WINNIPEG THE LAST STOP

Our visit to Winnipeg marked the end of the trip. It is the capital and largest city in Manitoba and, like almost everything else in the province, started out as a trading post for the fur trade with the indians. The pictures below give an overview. We said our farewells to new and old friends and crossed the border back in to the States on Saturday 10/17. It was a "once in a lifetime" trip that we are glad we made but now we are looking forward to getting home to some warmth.


FAREWELL DINNER

ON THE ROAD TO WINNIPEG

THIS WAS THE RESIDENCE OF THE FIRST GOVERNOR

The Legislative Building in Winnipeg

THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY AN ARCHITECT WHO WAS A FREE MASON IF YOU LOOK CLOSE YOU CAN SEE THE INFLUENCE IN THE STRUCTURE.

At the Canadian Mint - the Moose RCMP guarding the gold.

That is a real gold bar that our friends are holding with the real guard looking on.



The original oil painting of Winnie the Pooh. Did you know that Winnie was named for Winnipeg?


This statue at the zoo in Assiniboine Park is dedicated to the real Winnie. He was an orphan cub adopted as a mascot for this soldier's regiment in WWI. The bear was donated to the London zoo after the war and was visited by the author's son and so the story began.



St. Boniface cathedral. The facade at the front was from the old catahedral which burned down in the late 1960's. The current catahedral is behind that wall.

Our guide, Albert, at the sculpture garden. The sash that he is wearing identifies him as a French Canadian

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