Tag: Winnipeg

Single Older Woman – Canadian Vacations – Winnipeg 2017

August 1, 2017

Today I would play the tourist in Winnipeg on my final day in Manitoba.

This post will tell the story through pictures and text

I bid my gracious hosts adieu and headed out early from Selkirk to make the trip into downtown. I certainly was blessed with glorious sunny days this past week and the day shone blue and bright all day.

First stop a Trolley tour through the City:

Then a tour of the Manitoba Museum – where I discovered that people from the Netherlands also immigrated here.

As the day neared dinner time, I headed back to the rental car agency to return my vehicle. The employee graciously offered to drive me back to the Via Rail Station. I checked my luggage in and made my way to one of the local restaurants for a well deserved and relaxing dinner and wine.

As dusk fell across the city, I walked to the train station and settled in for the short while until our train would arrive. Little did I know that I would not be boarding until early early Wednesday morning. Read about this trip in my other post entitled “Via Rail Travel – Excursion #1”.

So ended my first solo Canadian provincial vacation – I had a fabulous time, achieved my beach swim goal, suffered no glitches, well other than not being able to find the horse ranch, and felt empowered to start planning next years trip. To the East Coast I go!! New Brunswick and PEI.

Thank you for reading and letting me share.

Joye

Single Older Woman – Cdn Vaca: Outings #3 – Canadian Museum 2017

July 28, 2017

My final day as a guest at “A Wee Bit of Heaven B&B”, I headed into Winnipeg for a tour of the #CanadianMuseumofHumanRights. The next leg of my vacation takes me to Selkirk for a few days at Evergreen Gate Bed and Breakfast.

The pictures attached speak to the incredible architecture and design of this stunning building. My words won’t do justice. The overall theme of the interiors was to work upward from the “darkest” of our country’s history to the “lightest”.

Each floor of the building showcased a gallery of photos and images and stories of our history. I learned about Hugo Grotius, a Dutch jurist and philosopher, considered to be the “father of international law”, and Lester Pearson ( an airport in Ontario, Canada bears his name), who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for his peacekeeping work.

I was most intrigued by a photo/gallery of a woman named #ViolaDesmond.

She was a Canadian Civil Rights Activist that fought for the right of Blacks in the early 1940’s when she challenged racial segregation by sitting in the “white” section of a local cinema in New Glasgow, NS. She was arrested and spent the night in jail.

In 2010, she was posthumously pardoned by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and in 2018 became the first woman to be featured on our new $10 bill.

This building is a must see and visit for anyone wishing to learn more about the #Metis, the history of Manitoba, our history, our challenges, our mistakes and our successes.

Thank you for reading and letting me share.

Joye