[ZX5chica]

Depending on which weekend you're coming, the Ottawa International Dragonboat Festival is taking place on the 20th at Mooney's Bay. It's always a huge turn out with over 200 boats. If you watch, check for my team, the Paddle Demons.

I would definitely recommend renting bikes or bringing rollerblades, and going for a bike/blade along the canal or the Ottawa river parkway. If you're into mountain biking at all, Gatineau Park is really close and has a good variety of trails.

If you go to Gatineau Park, I would recommend checking out the ruins of Carbide Wilson. It's not a bad hike at all, and it's really nice. Also, your GF might like something like McKenzie King estate...

I would agree with everyone, check out the Market, but don't limit yourself to just staying downtown. Little Italy on Preston street is really nice too. There's an awesome pub there called Pub Italia with something like 300 different types of beer... plus, it's not often you get to experience drinking beer in a church pew :)

And my favourite restaurant is in little italy, it's called Stoneface Dolly's. Awesome food!

I agree with ZTW... the war museum is the best museum in Ottawa by far.

If you have any other questions, I live right downtown, so I know the area pretty well