Tourist activities

Other than the previous comments about insane bureaucracy, I've been enjoying the regular tourist activities with the added flavor of having one or two local guides. This way (and, well, with a bit of luck), we've managed to do a lot of free or cheap things:

- Black Creek Pioneer Village (admission 2 dollars instead of 12 an hour before closing time), which was a pretty little 19th century village thingy with guides dressed up accordingly.
- Lunch-time piano concert at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts. Music was a bit modern to our liking, but it was fun to hear the pianist talk about the pieces. Also, it felt good to just sit for an hour without having to actively do anything. (The seats were a bit uncomfortable, though.)
- Royal Ontario Museum, free for the last hour on Wednesday. Saw First Nations artifacts (why was the lighting so dark?), a weird Canada exhibit (a mixture of furniture, paintings etc.), and dinosaur skeletons, which were awesome.

We've also done some shopping (for warmer clothes...), enjoyed fresh bagels, and wondered in pretty little parks. I can't get over the abundance of cute squirrels in this city. Many of them are black! I also saw a tiny little one... Don't know if it was a baby or a midget. Cool birds too in all kinds of bright colors.