Ottawa - Got Directly to Jail....Do Not Pass Go

We have spent the last two and half days in Canada's Capital and it was actually quite a cool place, there were a few shady characters hanging around the under passes and quite a few beggers but the hot weather and old buildings meant they could be ignored.
The afternoon we arrived we went for a long walk around the river and locks so we got the layout of the city.
We were staying in the Hostel there which is the converted Carlton Jail. At night they had a tour of the Jail and it was really interesting. We saw where they held the prisoners on death row, where they held the executions, (nicely leaving the rope there and the foot leaver for the trap door) they also have left the 8th floor exactly as it was so you could walk in the original cells. The tour guide also told us about the numerous ghost sightings there were. The two Japanese girls on the tour looked petrified. But sadly to say during our three nights there we saw no such sightings :(
The next day we walked around Parliament Hill for a couple of hours, saw another Changing of the Guard ceremony and then wandered around looking at Canada's past and present.
In the afternoon we went around the Byward Markets and had dinner there.
Yesterday we got up, hired some bikes and went on a 40km cycle. They have excellent cycle paths along the river and locks. After doing that for 3 and a bit hours we were quite shattered and attempted to go to the Museum of Nature but the majority of it was under renovation so (Mike & Iris you'll be pleased) we went to the movies.
Today we have arrived back to the lovely Pam and Grahame's in Toronto before catching the train to Winnipeg tomorrow morning. That train ride will be interesting as we leave at 9am on Sat and arrive at 4pm on Sun....