I booked a trip to visit my friend Tom over the leap weekend in 2020. The Red Wings were in town and I still had some AA voucher to eat up. DFW-YOW for less than $300 seemed like a decent deal, and I finally got to visit Ottawa.
The flights connected in Philly, with a 787-800 back on AA from PHL-DFW. I had a real short connection on the way up and came into A11 and had to make it to F31. There was some running, a bus and some more running, but I made it.
Ottawa
Tom showed me around the town on my short visit. I saw where he worked, and visited downtown. I can definitely see Ottawa is worth a visit in the future during the summer. Canada is always worth it, it seems. I also was happy to finally get pictures of Parliament.
The Canadian Tire Centre was a pretty nice arena. Tom had gotten us tickets into the Rogers box, which was right on the blue line. What a great place to watch a game.
I got in on the cheap deal from OKC to Montreal for December, so I’ll get to see more of Quebec. This trip included the first new state/province since I got Idaho in September 2017.
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Smokes PoutinerieSmokes Poutinerie in Ottawa Canada
Guggenheim SpiderGuggenheim Spider in Ottawa Canada Art Museum
SnowmobilesCanadian Transportation
US EmbassyUS Embassy in Canada
House of Commons of CanadaHouse of Commons of Canada
Parliament Canada
Welcome to Ottawa's Oldest Bar
Wayne Gretkzy No. 99 Rye LagerCanadians have some weird names for their beers
Canadian Tire CentreCanadian Tire Center in Ottawa to see the Detroit Red Wings take on the Ottawa Senators
Pre-game warm upsWarming up before the game
Inside Canadian Tire CenterDetroit Red Wings vs Ottawa Senators on February 29, 2020
Lake Effect SnowfallYou can see the area dumped on by lake effect snow 2 days prior on my flight home near Watertown, NY
Geno's SteaksHad to get a philly cheesesteak in philly airport and it was delicious
Ben Holcomb is a Storm Chaser and IT Professional (in that order) that lives in Norman, Oklahoma. Ben works for a managed service provider with clients mostly based in the financial sector as a Linux Engineer. He has seen approximately 200 tornadoes since 2007 and has appeared on most national television networks. Ben has been to all 50 states and 19 countries and loves to travel. He has also installed weather forecast and display systems in multiple foreign countries. Ben lives with his cat Nacho.
