Colonel By

There are a series of raised flowerbeds in Major's Hill Park where some tulips are to be found, along the railing overlooking the Ottawa River.

The path leads to this statue of Colonel John By, the British military engineer who led the building of the Rideau Canal, and who is therefore the founder of the city. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the start of that project, and the founding of Ottawa. 

The statue has tulips around it, and in a long row behind it.

He looks westward, to Parliament Hill. The Canal is in a low saddle between this park and the Hill.

Blooms

 Carrying on where I left off yesterday, I looked towards the beds on the other side of this north end of Major's Hill Park.

With backdrops like Notre Dame, the National Gallery, and the Peacekeeping monument, these beds are irresistible for the photographer.

I continued on. These tulips are found by themselves up slope in the park. We'll carry on here tomorrow.

Tulips

 Returning back into Ottawa, I came into Major's Hill Park, where in the north end of the park, there are tulip beds.

Park

 Continuing on with my visit to Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau, to take in some of the Tulips during the festival.

From behind this big bed of tulips, and looking downslope towards the Ottawa River. The Macdonald-Cartier Bridge spans the river heading back to Ottawa.