Hello guys, Canada Day, which takes place annually on July 1st, was very interesting and surprising. On July 1, 1867, it was when 4 provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario joined and formed the country. Unlike most countries, such as Brazil and the USA, which celebrate Independence Day, Canada's day is celebrated as if it were the country's anniversary, since the real independence of England occurred only in 1982, 115 years later, where the act of constitution was officially instituted, when the last ties with the British "colony" were severed (with the exception of the figure of Queen Elizabeth, who continues to "reign" here). The people here really…

Hello dear guys! What to do if you don't talk about the flowers…? Especially the tulips that are in their turn to take care of the ottawa landscape. Good for coloring the urban landscape and even better for bringing all the energy that spring has to offer. We were at Gatineau Park last weekend and we were surprised by the extent of the park. We digirimos inside the park for about 25 minutes and did not travel even 15% of it. The staff takes the opportunity to go cycling there, but unlike us, they all seem super professional pedal (fully equipped etc). We were also in Jacques Cartier Park, also…

We decided to kind of last minute enjoy the long weekend due to Easter and go skiing (finally). This station is about 55min from Ottawa and offered ski lessons for beginners (our case). We love the adventure and promise to practice again next winter. Sunrise in Ottawa – 7 a.m. Equipment ready for adventure… Still thinking it would be easy… Don’t think it was that mountain back there we started… Ski slopes for the advanced (we in a few years). Diego also coming down… It hadn’t even started and the boot was already killing me… Hehe I like that one. Center of the station where the ticket office, restaurants and…

Rideau Channel frozen and open for skating (in the background)… Hey, guys! I quickly post some photos from last week where we went to a Carnival party organized by Brazilians here in Ottawa. It was very fun and had several "foreigners" (Canadians and other nationalities) who joined the party. There was even Brahma beer imported from Brazil for those who missed the Brazilian beer in this hot summer season and holidays for many in the bands there … And this Sunday we went to Winterlude, which is the winter festival here, with attractions for 3 weeks, including ice sculptures, concerts, channel skating, typical foods among others. The photos speak for…

Hello guys!! After the disappearance I reappear with news … I'm glad friends send us messages demanding posts, because then I find time anyway to write … right Gadi and Suzi! Hehehe Earlier this month we went to our first hockey game here in the icy lands. Our "team of the heart" is now the Senators and the game was against Tampa Bay of usa. The arena is super organized and modern and altogether fit about 22,000 people seated. The big surprise of the night was that every game is a show apart: lights, gifts, exciting songs, all this to try to cheer up the unmotivated Canadians, who were pushing…