Blogs from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America - page 2

When researching our trip, we saw that the zoo seemed to be very nice. We all love animals anyways. We visited the zoo and surrounding park this day. It was not far from our hotel and the airport. It was well laid out and nice to walk through. There were hardly any crowds at first so it was nice. We ended near where the polar bears were, and had lunch at the zoo cafe. I had my first poutine there, and although I was hesitant to try it, I really liked it. After the zoo, we walked around Assiniboine Park. This is where more of my wife's research came into play. She found out that Winnie the Pooh was based off of Winnipeg the Bear, and that there was a statue in the park. I would ... read more

Friday and Saturday, September 29 & 30 My room is great! Very compact, huge window, comfortable bed, warm comforter, large bench to sit on during the day, sink, and toilet/footrest which is covered up by the bed at night. Shower down the hall. Dining car is next to us. Breakfast between 6:30-8:30 on a first-come basis, three sittings each for lunch and dinner - we got the coveted middle seating of 1:00-2:00 and 7:00-8:00. Four main course choices for every meal, plus soup or salad, dessert. Activity car always has coffee, tea, fruit, crackers, cookies. Activity room has tables and a small dome section, too. It took the twenty or so hours to travel across southern Ontario with a time change the second night. We got into Manitoba Saturday morning and were able to get off ... read more

Bonjour à tous. Le Manitoba est une province du centre ouest du Canada, situé dans les prairies, avec au sud les états US du Dakota du Nord et le Minnesota. Population 1 210 000 habitants, sur une superficie de 647 800km2, Comme la Saskatchewan 100 000 de plus que la France. La province compte plus de 110 000 lacs. Et comme hier la Saskatchewan, même ressources, Agriculture, élevage. mines, pétrole et gaz. Winnipeg en est la capitale, et compte 800 000 habitants. La ville est la confluence des rivières Assiniboine et Rouge. Les hivers y sont assez froid avec une moyenne de -25° en janvier et l'été + 27° en aout, ce qui est le cas en cet fin de journée. Ce qui est de ma soirée à Regina, un petit tour à pied dans le ... read more

Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement. We are now in Brandon at the Meadowlark Campground where we are feeling decidedly outclassed by our fellow campers in their pricey RVs. We laid out $65 for our tent at walmart. Michele makes into a home that is just as nice (if not quite as comfortable) as any of the $100,000 beauties that surround us. We have now reached the point in our trip where we have to drive to Calgary in order to be able to connect with friends who are only going to be there on June 6th. We put Allan (my Fuji touring bike named in honour of Allan Turing) in his rack on top of the car. We have both made solemn pledges to warn each other about going under anything low ... read more

Monday June 6th I graduated! Yay! But that is not why I hopped on a plane several hours after my graduation. Everyone thinks I am on some post-grad journey of self discovery or trying to run away to peace and quiet after a brutal last year from hell. The truth is, now that I am free I am finally free to do what I was born to do, which is to travel. Also my boss at the restaurant needed me in July to fill in for everyone, and I eventually have to do the adult thing and look for jobs in my field so leaving in the middle of the summer made no sense. Plus it is Ramadan AND F1 weekend which means everyone who usually goes to the resto is either not eating supper this ... read more