Rideau Hall

Hi Ems! Hope you are doing well. All is fine here in Ottawa. On Sunday I went with my host to visit Rideau Hall.  Whats that you ask? Well it is the official residence (home) for the Governor General of Canada.  The Governor General is the Queens Representative here in Canada and is responsible for ensuring that Canada always has a Prime Minister and a government that the Canadian Parliament has confidence in.  It sounds like an important job and it is. The Governor General is also the Commander and Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces. After I learned this I thought that I would not be able to get close to the Governor Generals home. But it turns out that Rideau Hall is open to the public, which includes me! It was a beautiful sunny day (but windy! Something I have to be careful of so I don't blow away.) I went with my host for a walk among the trees and gardens that surround Rideau Hall. It was very pretty with the leaves changing and all the different trees and plants.  There was a fountain with stone arches that had all the important dates from Canada's history carved on them. Everything from confederation (1867) which is when Canada became a country to when Alberta and Saskatchewan became provinces (1905).  There where lots of people visiting, some where from far away places like Germany and Japan and others where from right here in Ottawa. Anyway you can look at the pictures below to see how my day went.   

Here I am at the main entrance to Rideau Hall

This is the Governor Generals House

It had this nice fountain right in front. Pretty cool eh?



It was called the Fountain of Hope



There was even an inuksuk here

One of the arches by the fountain

Peek-a-boo! Here I am by the garden fountain.

Can you believe there are over 10,000 trees here? Neither could I but there are.

So there you go Ems. A wonderful day spent exploring Rideau Hall. I hope you enjoyed reading about it as much as I enjoyed the visit. Till next time be good!