civilized ku # 2149-53 ~ how sweet it is
Friday, April 6, 2012 at 07:59PM ;)
Parking garage / Canadian Museum of Civilization ~ Gatineau, CA • click to embiggen
Totem poles ~ Grand Hall / Canadian Museum of Civilization - Gatineau, CA • click to embiggen
In Search of the Canadian Car ~ Canada Science & Technology Museum - Ottawa, CA • click to embiggen
The Military Technology Collection ~ Le Breton Gallery / Canada War Museum - Ottawa, CA • click to embiggen
De Havilland D.H.80A Puss Moth seaplane ~ Canada Aviation & Space Museum - Ottawa, CA • click to embiggenOne of the advantages of traveling to Ottawa, mid-week during the first week of April, for a Canadian museum crawl is the nearly complete absence of museum goers. If I stated that we saw 100 people (total, for all 4 museums we visited) - 40 of whom were in the IMAX theatre, I might, in fact, be overstating the actual count.
It was as if we were given the keys to the museums in order to let ourselves in and keep out all others. It should go without stating, this is the way to visit a museum - no lines, no crowds, no hassles. Just peace and quiet and wandering around at will. And, you can have any parking spot your heart desires.
Nice.
PS for scale, re: the totem poles, look for Hugo lurking amongst them. And, those things, some of which are over 100 years old, are stunningly beautiful / impressive.
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