加拿大国会山影秀

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我们计划前往加拿大渥太华， 用一天的时间，游览国会山和周边景点。一是动身晚了， 二是路上拥挤， 我们实际到达的时候，已经是晚上8点。 即来之， 则安之，国会山还是要转转。夜景也是景。等到达国会山时，我们发现好多好多的人。 整个广场几乎坐满。“请问这里有什么活动吗？” “Light Show!” “Light Show？” 没有听说过. 原来，就是放电影，投射到国会山的墙上。许多投影机啦。

这个官方网站 讲: "Northern Lights 北极光“是每晚从2015年7月10日直到2015年9月12日，免费双语上影。七月晚上10:00开始，八月晚上9:30开始，九月晚上9:00开始。约30分钟长。".

这里有一个 视频，你可以预览。 我们把车停放在 World Exchange Plaza 地下停车场（收费5元，从下午6点到午夜12点）。然后从World Exchange Plaza东门离开，沿 Metcalfe 大街走去，到国会山。 演出结束后，回来时，吃了一个不大不小的惊： World Exchange Plaza东门已经锁上了！随着人流，我们尝试着来到World Exchange Plaza南门，也是锁着的！沿建筑物继续走，转过拐角到了西侧，找到一个非常不明显的小门， 上面的标志写着，“地下停车场昼夜入口”。

几乎是所有汽车都想在同一时间开出，我们花了大约30分钟才从停车场离开。 事后，我们注意到，沿Metcalfe大街可以免费停车。能不能找到个位子， 就要看你的运气了。

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Light Show on the Parliament Hill

这里是中文译本。

We were planning to visit Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, and the surrounding area during the day time. However, we were running quite late, and by the time we actually arrived, it was already 8:00 pm. When we got to Parliament Hill, we noticed that there was a large crowd, which hinted that there might be some kind of special event would happen. Yes, that is the Light Show. What? What was the Light Show? Never heard of it. Oh, it is a movie, projected on to Parliament Hill, with many projectors.

This official web site says: "Northern Lights is a free bilingual show presented nightly from July 10 to September 12, 2015. Show times: in July at 10:00 p.m., in August at 9:30 p.m., and in September at 9:00 p.m.". It is about 30 minutes long.

You can see a preview in this video. We parked at the World Exchange Plaza under ground parking lot. It is $5 from 6:00 pm to mid-night. We exited from the eastern entrance, walked along Metcalfe Street, to the Hill. After the event finished, we walked back, and discovered that the eastern entrance was locked. Following the crowd, we tried the south entrance, which was locked as well. Continuing along the building, turned around the corner on the west side, and there was a barely noticeable 'tiny' door with a sign saying, 24 hours access to the under ground parking.

As many cars were trying to exit at the same time, it took us about 30 minutes to escape from the parking lot. We noticed afterwards that parking along Metcalfe Street might be free. I guess you have to bet on your luck to find a spot.

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