Pat Kim and Raj- Istanbul-NYC- Ottawa?
This past weekend I had an American friend I met in Istanbul come to visit, Pat Kim with his buddy Raj. They had a few days off work so decided to drive from NYC to spend a few days in the lovely north with yours truly. I was a bit troubled when Pat sent me an email saying they were into outdoorsy stuff like swimming, fishing, rafting, and going to hot springs. Ok for the first three except that it’s early May and it’s way too cold to even touch a lake with your fingertips, but where did the hot springs idea come from? Last time I checked the volcanoes were in Latin America. Well, after I dispelled those notions, I took Pat and Raj around Ottawa.
First stop, Byward market to walk around the lovely small downtown area and see the Parliament buildings. Here are a few things my friends said:
-“Man, it’s so clean here.”
-“Wow, the people are really friendly here.”
-“Yo, where are the hot chicks?”
-“Dude, the say we are patriotic with all the American flags, but everywhere you turn here there’s a maple leaf and something red and white.”
-“Look at the mix of people on the streets.”
-“Monica, you are a walking Canadian commercial.”
We went for a little drive around Dow’s Lake, but the tulips weren’t up yet for the annual Tulip Festival. In 1945, Canada planted some of the 100,000 tulip bulbs given as a gift from Holland for providing a safe place for members of the Dutch Royal Family and now it is the largest tulip festival in the world.
At night, we hit up Babylon to see the Raggamuffins- good times on the floor, Captain M in da club, "hmmm can u slow down to the beat",n hangin with Artic Vic n organic garlic girl-good times.
But the next day we got to do some more outdoorsy stuff around Gatineau park that included borrowing a kayak and going for a little ride in Meech Lake. I’m surprised we didn’t fall into the freezing water but Pat and Raj were quiet the rowers, real strong and coordinated.
It was awesome having them come up for a few days though and reminisce the Istanbul times and catch up.
First stop, Byward market to walk around the lovely small downtown area and see the Parliament buildings. Here are a few things my friends said:
-“Man, it’s so clean here.”
-“Wow, the people are really friendly here.”
-“Yo, where are the hot chicks?”
-“Dude, the say we are patriotic with all the American flags, but everywhere you turn here there’s a maple leaf and something red and white.”
-“Look at the mix of people on the streets.”
-“Monica, you are a walking Canadian commercial.”
We went for a little drive around Dow’s Lake, but the tulips weren’t up yet for the annual Tulip Festival. In 1945, Canada planted some of the 100,000 tulip bulbs given as a gift from Holland for providing a safe place for members of the Dutch Royal Family and now it is the largest tulip festival in the world.
At night, we hit up Babylon to see the Raggamuffins- good times on the floor, Captain M in da club, "hmmm can u slow down to the beat",n hangin with Artic Vic n organic garlic girl-good times.
But the next day we got to do some more outdoorsy stuff around Gatineau park that included borrowing a kayak and going for a little ride in Meech Lake. I’m surprised we didn’t fall into the freezing water but Pat and Raj were quiet the rowers, real strong and coordinated.
It was awesome having them come up for a few days though and reminisce the Istanbul times and catch up.
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