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| - I've been here a few times over the last two years and every time I remind myself to get here earlier, before the worst of the crowds set in. This year was the best yet (noon on a Saturday), with a minimum wait time for a meal, albeit surrounded by thousands of people. By the time I left, the lineups were woefully long.
The stalls are cute, but they're all fairly exposed to the cold, so I tend to keep my gloves on in lieu of handling merchandise. The best part of the this place is the giant tree and the carollers and the mulled wine, which is quite nice.
I am not one of those hardy Canadians who embrace winter and all that snow and ice. Getting (and staying warm) here can be a challenge. If you stop for long to look at anything, the cold sets in. The restaurants who use the outdoor heaters seem a bit like a cruel joke - nobody looks warm sitting outside, but I guess they make you pay a premium to sit indoors. As a result, I tend to settle for whatever restaurant has indoor seating, and then I ask to sit as far from the doors as possible. I guess I'm not very good at winter.
The Distillery District remains a summer/warm weather destination for me. The issues with parking and limited transit in the area make being outside for longer than expected an inevitability. I can accept that - just not at minus zero temps.
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