Ottawa

We left Vancouver for quick domestic flight to Ottawa. It was only at the airport that I actually realised it would be a 4,5 hour flight with 5500Km. Off coarse we also crossed 3 time zones. Well, that is the moment when you realise "Canada is quite big!"

From VC with approx. 10°C we landed in Ottawa where the temperature was at -4°C. AT THAT TIME!!!! It was actually quite nice with a bit of snow.

To cut a long story short: I ended up in an ugly old hotel, in a room with a heater, which did not work. I did not see much of the city but had the time to walk around downtown the next morning. I was surprised that I felt so extremely cold outside, my hands were freezing, my lips completely dried out and my nose was glowing in purple red. It was only later that I found out that the temperatures had dropped over night from -4 to -20!! Now I understood why I was cold and decided it is ok - I am not a sissy! ;-)

Pictures of cold Ottawa: