Went over to Ottawa last week-end to see the Senators in action. The ones on ice with hockey sticks, of course, not the ones sleeping all day long :P
Ottawa is still a nice city, 14 years after I last saw the place :)
They've made a lot of progress with regards to bilinguism, or Montreal has lost a lot and that skewed my perspective :P
We ate at The Keg downtown, and I found this to be a really nice place :)
Everything is still über expensive in Ottawa though, 6$ parking for 2hrs + 65$ for the supper. Ouch.
Hadn't had the chance to cross over to Hull (sorry, Gatineau now!), so can't say about that part of Quebec.
All in all it was a very nice trip, even though it was a short one. I arrived in Ottawa at 14:00, and left right after the game around 22:30, going back to MTL instead of paying 200$ for an hotel (didn't I tell you the city if fucking expensive??).
Now on to the game itself :)
The arena is a bit far from the city, and imho, the city should better developp it's public transportation. But driving there is a charm. You ain't stuck in traffic for 3hrs and there's enough parking places for everyone. That's really nice for a change :)
The Sens easily won 5-3 against the Buffalo Sabers, after wich some frustrated fans attempted, without much success, to destroy the seats with their caps. :D
Overall, I found the arena to be a bit cold, a distinct lack of atmosphere. I was warned, couldn't believe it, but hey, I suppose it's in Ontarians' nature to be 'cold' ;) :D
Ottawa is a power to be reckoned with, even without Kovalev. I hate to break it to you Habs fans, but there's no way you will survive round #1 of the playoffs this year, no matter wich team you fight with. ;)
Are they playing Auxerre?
The Keg is expensive pretty much anywhere you go. I think it's somewhat overrated, really. Not dissing it. It's good steak. Just over priced.
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on November 25, 2009, 05:23:09 PM
Are they playing Auxerre?
Fortunately not, since they would probably lose as Auxerre is number one :D
Steakhouses everywhere are overpriced.
Viper, yeah, alright.
Quote from: Josephus on November 25, 2009, 05:39:52 PM
The Keg is expensive pretty much anywhere you go. I think it's somewhat overrated, really. Not dissing it. It's good steak. Just over priced.
I found it better than
Bâton Rouge or
Le Bifteak in Quebec city. I kinda like the place though. Will have to go back to Ottawa, some day :)
Quote from: Duque de Bragança on November 26, 2009, 03:49:45 AM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on November 25, 2009, 05:23:09 PM
Are they playing Auxerre?
Fortunately not, since they would probably lose as Auxerre is number one :D
Did not know that; it was the nearest town that I could think of that I knew had a team.