Canada Day 2009

On July 01, 2009, Canada was 142, and I, being much younger at the age of 35, and my partner who is 38, decided to take in the festivities happening downtown.

The night before we did what any proud Canadian does - we went out and purchased symbols of our patriotism. T-shirts and hats displaying red maple leafs and Canada were ticked off the list and we were ready to go!

This was our first Canada Day in Ottawa, and being the Nations Capital, we've been told they celebrate in fine style, and they do. Tens of thousands of people were lining the streets of Sussex Drive and MacKenzie King Bridge, making their way up to Parliament Hill to listen to live music. It was a sea of red and white almost everywhere you looked.

We hooked up with a co-worker of mine, her husband and their two daughters and had a beer or two, and then myself and my partner, Stephen, headed to another patio and shared a pitcher of beer. We made our way back home for a relaxing evening and watched the fireworks from our balcony, as it faces northwest, directly towards Parliament where they were setting them off. I have to admit I was a little disappointed with the fireworks display...they've actually had better in St. John's, NL. But the overall day was a great day off. The photos here were taken on my phone so not the best quality.