament Buildings (outside, and inside Centre Block, including the Peace Tower), the Canadian War Museum, and the National Gallery of Canada. I’ve also done a lot of plain old walking around.
With so many bilingual signs around, I find myself trying to compose sentences in French in my head. It takes a long time, and I don’t know the words for a lot of things, but some of my Grade 10 French seems to be returning to me. I’m not brave enough to try and strike up a conversation in French with anyone, though. Maybe I’ll give it a shot in Montréal, when I order my smoked meat sandwich at Schwartz’s Deli. Bonjour, garçon. Un sandwich à la viande fumée, svp.
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Dude. I broke down and ingested one of those smoked meat sandwiches. So good. So good. Get the dill pickle! I’ll never forget their pickles. The only time in my life when I’ll say this.