Canadian Mint (Ottowa branch)

Canadian Mint Building, and Mr 4 asleep with uneaten chocolate eclair. He did wake up and ask after it, luckily I hadn't given it to his brother.

Today was a bonus day in Ottowa, while we waited for my passport to land. The kids and I went to the Canadian Mint, which was quite an interesting tour. In Ottowa they make Gold (as in, gold bars and gold investment coins) and investment silver, and the special edition coins made out of silver, and they have a tour following the process on the mezzanine floor of the factory.
The boys lifted a 500 000 canadian dollar gold bar (with help, I think it was 24lbs), and we got a shiney dollar from the gate house when paying for the tour (as change, but we kept the coin).
After that we went for hot chocolate, where Mr 4 promptly fell asleep in my lap without finishing his chocolate eclair (!!) or tasting his hot chocolate (!!!). We struggled back to the hotel.
Then after a bit of a break, the boys rose to the occasion (and the offer of Easter eggs) and walked with me to the Post Office to collect my passport, which had finally been delivered.