tourism

Check out this new video from The Joynt and Maya Mayne called _ Product of My Placement _ . It features some stunning videography of our city, courtesy of Ottawa Tourism . “You’ve never seen the city like this,” said Peter on Twitter last night. ...

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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. ...

Here’s one by Robert Roaldi on Vimdeo: Timelapse of Ottawa Locks from Robert Roaldi on Vimeo . …and here’s another one from Peter Raaymakers : Long Island Locks, Manotick, Ontario from Peter Raaymakers on Vimeo . ...

Here’s a nice look at our city from the lense of Abe Alghazali, who created this video with our over 10,000 photos he took over the past few weeks. More info here. Spring Time in Ottawa - Time Lapse from Abe on Vimeo . ...

The third in our series of old postcards of Ottawa features the “Observatory, Ottawa Experimental Farm”. Known officially today as the Dominion Observatory, you can see it just off Carling Avenue near the Civic Hospital. It’s a Classified Federal Heritage Building recognized for its historical and architectural value. ...

Here’s the second in our series of scans of old postcards of Ottawa , depicting the city’s hot tourist spots during the early 20th century. Here’s a postcard sent in 1914 that shows a tranquil scene at Major’s Hill Park. ...

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/2011/09/bathroom.jpg) ** ** This is a photo of the exterior of the new Ottawa Convention Centre’s bathroom. I think it looks like a giant futuristic toilet bowl. I think that’s known as representational architecture. (Please correct me if I’m wrong. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aug-13-maddie-bday-029.jpg) #24: Take your dog for a run at Lemieux Island. Photo by [ Diego's owner ](http://about.me/glengower) . It’s August. Already. Here’s what you still need to get done before September: ...