Canadia Ahoy

Thing's I'll remember about my first day in Ottawa
1. Thinking that Ryan Stiles' impression of a young Canadian man on Who's Line Is It Anyway wasn't too far off the mark. God, that airport bus driver just WOULD NOT cease to talk - while driving a 4 tonne bus, at 100 Kmh, in pouring rain, while chatting up three geriatric female passengers who just couldn't get enough of him. Yeah.

2. Seeing a magazine & cigarette store called 'Mags & Fags', and feeling good about being in a country again that doesn't take offence at a British term used the right way.

3. Realizing that the Victorian architecture the Brits left behind in South Bombay looks almost LAME compared to the buildings in Ottawa. The Parliament buildings including the library rotuda looked just spectacular.
4. Seeing an entire marching band with cadets and rifles parading down Elgin St, complete with the fuzzy black hats.