Say Wha?

Let’s face it. Most of Canada is darn chilly this time of year, but few places capitalize (no pun intended) on that more than our country’s own capital.  

How cool is it to skate down the longest rink in the world, with Parliament Hill as a backdrop?  And…it’s free! Since the early 1970s, the Rideau Canal is transformed every year into an eight-kilometre long skateway that winds through downtown.  

What could be more Canadian than lacing up the old blades and whizzing down the equivalent of 100 rinks, while wearing a maple leaf-pattern tuque? The only thing missing is our national symbol, the beaver, and even he isn’t too far away. After a hard skate in the nippy air,  take a break to devour a uniquely Ottawa pastry treat called the “beavertail” available at kiosks along the canal.

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