Friday, February 20, 2009

OBAMA in Ottawa!!! Beaver Tails are Obama Tails!

Obama stops for maple cookies in Ottawa
Ottawa, AFP:
Obama left with a keychain and maple cookies offered to him by a French-born baker who refused to accept payment. "It's for your daughters," said the baker at Le Moulin de Provence in the ByWard Market.
US President Barack Obama made a surprise stop at a historic farmer's market for maple cookies and keepsakes for his daughters, on his first official trip to Canada.Pandemonium ensued as crowds of friendly Canadians surged to greet the US president, snapping pictures, according to a pool report.
"I was looking for a key chain and a snow globe for my daughters," he said, adding he was continuing a tradition started during his election campaign, picking up memorabilia at every stop.
"I figure I'd get some points from my daughters," he said.
Obama left with a keychain and maple cookies offered to him by a French-born baker who refused to accept payment. "It's for your daughters," said the baker at Le Moulin de Provence in the ByWard Market. "It's not for you."
Established by Lieutenant-Colonel John By in 1826, the ByWard Market is one of Canada's oldest and largest public markets.
The builder of the Rideau Canal, By himself laid out the street plan of the market, designating extra wide streets to accommodate a public market and gathering place.

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