Steckart Family In The Slammer

This is what the kids do to the driver when they've had enough...







Our diggs tonight is a family dorm room at the renovated Ottawa Prison, now a Youth Hostel.







Here the kids are standing in an actual cell. It was one cot wide.







A renovated stairwell that used to be wooden. I'm shooting this photo down the stairwell. Notice the grate? That was for suicide/murder prevention.







Should we leave them here?







Nah, they're hungry. We went into town, only about 4 blocks away and had some fabulous pizza. We walked through the open market. Hanging baskets for 5 bucks!







Gelato was yummy. Of course, kids always pick the messiest flavor, don't they? Notice the "No Loitering" sign?







Did I mention that this place sold Pez? I'm no Pez Geek, but this is the most Pez dispensers I have ever seen in one place!







Let's go back and have a drink in the basement bar.






CHEERS!