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Originally Posted by megadude
First and only time I've been to that museum was in 2012 and it's a really nice spot, inside and out. Definitely great views of the Parliament across the river. When I crossed the bridge from Ottawa to Gatineau both my gf and I were surprised by how different the surroundings felt immediately once you got off the bridge. Yes, different province (and culture), but same region. We weren't expecting that. We didn't explore Gatineau at all other than a couple of blocks around the museum but it was enough to be eye opening. We had spent the previous day around U of Ottawa as we stayed in a residence doubling as a hotel in the summer.
In contrast, when I crossed the river from Louisville, KY to the IN side and back the next day last November, it was very much seamless it seemed. Just like Cincinnati, OH to Covington, KY and numerous other examples.
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It's funny to hear that because as someone who lives in Montreal, I've always thought Gatineau looked very similar to equivalent parts of Ottawa. It has a distinct Outaouais/Ottawa Valley kind of architecture that isn't found elsewhere in Quebec. The main visual difference comes from the infrastructure, since these standards vary quite a bit between Quebec and Ontario. Signage, traffic lights, sidewalks, lampposts, road markings – they're all different.
I find the difference between US states is often more subtle than the difference between Canadian provinces, although a similar experience to the Quebec/Ontario divide might be Vermont/New Hampshire, because they have fairly different standards in terms of building regulations, urban planning and infrastructure (eg very few strip malls, big box stores or billboards in Vermont, but lots in New Hampshire).
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