Ottawa is known for a lot of things:
- There are more than 14 museums in Ottawa, and apparently the Canadian History Museum is the most visited museum in Canada.
- A skilled and competent civil service (20% of all adults in the Federal civil service alone)
- We take great pride in civic responsibility (we are above the national average when it comes to voting woohoo!)
- We have an educated population (four universities plus colleges)
- The Rideau Canal is the largest skating rink in world
- It's the seventh coldest capital in the world...*
Hmmm not exactly the most riveting list is it? It probably explains why people often claim it's a boring city even though, as I've said before, I would argue that's unfair.
And true to form, even a worldwide pandemic can't stop Ottawan's from our organized and officious selves! I snapped this photo of people standing in line to buy Suzy Q donuts on Sunday when it was a (crazy) 20 degrees Celsius outside. Now don't get me wrong, Suzy Q isn't half bad but standing around for 20 minutes at 2 pm...for donuts?
Still, it's great to support local. And who am I to judge what people stand outside for? I've seen lineups around the block for ice cream (in October) and grocery stores at 8 am when they open (waiting 30 minutes after opening avoids the lines). Compared to the passion in that country down south of us... maybe standing around in lines isn't such a bad quirk!
*Ulaan-Baatar (Mongolia), Astana (Kazakhastan), Moscow, Helsinki, Reykjavik and Tallin (Estonia) apparently beat us.
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