Did you know?

Did you know where the Governor General of Canada and the President of Canada live? Did you know that there was at one point of time a one dollar bill in Canada? Did you know Rideau river merges into the Ottawa river? Well, I now do know this, and a lot more! Today we had this fantabulous bus tour of Ottawa event sponsored by the Graduate Student Association for welcoming new grads. The bus took us around Downtown, Ottawa and showed us a number of places of interest, and also gave an idea of popular restaurants, pubs, etc. in Downtown... There's soo much water around Ottawa, and it's surrounded by three beautiful rivers - Gatineau river, Ottawa river and the Rideau river... There were so much greenery. We also got to take a peek into the Gatineau region - essentially a part of Quebec. I loved it absolutely. I think the events being organized by GSA are a great way for people from outside Ottawa to merge into the walks and ways of Ottawa. And the good part is that they continue till the end of next week :)

And the dreaded weekend is here. I'd be bored to death if I stick to staying home for both days... I donno where I can go... And I don't really know people yet...

I still haven't settled down quite for getting into the mood of studying... I should, though! My mum's glad Ottawa puts me to sleep early, and makes me wake up early as well! I am not too glad with that...