This summer was the first time I have been in Ottawa for Canada Day. It was also the only day this summer that all 40 Parliamentary Guides had the same day off. I really wanted to experience Canada Day on Parliament Hill because I never have and I am not sure when I will be back in Ottawa again.
We started the day off early and headed to Parliament Hill. As soon as we got close to the Hill we saw thousands of people. Wellington Street was closed to cars and packed with tourists. We got up onto the Hill around 9:30am and went right to the front of the stage. At 12pm the Prime Minister and the Governor General arrived, and the celebrations began. They each made speeches, we saw the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, there was a concert, and Clara Hughes (Canadian Olympic Champion) was the guest of honour.
We were on the Hill from 9:30am-2pm and then we left to go to a BBQ and pool party hosted by one of the guides. We went back downtown in the evening to watch the Canada Day fireworks. I am really glad we went to experience the festivities on the Hill because even though it was extremely busy it was really fun to celebrate Canada's 147th birthday with thousands of other Canadians!
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