I was sitting around minding my business when suddenly things started shaking, almost as if a large truck was driving by the building. The vibration became stronger, then suddenly the entire building started to jerk and my coffee spilled everywhere. I decided to get out of this old apartment and take a walk with my camera. I am definitely going to be sleeping in pyjamas with my bags packed tonight.
Courthouses in Ottawa after the earthquake.
City Hall appears to have been evacuated.
Although it's hard to tell from this picture, the streets were packed with cars and the sidewalks overflowing with people.
Ottawa actually felt like a real city for once, people were outside, the city felt bustling.
I took this opportunity to grab lunch from this pulled pork stand on Sparks Street...
Yum a delicious pulled pork sandwich!
I took my sandwich to Parliament Hill and found it had been evacuated as well.
There was a mixture of tourists, locals, and senators all trying to figure out what to do.
I waited around on Parliament Hill- my canary in the coal mine was security letting the parliamentarians back to work. Cell/3G service was spotty, making it hard to get information. The perks sitting on Parliament Hill were: an abundance of security, and no chance of anything falling on me sitting in the grass.
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