angharad_gam

...car maintenant je suis en Ottawa!

Ironically enough I had one of my first meetings at Statistics Canada this afternoon and they said they couldn't give me a report on the project I was interested in because the report was written in French!

The trip from Montreal to Ottawa was relatively painless - albeit on one of those little planes that feels like a tin can (I don't know how they managed to squeeze my suitcase on there - it has mysteriously acquired 3kg while I was in Montreal (I only bought three books there, and they weren't even very big ones)). It got a bit bumpy coming in over Ottawa and the lady sitting next to me was looking very nervous.

I managed to navigate my way to Statistics Canada by bus, but wussed out and came back by taxi because I was starting to feel a bit meh. I am feeling a bit tonsillitis-y, but I am hoping that this is just the tail end of the mucous monster, as I would like to get out and about in Ottawa over the weekend. The museum here is supposed to be quite good, and there is a Van Gogh exhibition on at the art gallery (although I wonder what the queues are like).

Last night was the conference dinner. I went back to my hotel room and passed out for half an hour first. I probably would have slept right through it if I hadn't set an alarm. Then I would have probably had a reasonable night's sleep except that someone from Australia tried to ring me at 3:40am.

This hotel is a lot more upmarket than the one I stayed in in Montreal, but I think the food prices are going bankrupt me (no more room service for angharad). Also there is no kettle just a coffee maker - which I have finagled into producing some slightly coffee flavoured tea for me. However it may be worth it just for the bathroom...oh my god the bath in this place...