The Secret - Camren

Part 14

The next day was busy. Camila and I woke up cuddling in bed together and we and to rush to get some breakfast before the bus left for our site seeing. The bus left around 8:30 am and we weren’t going to get back to the hotel before 11 Pm.

Our first start was the Canadian Parliament. I looked like a castle, or well that’s what Camila said. She kept pretending she was a princess prancing around her palace as we visited the huge building. We even got to go into the huge tower part of the Parliament which gave us an amazing view of the city.

We then walked over the “Chateau Laurier”. This “castle” was the most beautiful hotel I had ever seen. It actually looked like royalty slept there. The doorman even told us that there is a rumour that one of the floors is haunted. As he was telling us the story Camila gripped onto my hand and pretending like he wasn’t scaring her. He told us that some of the guest in the past 100 years have seen ghostly figures in the stairwells and have sensed a presence in their rooms. Some have had objects move around in their rooms such as doors opening and closing, things being placed in a certain spot to be found later in a different place. Some heard moans and banging on their doors. Others have seen a ghost’s reflection in the mirrors and even felt like someone was touching them while they were in the shower on in bed. When he was done he gave us the creepiest smile and I dragged Camila after me as I tried to get away from him and out of the hotel as fast as we could. We then saw the fallen soldier memorial. There were two guards watching the statue in these red uniforms with tall black faux fur hats. The held their pistols and would occasionally do drills which was impressing.

The teachers then brought us to the Byward market. It was filled with small shops and some outdoor stands. They told us that during the summer it was packed with farmers and craftsmen would have stands where they sold their fruits and other products. We were allowed to get some lunch and wander around for an hour. Camila and I got some Pizza from this small restaurant then walked around until we found a park behind the hotel. We just sat on a bench and talked about nothing important. We were starting to get cold so we decided to get some coffee at the apparently famous coffee shop called Tim Hortons. We both got coffee then headed to the meeting place the teacher had assigned.

We all got onto the bus and we going to the science museum but the bus driver decided to show us around a little. We drove in front of the art museum where there was this 20 foot tall statue of a spider. It was weird looking! He told us that if you walk under it and look up you can see inside her stomach and see eggs, which is why the name of the statue was mother. It was the strangest thing.

We then drove alongside the Rideau Canal which he told us was 202 Km long. It had a bike path next to it and seats. I could see myself siting with Camila by the water watching boats pass during the summer.

We finally made it to the Science museum and spent a few hours there. My favourite part was the crooked house. Everything was leaning to the side and messed with your head. Camila started getting nauseous. I thought it was funny but she really didn’t like it. We then watched a science show where the scientist would do some cool experiments. It was more for the kids but I loved it.

When we left, we headed back downtown to visit the Supreme Court. It was an impressive building. We got a tour of it and even got to talk to some of the judges. The one we were talking to told us that he was one of the judges to make gay marriage legal in Canada back in 2005. That was amazing. The whole country was allowed to unlike us where so many states still wouldn’t allow gay marriage. I really hope that one day that will change. It has to change.

When we finished the tour we went to a diner in the market to have some food before going to the NAC (National Art Center) to watch Romeo and Juliette.