Thursday 1 July 2010

Happy Canada Day

We were in town for Canada Day this year and we did the rounds of Winnipeg's three main Canada events this afternoon.
Eselin and the Geek's bikes sport Canadian flags to keep the spirit.
I have never seen so many bikes at The Forks. I guess if you have to pay $5 for 'parking' to even enter the area from any street encouraged people to arrive by bicycle.
Osborne Street was also closed to traffic and here bike parking was at a premium. People space was also at a premium, so we didn't stay long.
As we continued on toward Assiniboine Park, Wellington Crescent, the most direct route, was also closed to vehicle traffic, as it is on Sundays and all statutory holidays that fall in the summer months.
And because we are such a melting pot of nationalities, we stopped for sushi on the way home.
Happy Birthday Canada!

5 comments:

Richard said...

O Canada!

Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Richard said...

I'll trade you our Congress for your Parliament. :)

Sox said...

Ummmm, I don't think so.

It is always so nice to have a fan from our neighbour to the south.

Richard said...

I'll have to visit the Great White North one of these days. I found this wild thing called BC Bike Race that looks "fun". :)

Sox said...

If that is the one at bcbikerace.com, then that does look cool. The scenery there is wonderful too.