• Winnipeg Day 1

    October 6, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    Arrival at the Marlborough Hotel (now being used as bit of a doss house (government sponsored) by the First Nations from the north needing medical, was 5am, a mere 6 hours late. We had managed a few hours sleep,on the train so rather than opting for a sleep we,went straight to bed for just a couple of hours, had a shower, bit of hand washing then down for breakfast.
    Our wanders today took us to the Burton Cummings theatre, nice and handy so we went back to the hotel to book tickets for tomorrow night, then back onto the streets again. Lunch at Freshii (the boys here were a bit on the lazy side but our salads were still enjoyable) in the labyrinth beneath Portager and Main then down Main to The Forks Market. Got this place earmarked for some meals over the next couple of days.
    The Forks Historical area is at the confluence of the Red and Assiboine
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