Day One
Get the band together for the opener
to this sweet record, a quick little ditty
at SMITH Restaurant, at Inn at the
Forks. A hearty breakfast of Red Flannel
Hash, or Eggs Florentine, with some fresh
pressed juice will make your opening
number start with a bang.
Did you over-indulge in breakfast? Then
let's burn those calories with our second
big hit: a turn on the Riverwalk. Mind
the joggers as you stroll alongside the
smoothly rolling river. As you head under
the bridge, make sure to get a peek at
the water level warning system, you'll be
shocked to see how high this river can get.
If shopping's your thing, then the third
track on this award-winning trip is where
you'll want to be. The Forks Market
and Johnston Terminal hold dozens of
stores with plenty of goods you can't find
anywhere else. The deep cuts. You want
eco-chic apparel? Bam! Hempyrean.
Need some gifts hand-crafted by Canada's
First Peoples? Boom! Teekca's Aboriginal
Boutique. Toys, puzzles, and games?
Shazam! Kite and Kaboodle.
And this doesn't even begin to describe
the food options you have available to
you. Tall Grass Prairie Bakery's flaky
cheese croissants will sustain you long
enough to make it for the freshly-baked
offerings from the Mini Donuts Factory.
If you need something more substantial,
try not to get overwhelmed by the choices
at your disposal. You could sample some
curry at Taste of Sri Lanka, nibble on
some empanadas from The Chilean
Corner, or savour some stuffed rotis at
Bindy's Caribbean Delights.
For the big hit single, it has to be the
Canadian Museum for Human Rights,
a building so gorgeous they dedicated
the content of one of their tours solely
to its architecture. But if you want to get
inspired about social change, you'll need
to explore the many interactive galleries
full of technological amazement, all while
shedding light on global human rights
issues.
If you've got kids in tow, then make like
the Jackson 5 and say I'll Be There, to the
Manitoba Children's Museum or the
Manitoba Theatre for Young People
(all conveniently located in The Forks). At
the Children's Museum there are so many
activities to explore and learn from, like
climbing the Lasagna Lookout and feeling
the different textures, finding out about
how cows make milk at the Milk Machine,
or putting on a city planner hat (probably
a hard helmet, actually) at the Tumble
Zone. While at the Manitoba Theatre for
Young People, they'll get to see a story
unfold in front of their eyes, featuring
Winnipeg in Four Days
You're going to do Winnipeg, and you only have four days (at most)? Then we're going to have to pull out the
Greatest Hits Compilation Album by Winnipeg (which is way better than Chicago, or Boston. Or The Rolling
Stones). Here we go!
The Forks Market: Juncatta International
Children's Museum: Anthony Lorica The Riverwalk at the Forks: Ruehle Design
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