Review: BARACK OBAMA in Ottawa, Canada (02-19-09)
Tiesto has some competition..
apparently the President unexpectedly extended his set beyond the original 5 hours by making a few unscheduled stops in town..
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Future visit
U.S. President Barack Obama wrapped up a lengthy news conference with a pledge to return to Canada - when it's warmer. And with a broad smile he also thanked the Canadians who headed stateside to help with his election campaign.
Mad dash
Obama waved to the crowd again as he was leaving Parliament Hill. When everyone realized the motorcade was heading east, hundreds of people ran in that direction to see if they could see him again. The snow is ankle deep and rough terrain from thousands of footprints, so everyone was stumbling and giggling as they ran. Then when the motorcade disappeard around the corner, there was another stampede to Wellington St. People were cheering and waving as it crossed onto Elgin St. To head back to the airport. Then when the frenzy was over, all you could see were people checking their cameras to see if they had the shot they had been hoping for, still gasping for breath from the run through the snow and cold air.
-Joanna Smith
Souvenir shopping
After leaving Parliament Hill, the President made an unscehduled stop in Ottawa's Byward market, sparking pandemonium among the afternoon shoopers.
He stopped at the Oxxo Silk Market. He emerged with a keychain that he purchased with Canadian currency, telling Ann Compton, "I was looking for a key chain and a snow globe for my daughters." He said he was continuing a tradition started during the campaign, picking up memorobilia at every stop.
Shoppers crowded his every move, snapping pictures. Obama then said he was looking for a Beaver Tail, a famed local pastry. He entered Le Moulin de Provence and announced he wanted Canadian cookies. The baker, from the South of France, obliged with Maple Leaf cookies, according to the pool report provided by an American reporter accompanying the president.
"I figure I'd get some points from may daughters," Obama said. The baker refused his cash -- don't know if they were loonies. "It's for your daughters," he said. "It's not for you."
As he emerged from the market, a woman waited for him with the Beaver Tail. He took it, posed for some pictures, then ducked back into his limo.
Obama and a $5 bill
Adnan Ustun, manager of OXXO Silk & Gift store in the ByWard Market, holds the $5 bill Obama used to buy a keychain for one of his daughters. He is also holding another one of the keychains, which has a moose on it.
-Joanna Smith
Treats for Obama
Obama bought two Maple Leaf cookies at the Le Moulin de Provence bakery during his unscheduled stop in the ByWard Market. While he was there, BeaverTails employee Jessica Milien, 17, brought him an Obama tail, a version of the deep-fried patry coated with cinnamon and sugar and decorated with the letter O made with whipped cream, chocolate sauce and maple syrup.
-Joanna Smith
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source:
http://thestar.blogs.com/notebook/
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