Tuesday – September 5 – We woke up this morning to fog and cloud but it did clear up and wasn’t too bad driving into the city.

We went to the War Museum and spent about 6 hours there, very interesting and it sure leaves you with lots to think about. I said to John I just couldn’t imagine saying goodbye to him or Mike as they went off to war, it must have been very hard on those left at home and unimagineably hard on this who went off to war. I find it interesting that they talk about the causalities of the war but there is no mention of those who returned but could never led a normal life again after what they went through – and I imagine there were thousands of those poor souls. Anyways, all in all it is very well done and interesting.

We had left the War Museum till today thinking it would be much quieter than on the weekend but we were surprised at how quiet it was. The parking garage was practically empty and we certainly didn’t encounter a lot of people while going through. Great way to tour it!

We are finding Ottawa A NOT tourist friendly city – especially for the Nation’s Capital! Signage for major attractions – i.e. the War Museum and Museum of Civilization is non existent and parking is a nightmare. At the War Museum (which is a new building) we could not have gotten into the underground parking if the mirrors on our truck didn’t fold in, that is how narrow the entrance is. Guess whoever planned it has never heard of larger trucks required for towing trailers (not that our Dodge 2500 is that large)!! (We wondered if they borrowed the Region of Waterloo Planners!).

We came back and went into Rockland and got some groceries, then came home and relaxed for a bit before a late dinner.