President Obama's visit to Ottawa, Canada

**Catty1** · 02-20-2009, 10:58 AM

Photo gallery here, if you are interested. He bought a Beaver Tail...

http://www.cbc.ca/photogallery/news/1990/

I like photo 12 - he seems to be looking at Harper with a "don't mess with me, Bucko" expression.

**joycenalex** · 02-20-2009, 11:11 AM

since i thought beaver tail had formerly been attached to a smaller mammal, i checked google, and sure enough it wasn't (insert relief smilie here). they are called elephant ears here in ohio, are a fried dough pastry, often sprinkled with sugar, cinnamon or other toppings. thanks for the link catty, intresting seeing how other countries see our president.

**Grace** · 02-20-2009, 11:53 AM

Thanks for the link. I enjoyed the photos. One thing I heard that distressed me - he admitted he had never seen a hockey game. Does he have any idea what he is missing?

**Catty1** · 02-20-2009, 11:57 AM

It's okay, Grace - we'll drag him back here for the Stanley Cup!

**smokey the elder** · 02-20-2009, 12:01 PM

Never saw a hockey game!

What a deprived individual.

**momoffuzzyfaces** · 02-20-2009, 12:25 PM

Alas, not all of us are blessed with the opportunities to see live hockey games here!

I'm not sure Kansas even has any places to play hockey other than in Kansas city.

I have seen them on tv though. They look like fun to see in person.

Thanks for sharing the pics with us.

**joycenalex** · 02-21-2009, 08:43 AM

canada was recognized as a seperate nation on july 1 1867, warren g harding (of ohio-my suprise there in seeing he was the first) was the first american president to visit canada, in vancouver april 26, 1923. now since harding grew up in ohio, and since we get lots of cold weather here off to find out if he saw/played/watched hockey.....
*ETA* the date was the first official visit by an american president i could find. teddy roosevelt likely traveled there given his love of adventure, just not as the american president. and harding high school in marion ohio has a very good hockey team

**Edwina's Secretary** · 02-22-2009, 09:28 PM

Not really surprising as Teddy Roosevelt was the first sitting president to travel outside the United States in 1906. It just wasn't "done." He went to Panama I think.