Oh, Canada.
Canadian Embassy.
The Embassy in Washington, D.C. that belongs to America’s friends to the north certainly is beautiful, I thought, admiring its place next to the Newseum as I walked past with my dear wife Karen during the sunny Saturday of our Easter Weekend getaway.
Good neighbor.
Clean lines.
On the walk back, I took my time to get the pure shot above.
This is for all my great friends who call Canada home, warm people I’ve met here on WordPress my two years of blogging. For you, Paul, Diana, Christy, Ross, Linda G., Jay, Donna, and all those who put the u after the o.
Coming tomorrow: Old and New
See Wednesday: Travel (Metro and Airport)
Have you ever visited an embassy in any country, and if so, where and what for? Would feel safe in your country’s embassy in every country? Which photo is your favorite, and why?
Mark Bialczak 
Thanks for the mention, Mr. Mark! 😀 I love poutine and poutine seems to love my hips. 😛 Since you like ketchup on your fries, how about trying Italian poutine? It’s fries with a topping of meaty spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese. Mmmmmm….
Next time I go to Ottawa I’ll try to stop by the Byward Market and snap a picture of the American Embassy for you! 😀
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I’ll try Italian Poutine, you snap a shot of the American embassy next time through Ottawa. Deal, Linda G!
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How cool, Mark! I’ve never been to an embassy here or abroad.
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I liked looking it over from the outside, Rachel. To get in, I think you need to be invited or in trouble!
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while in d.c. we went to an art show at the cuban embassy and it was damn cool.
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I’m glad you met with the damn cool Cuban artists and other Cubans and Americans cool enough to get into the Cuban embassy in D.C., Beth. I have Cuban Embassy envy now.
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I’ve never been to an embassy. I love our neighbors and their country. Only been there a time or two but loved it and loved the ones I’ve met in person and on line.
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MDW Karen and I love Niagara Falls, Ontario, and the people there are the best, MBC. Of course, all of our friends here in BloggyVille from our northern neighbors are so nice, too. ❤
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Bloggyville (love) Canada is a beautiful people!!!!! ❤
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They are us and we are them around our houses, I know, MBC. ❤
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I’m a fan of the clean lines photo. I’m also a fan of Canadians. Haven’t met one I didn’t like yet! 🙂
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I know, they are a great country of people, Aud. 🙂 To put up with you and I and our like … Ha!
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Haha thank you Mark! I’m sure I speak for all the Canadians you mentioned when I say, we love our neighbour to the south too, even though you remove the U after the O. ❤
Diana xo
This post reminds me of the following video where Tom Brokaw explains Canada to America. I feel blessed to be neighbours.
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Thank you, Diana, for putting Tom Brokaw’s excellent pre-Canadian Olympic Games report on our relationship here. Yes, we need each other. ❤ We do get along, the people. Pretty good example for all, I think. Do you like the lines of your embassy? I loved it. 🙂
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Yes I love the lines. You know I’ve never visited a Canadian Embassy in another country. I have visited the American one here in Calgary because they raised funds for an organization I used to work for. Nice folks. 🙂 If I ever make it to DC I would love to visit all the spots you highlighted.
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I hope you get to go to lots of places in D.C., Diana. You would be in a delightful state of discovery. ❤
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Every time I have visited the States, the local people have blown me away with their hospitality and graciousness. I have no doubt I would enjoy DC, Mark.
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I’ve been to the South african embassy in London! What you do notice as you walk around our capital is that some countries have the most amazing buildings in the best places for their embassy and other countries are not so favoured.
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That is an interesting concept, too, Rachel. I did think that Canada had a sweet spot in our capital here, that’s for sure.
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here too – looking out at Trafalgar Square.
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Honored spot, Kingdom ties and all, there, Rachel.
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if they get rid of the Queen they are for somewhere out of town .. 🙂 I think your country has a good place – i’ll have to go and take a look 🙂
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Tell me where we are. We got rid of the Queen and all that with a war in 1776, don’t forget, Rachel.
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this is true – but you do seem to love our royals more than we do?
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Yes, the U.S. is infatuated with your royals, Rachel, that I will not argue!
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distance makes the heart grow fonder.
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Cool but classic, just like us.
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Exactly what I thought, Ross. I pressed around the sides looking for the portable rink set up out back, but they must have taken it down already!
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Thank you. One day I hope to make it to DC to see it in person. IMO poutine is gross. We have so much more to offer.
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Ha! Another Canadian against poutine. I am hearing a minor ruckus against the cheesey potato. My friend Paul (of two Canadian Pauls) wrote a whole blog about it!
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I just think it’s sad that it’s what people think of when they think of Canadian food. Like I said we have so much more to offer.
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I never even heard of poutine until I read Paul’s blog about it! Syracuse is pretty close to Canada, so we know your customs well, but I missed out on that one. 🙂
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So, I am also a bit of an architecture junkie, too – love our embassy! Thank you for the side by side view. (and I hope they do better than Molson’s and poutine)
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I have made a new Canadian friend, I hope, VioletSky. I know I like Molson. Poutine … I prefer my fries with ketchup, please and thank you, says this U.S. fry guy.
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I had poutine for the first time a couple of months ago. Not particularly impressed, but still managed to eat it all! Like many foods, it has been tweaked to obscenity. Anyway, you guys have ‘Coney Island Fries’ – yeech.
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Yeah, you got that right, Violet Sky. Now hot dogs with sauerkraut and spicy brown mustard, hot diggety!
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Yahoooo! Thanks for the Canadian tribute here and the mention. Happy to know you, sweet Mark! 🙂
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My warm Sunshine from tne land of the North(west). Back at you, Christy.
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Thank you for showing us this little slice of The Great White North when you were out and about, neighbour. 🙂
It’s a beauty, eh.
I wonder if they serve poutine and Molson Canadian in the cafeteria. 😉
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I wondered lots of things as I peered at this one, Donna. One thought: Are you?
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