Day two of our trip to the capital started with an early morning walk to Major's park where there were food trucks, street eats, and games & entertainment for the kids. When else would I allow my kids grilled cheese sandwiches from a food truck and ice cream for breakfast except while celebrating Canada Day? Even M2 asked, "Why are you letting us have ice cream for breakfast?". Well because it's FREE! Complimentary ice cream was being handed out at 10am en route to the day long festivities at the park!
After spending some time at the park we caught a shuttle to the Canadian Museum of History. It turns out that all museums in the capital have free admission on Canada Day. This museum had a nice children's area which M3 enjoyed. Although M2 & M1 were a bit old for it, they were good sports and allowed us to enjoy a couple of hours at the museum without too much complaining.
By the time we finished at the museum it was getting more crowded and the line-ups were getting longer & longer so we decided to head back to the hotel. And along the way we picked up some more street eats - this time some pad Thai, spring rolls, and pork skewers, as well as some mini pancakes. Today is definitely not a healthy eating day!
After some quiet time in the hotel we went out looking for some dinner before we headed back to Parliament Hill to catch the fireworks. We found a small Japanese restaurant nearby and got in just before a huge down pour of rain.
The highlight of the day was the fireworks with the parliament buildings as a backdrop. The rain stopped just in time for us to comfortably watch the show. I hope my daughters enjoyed it. I could tell they were in awe with just the sheer number of people on the streets and the friendliness of strangers that gathered to celebrate together. And on the way back to the hotel what did we pick up as a late night snack? Poutine! From a food truck, of course!
Y.C.
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