Went to the Toronto Zoo yesterday, despite the "terrible weather" (light to medium rain all day, with temperatures around 19C).

As we've discovered many times in the past, it turned out being the perfect day to go to the Zoo.

No lines. Exhibits to ourselves. No scorching sun ruining our mood. Perfect. Pavillians empty, and time to sit and contemplate what exactly one wants to order at fine food establishments such as Harvey's or Pizza Pizza.

As long as you're prepared, including umbrellas and ponchos, a little rain can be a great thing.  We found the same thing at Disney's Animal Kingdom, where again a presumedly crummy day turned out being extraordinary.

(As a sidenote, yesterday was "Daniel Cook Day" at the zoo. Daniel Cook is a smart young boy who has a series on Treehouse TV, among others, basically where he learns about people's professions. As a promotion at the zoo, any kids wearing "Daniel Cook Orange" automatically got 1/2 off admission. Cute event, even though the turnout was terrible, but the idea of getting all of the kids at a strange place to dress alike seems like a very poorly thought out idea. "Come to the zoo! It's Daniel Cook/Lose Your Kid Day!")