The Great Ottawa Bingo Card

Hey team!

Only 3 days left till I leave Ottawa for my pre-Europe New Brunswick visit! Lately, I've been doing a lot of thinking about how wonderful Ottawa is and all of the things I'll miss about it.

Aside from the obvious (friends, job, favourite café, blah, blah, etc. etc.) there's also the fact that, being the nation's capital, Ottawa is chock-full of interesting and entertaining things to see and do. Of course, like most people, it never really occurred to me to be a tourist in my own town. At least, not until about 3 months ago when my move to Scotland transformed from an idea into a sure thing. Suddenly, I realized that there was so much left to do in Ottawa that I had wanted to do, but had just never made a point of actually going out and doing.

Being a person who loves to check things off lists, I decided to organize these activities into the OTTAWA BINGO CARD (patent pending).

Here it is, y'all:

Canadian Mint 10h00-17h00 Res. (613) 993-8990 $6 Weekday $4.50 Weekend	National Gallery 10h00-17h00 Closed Monday $12-Adult $10-Student	Bytown Museum 11h00-16h00 Closed Monday $6.50-Adult $4.50-Student	Aviation Museum 10h00-17h00 Closed Tuesday $13-Adult $10-Student	Science Museum 9h00-17h00 Closed Monday $12-Adult $10-Student	Nature Museum 9h00-17h00 Closed Monday $12-Adult $10-Student
Civilization 9h30-17h00 $13-Adult $10-Student Combo w/ War: $20-Adult; $15-Student Imax+1 Mus: $20-Adult; $15-Student Imax+2 Mus $26-Adult; $20 Student Combos good for 2 extra days	War Museum 9h30-17h00 $13-Adult $10-Student Combo w/ Civ: $20-Adult; $15-Student Imax+1 Mus: $20-Adult; $15-Student Imax+2 Mus $26-Adult; $20 Student Combos good for 2 extra days	Rideau Hall Res.1-866-842-4422 Res. 2 days ahead	Bytowne Theatre $10.00	IMAX 1 Film $11-Adult; $9-Student 2 Films $17-Adult; $14 Student	Mayfair Theatre $10.00
Little Italy Wander for an afternoon	Chinatown Wander for an afternoon	Monopolatte Mon-Thur 12h-2h Fri 12h00-3h00 Sat 11h00-3h00 Sun 11h00-1h00 $5 Cover; No Cover on Mondays	NAC Concerts Live Rush prices Available from 10am the day before the show	Little Theatre Box Office 11h-20h show night 11h-16h dark night Shows start 19h30 Closed Monday Adult-$25 Student-$12	Arts Court Every Day 9h00-23h00 -
Ottawa School of Art Gallery Mon-Thur 9h30-21h Fri+Sat 8h30-16h30 Sun. 12h30-16h30	St. Laurent+Hill Gallery Tues.-Sat. 10h-18h Sun. 12h00-17h00 Closed Monday	Diefenbunker Every Day 11h-16h $14-Adults $10-Students	Supreme Court Mon.-Fri 9h-17h00 Closed Sat & Sun Res. Request form: http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/vis/tour-visite/request-demande-eng.aspx	Notre Dame Mon.11h30-18h00  Tues.- Sat.10h-18h Sun.8h00-20h30	U Ottawa Drama 20h00 Academic Hall $20-Ad; $10-Student

The dates and times I've included on the card were for the winter season, but a lot of places stay open longer during the summer so keep that in mind when exploring. 

This is just a sample of all that is to be seen and done in O-town, but it's certainly a good start, regardless of whether you're a visitor from away, or simply trying to be a hometown adventurer. 

I haven't quite finished it myself yet (and I almost certainly won't before I leave) but it definitely has gotten me out of my routine of work-home-couch-TV-bedtime. In researching the info for the Bingo Card, I also came across a cool website dedicated to helping people in Ottawa break the lazy+sweatpants routine: http://couchassassin.com/ - worth a look if you're bored!

That's all for now chicas y chicos! Happy exploring!

Only 10 days till Marg and I get on that plane to Spain!

P.S. My favourite Ottawa café is Artissimo at the corner of George and Cumberland.  The café au lait is perfection, the employees are really friendly, the decor is funky and most importantly, it's really close to my apartment. Convenience!