Browsing on Bank Street

Bank Street is a very long Ottawa Street that runs north and south for miles, from Wellington Street (where the Parliament Buildings are situated) in the heart of the city, right to the outskirts of town. One of my favorite shopping areas is Bank Street in the Glebe (an old Ottawa neighborhood near the Rideau Canal).














The buildings are old - and some of the names are, too, like the Glebe Apothecary (a drugstore)...


















... and the Glebe Emporium, where I occasionally buy pots and pans and other household items.














My daughter loves to shop in the Papery, a stationery store with many unique paper items.














We sometimes stop in at Mrs. Tiggy Winkle's, a toy store, with lots of interesting gift ideas, for children and adults.














It's easy to find one-of-a-kind gifts in other small Glebe shops, too... (like these cute winter hats for children - with animal faces on them - which are popular this year)...














And, of course, there are coffee shops and bakeries... (Why am I always drawn to the bakeries?!!)