parliament hill

A couple hundred people showed up to Parliament Hill today at lunch time for a giant Zumba dance party . There were even mounties: (video via Ottawa Tourism ) The event was sponsored by the Metcalfe St Chiropractic and Wellness Centre. ...

This shot kind of sums up the weekend. It’s from Brendan Lehman , republished here with his permission. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/parliament-clouds.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Parliament Hill Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...

Thanks to John Tajima for sending us this photo from the weekend. He titles it “Iconic view of Ottawa, Instagram-style”. Share your great photos of Ottawa in our Flickr group . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tulip-instagram.jpg) ** See also: ** Ottawa Tulip Festival Guide ...

Shared in the OttawaStart Flickr Group by Alain Villeneuve : ** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Day-106-SENSational-Flickr-Photo-Sharing-.png) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Parliament Hill Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...

Mark R. Ducharme , a former Ottawa resident now living in New Hampshire, visited Ottawa last month and snapped some shots of Ottawa in transition from Winter to Spring. Thanks Mark for sharing the photos with us. (You can add your favourite shots of Ottawa to our Flickr Pool or send them to feedback@ottawastart. ...

Last week we published a great photo of Parliament Hill obscured by fog . Here’s another great shot, this one by Ottawa photographer Aaron Segaert . The fog in this one looks more like a Saharan sandstorm threatening to overwhelming the Parliament Buildings. ...

Here’s a photo taken by Kevin Newman on Sunday morning to Twitter: “Amazingly beautiful foggy morning here on #parliament. Peace pierces through!” Republished here with his kind permission. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/AoRKGH7CEAIomuR.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Parliament Hill Guide ...

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting scans of some old Ottawa postcards that I found at the annual Ottawa Nostalgia and Collectible Show yesterday at the Nepean Sportsplex. The postcards date back to the early 20th century, and show some of Ottawa’s tourism hotspots from the era. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Layton_2011.jpg) _ _ ** ** ** ** ** _ Illustration by [ Colin White ](http://www.colinwhitestudio.com/) , republished here by permission. [ Read more about the sketch here. ](http://www.colinwhitestudio.com/blogs/jack-layton-thoughts-metcalfe-street-midnight) _ ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ...

It’s always great to see people doing non-Parliamentary things on Parliament Hill . Like watching a big July 1 rock concert, or checking out the Mosaika light show, or playing rugby , or doing yoga. Here’s a great photo from John W. ...