Winnipeg, Canada

The following pictures will represent a small number of the many pictures being taken enroute to Maine and Canada.  Pictures will be added over a period of the next several months so please check back.  Up-dates will occur about every three or four days.

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Week of August 5th, 2004

While driving towards Winnipeg we passed so many lakes I began to feel there is more water here than land.  As we drove down the highway I noticed this small lake with great clouds floating above so I grabbed the camera and took the shot.

Upon arriving in Winnipeg we found this wonderful new Inn at the Forks.  The Forks area is a historical area where two rivers meet.

Naturally there is a shopping area and you the reader can guess who found it.  I must say, it was fun.

Winnipeg skyline with a deep blue clear sky.

We met Ross and Elfriede as we were starting off on a shopping spree.  What a wonderful couple.  I only wished we had more time to enjoy their company.

On the left is the inside of the train depot while below is the building.

This picture on the left needs to be explained.  The ceiling was very high and I wanted to get a picture of the entire room but I left my wide angle back in the room as well as my tripod.  This is two pictures on the vertical stitched together.  As a two dimensional picture its magnitude becomes lost.  look at the bottom left and you will see a man standing at a counter.  In addition I have placed this picture here at a fixed size and will not enlarge if clicked on.

The picture to the right is the court building.  The plaque, above it, will give you more detail about the building and the importance placed on the judicial system.

The Legislative Building was formally opened on July 15th 1920, the 50th anniversary of Manitoba's entry into Confederation.  This is a paramount example of Beaux-Arts Classical architecture in the province.  The building is sheathed in Manitoba Tyndall limestone and is adorned with many allegorical works of art celebrating wisdom, justice and courage.  The Golden Boy atop the dome is symbolic of Manitoba's eternal youth and progress.

If you look closely you will see the Buffalo skulls used in the decoration of the celling.

On the left an interesting Bistro and below a Mini in traffic.

A very cool pedestrian bridge.

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