Amidst all the tourist attractions, here are a few of my favourite finds so far:
Whole Foods Market: Located just a block from our hotel, this store offers organic food & natural/environmentally-friendly products as the norm. With our tiny kitchenette, this place has been a God-send. We gotta get one of these in Ottawa!
American Apparel: I bought $130.00 USD worth of sweatshop-free T-shirts here, only to find out that they have a store at the Rideau Centre in Ottawa! I now know of at least one place where I can buy clothes guilt-free (other than the reckless spending, of course...)
Apropos Shoes: Made in Lawrence, MA (north of Boston), these shoes are light-weight, immediately comfortable, fully machine-washable and affordable. I bought two pairs!
Automated City Toilet: Yes, you read that right! For $0.25, you get guaranteed cleanliness and a disinfected loo, right there on the street corner. Complete with muzak, to enhance your "experience". Did I try it? Well... I really, really had to go! :-)
Funny how none of these were in the tourist brochures we picked up...
Thursday, July 14, 2005
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Hi Jo,
Chris mentioned to me that American Apparel had a store in the Rideau Centre - I'd noticed he got his t-shirts from them at one point. I meant to tell you when you came back, but I guess Beantown beat me to it!
I like hearing about your non-touristy discoveries.
Steph :)
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