Diego and I – hologramversion Doesn't it look like the tributes from the movie Hunger Games? Kkk According to the event's website, KONTINUUM, is an immersive multimedia experience created by ottawa city hall and the world-renowned Canadian multimedia studio Moment Factory and is scheduled to highlight the upcoming station of Ottawa's new light rail (LRT) public transportation station. The station in question (Lyon) is in the heart of downtown Ottawa and access is through Sparks Street, between Lyon and Kent. Kontinuum is happening from July 16 to September 14, every day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is free, but you must get a ticket with a scheduled time…

A few weekends ago we visited another attraction specially assembled in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary. It was a beautiful day and to coincide with another attraction that was going on the same day, La Machine, was crowded, both Ottawa and Gatineau. The MosaïCanada 150 (see more information on the website here) is in Gatineau, jacques-cartier park, on the border with Ontario, on the banks of the Ottawa River, and close to the Canadian Museum of History, is this beautiful exhibition of natural plant sculptures, addressing various historical aspects of Canadian culture. The exhibition has free admission (you can take a guided tour for $10 per adult), there is only…

Tunnel in Diefenbunker So that comes that weekend that had no plans and out of nowhere, ends up having a very profitable Saturday, turistically speaking. Carp is a rural community about 30min from downtown Ottawa (and 15min from our house), which even has an inland village face. It happens there, every weekend, a producer’s fair (Carp Farmer’s Market), with fresh produce and handicrafts produced in the region, too bad it’s over by the time we get there. Our plans then basically boiled down to lunch at the well recommended Alice’s Village Café, which as a name already says, has everything to do with us haha. Alice loved to pretend that…