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Winnipeg
Travel Blogs from Winnipeg, Canada
Culture Vultures in Winnipeg
... greeted by 'Have you come for the free concert? It starts in 2 minutes and its the Mahler Symphony.' The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is doing its final dress rehearsal for the first concert of the season. We slip into the end 3 ...
A little bird told me ...
... recovering from the flight, the jet lag and all. Went with Janet and Gordon to look at some gardens and things around Winnipeg. Lovely city, open spaces, the people are friendly, houses are gorgeous. We were walking through one of the gardens, and ...
New changes, new trip, countdown begins!!!
I originally had a 6 week trip planned to Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Turkey and tickets and tour were booked and I was pretty much all set to go. Then problems arose in Egypt and it didn't look like I would be able to make it there. The problem was a) I ...
Football Monday
... some Polar Bears. It was Football Monday so we ended up watching Calgary Stampeders vs Montreal Alouettes; then BC Lions vs Winnipeg BlueBombers, which the BlueBombers came from behind to win; now New York Jets vs Minnesota Vikings is on... No new ...
Back Home
Here I am finally at home after two years. Winnipeg has not changed a BIT! It's amazing really, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Winnipeg isn't my favourite city and I think everyone knows it, but I still defend it to people when I am traveling. Most ...
Sur la route du blé
... d'eau dans les champs qu'il semble plutôt s'agir de rizières. Donc, notre premier arrêt dans les prairies : Winnipeg. Une belle petite ville qui serait comparable à la ville de Québec pour ce qui est du centre ...
Back Home
We had a bit of a long layover in Toronto as our Winnipeg flight wasn't scheduled to leave until 8:30 pm (and didn’t leave until closer to 9:30 pm). We got to Winnipeg at 11:00 pm local time (7:00 am Istanbul time). Gary was there to drive us home ...
Oh Canada...
Flights six and seven done. Airport pat-down number three received. We have arrived in Canada. All settled in Winnipeg, after a small stop in Calgary, where we had our little bit of chaos for today: They boarded the plane, then promptly de-boarded us to ...
Time at Home
... MY dog Laddie, two cats....Phoebe and Mercury . Laddie who is a kind hearted dog, needs alot of attention. I got him from the Winnipeg Humane Society, we believe that he has been abused in some way by a male (seeing as he is terrified of males). So ...
Choo choo......
We are on the Canadian, which is the train which runs from Toronto to Vancouver, a journey of over four thousand kilometres. We feel very young (which is a bonus) - most of the people on board are 60 plus. I guess it isn’t the kind of thing ...
My Winnipeg
... with the Red. I ended the weekend with an exhilarating walk from St. Boniface across the Provencher Bridge to downtown Winnipeg, where I met Heather, a previous roommate from undergrad, for dinner. I loved seeing the Red River in that light in those ...
A Very Busy Week
... is very exciting news, considering how much I just LOVE to wear shorts. Starbucks is a must and a daily purchase here in Canada! I might be addicted. I'm sharing and passing this addiction on. The weather was awful on Friday. It's not very warm here. ...
Another rainy day...
Slept in a little later this morning than I have thus far. It was mostly because the other guests at this B&B were taking breakfast at 10 and I didn't want to make more work for my hosts. The cool thing is the other guests are from ...
Going to Paris
Tuesday, March 7th,2006 : I am sitting at the airport in Winnipeg and am reading a French translation book. Wow, I am going to be in Paris soon; I am feeling more ...
Eastward Bound In Surprisingly Beautiful ...
I was amazed by the very nice buildings in Winnipeg - the next morning. The night we arrived we were very tired and spent an hour it seemed driving around, cramped, in the rain, through residential parts of the City without a hotel in sight. I ...
Very Short Day
... kms to be exact. Bring on the Prairies! My buddy Jordan, who's also doing the drive across Canada, found us some cheap tickets to the Winnipeg Jets game so we spent our evening there after watching the Canucks game in my hotel room first. ...
Home Sweet Home.
We made it. Our adventure complete. It was a good one! Can't wait for the next one to ...
Packing List
For some strange reason I get a kick out of reading other people's packing lists. I am always trying to cut back and minimize my own list, and I love tor read how other people get by. This trip is harder to keep it from being carry on as I will need to ...
Chillin in Winnipeg!
Hi y'all A quick hello to say we are chillin with uncle Jim in Winnipeg for a couple of days before heading off to Banff National Park on Wednesday. Been drinkin beer and playin pool in his local country hotel bar. Trev beat me 2 games to 1. Better ...
Last Day of work...
Well, the time has come... my temporary retirement has arrived... it is a sad day for some and an exciting day for ME!!!!! it is exactly 10 days till my adventure, it will be a week of BBQ's, dinners and parties... my mission before I go is this... first ...
The Peg
Got up early to get in a shower & hair wash before I went to Winnipeg. I drove right downtown in search of the tourist info centre. I couldn't locate it and asked at least 6 different people and none of them knew where it was. A few ...
I wish to shop more
I am staying for another night in the Peg and shopped for a few items; -Shoes -Deodorant -Tshirt -Lock for suitcase -Umbrella I need more clothes, man. I've been wearing this same wardrobe for the past 4 years now. Damn. Preparing for my ...
Winnnipeg
... scenery. Drove through Lake of the Woods (which is incredibly beautiful) and then crossed the border into MB. 2 more hours and I was in Winnipeg. Found a hotel for the night. The hotel was ok, but I was worried the car wouldn't be there in the morning. ...
Manitoba
... . Un total de 800 m. Il a deux petites roues pour d'entrainement, mais je ne pense pas qu'il va en avoir besoin longtemps. A Winnipeg, nous avons du faire reparer la vitre qui a rencontre un oiseau sur la route. Une belle pock du cote du passager. Nous ...
Countdown
February 23rd, 2011 Canada 158 days and counting... This trip hasn't happened yet, obviously. But things have a nasty habit of happening really fast when you stop thinking about them. This is the first time I'm working with a B log, and ...