Capital Snaps

Ok, as promised, here are some snapshots of our visit to Ottawa. As you can tell, we had perfect weather.

Parliament Hill
The Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings, Parliament Hill

Looking west from Parliament Hill
The view west from Parliament Hill, showing the Supreme Court of Canada and the Ottawa River

The Canadian Museum of Civilization
The Canadian Museum of Civilization, located across the Ottawa River in Hull, Quebec

The Peace Tower
The Peace Tower

The National Gallery of Canada and the Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica
The National Gallery of Canada and the Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica

A Capital Idea

This weekend, Brooke and I are embarking on a little getaway trip to our nation’s capital, Ottawa. We’re taking the bus, which means a five-hour trip each way (lots of time to read!). Our main reason for going is the National Capital Marathon. No, we’re not running it (yet!), but we’re going to do the 5K race on Saturday, and then watch the marathon on Sunday morning.

We’re also taking the opportunity to dine at one of Ottawa’s newest and most-acclaimed restaurants, Beckta. The nicest thing is that it’s being paid for by my employers, as a sort of thank-you for all the work I did on our big tasting event a few weeks ago. We’re also meeting up tonight with one of my colleagues (our Ottawa sales rep) and his girlfriend for a more casual meal.

Hopefully, we’ll also find a bit of time to explore the National Gallery of Canada, check out Parliament Hill and maybe do a couple of other touristy things. We’ll be back Sunday and I’ll try to post a picture or two.

What a Week!

I’ve been pretty scarce online lately. What have I been so busy with the past week? Well, how about:

  • seeing a dozen documentaries at the Hot Docs festival.
  • running my best 10K time by exactly two minutes (52:30.9! Yeah!) in the Sporting Life 10K.
  • rocking out live to the hyperactive geek sounds of the Apples In Stereo.
  • wrapping up several months of preparation with what amounted to a 16 hour workday as we hosted 19 winemakers from seven countries (and four continents!) at a huge tasting of our entire portfolio of wines. More than 600 people attended.

So, what have you been up to lately?