Winnipeg 2

This continues the previous post with a few more pictures. First up, there's the Manitoba Provincial Legislature in whose grounds stand a large number of sculptures of polar bears, an animal not found this far south but certainly on the shores of Hudson Bay further north. The legislature also houses a little piece of old England ... among many other displays ... namely a piece of Runnymede!

From the steps of parliament, one looks out over the CBD., which is also shown from near the Forks. In front of the latter is one of the two transcontinental railway lines. We saw a goods train pass by and it must have been all of 2km long. It went on for ages. The last photo shows some of the pleasant residential areas close to the city centre.

Like Montreal, which I visited some time ago, the commercial core is interlinked with enclosed walkways which permit the hardy residents to traverse the CBD without venturing into the ccccold, where maximum temperatures average perhaps -6C in winter.

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