Monday, January 7, 2013

Where In Ottawa: January 2013

Happy New Year!

Not only is this the first Where In Ottawa challenge of 2013, it also falls on the birthday of a wonderful person: Happy Birthday to Miriam L.

Miriam and I have never met in real life but I have known her for a couple of years online and I think that if we lived in the same city, we'd be best buddies. From her taste in music (she and I could quote lyrics from The Smiths all day long) to her writing style, and to our mutual view on the lost spirit of Christmas, we have a lot in common.

When I learned that Miriam's birthday was to fall on the first Monday in January, I promised her that I would keep her in mind when I chose the location for my Where In Ottawa challenge. Eventually, Miriam plans to visit our city, and when she does I would like to show her one of my favourite spots in the entire Ottawa-Gatineau region.

Your job, dear readers, is to identify that location. To that end, here is this month's photo, dedicated to my virtual friend:



And here are the rules:
  • When you have identified this location (and be as specific as possible), leave your answer in the Comments section for this post. No e-mail messages, tweets, or Facebook posts will be accepted.
  • If you have already won a Where In Ottawa challenge, you can still play to earn bragging rights, but no giveaway will be awarded. You already have it anyway.
  • If you have been to this location with me at any time, you are ineligible to play. You have an unfair advantage.
  • You can guess as many times as you like.
The first person to correctly identify the location of this photo will receive an autographed copy of my novel, Songsaengnim: A Korea Diary.

And if you don't already follow Miriam—on Twitter or her running blog—do so. Tell her that I sent you.


Update: Where In Ottawa has been solved for January. Congratulations to Christine Brown of Toronto (no relation, but we know each other: we went to school together from grades 7 to 9).

To see the location, tune in to this week's Wordless Wednesday.

3 comments:

  1. Thanks, friend!! Great post, and that image is gorgeous. Alas, I have no idea where it is, but it's beautiful, and thank you so very much for honoring me in your post :)

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  2. I believe this to be one of my fav spots when I get to come back home
    Mackenzie king's estate in the gatineau park, quebec.

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    1. Congratulations, Christine! Yes, this location is, in fact, the Mackenzie King Estate, also known as Moorside.

      The book is yours; I'll contact you for a mailing address.

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