Sunday

This morning Rebecca and I went for brunch in a revolving restaurant which was pretty awesome, to use a Canadian term! We were able to get a 360 degree view over the city and make out some of the important landmarks like the Provincial Building, the Golden Boy (yep, that's actually the official name for the statue on the top), the Forks (meeting of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers) and the St Boniface Cathedral. It's a pity I can't put video up on this thing because we had a very interesting commentary from Rebecca on the sights below! I did however take some pictures, here is one that shows the Golden Boy...

After eating, we crossed the esplanade (spiky bridge) to St Boniface (the Francophone area of the city) and visited the Basilica Cathedral and Louis Reil's grave. Louis Reil is famous for something, but I can't exactly remember what. Back at 'The Forks' we toured the markets which sold all kinds of everything and got our portraits taken by this crazy-looking guy who only asked for donations. Rebecca said he had been doing that for as long as she could remember. It must be about 35 degrees. I am currently sitting in the shade of a polar bear (sculpture) and sunbathing ... After the sunbathing we went to get our pictures taken with some of the bears.Tonight I experienced the Winnipeg edition of Maud's - the BDI - and had a very delicious ice-cream. There is a funny video of me asking for a flake in my ice-cream and the girl looking a little confused. We crossed another bridge into a very quiet neighbourhood and sat for ages on the swings talking about life, love and music. On the way back over the bridge we encountered some racoons, but only from a distance. Apparently they bite. These creatures were very stereotypically rummaging in the garbage!