So, before I forget (and pictures will soon be forthcoming) here's some thoughts on Winnipeg, Canada. I realize I was probably a little goggle-eyed since the last time I was in Canada was the World Expo in Vancouver in '86.
--Arriving at Customs:
Customs guy: "And what is the purpose of your trip?"
Me: "Visiting a friend."
Customs guy: "And how did you meet this friend?"
Me...in my head: "On a porn website for goth and punk chicks. We've actually never met before...though we have had amazing phone sex."
Me...out loud, after realizing the above answer might not go over so well: "We met at work."
--Canadian money is all colorful and has ducks (OK, fine...Loons) on them. The $10 is purple and the $5 is blue...and has hockey players on the back of it. Seriously...I like a country that embraces its cultural stereotypes.
--Winnipeg is in the plains of Canada, about midway between the Pacific and Atlantic. It has a long history, so it has tons of buildings from before the turn of the century...the other century. The downtown area is quite beautiful to walk around.
--The building 730A_Trixel_Fem lives in is older and very New York. It's a 3-story walk-up with radiators and a shower that either scalds you or freezes you.
--We ate Sunday brunch at the Fort Garry hotel. It's very much like the Plaza in New York. Very old world posh, with lots of brass and marble. Gorgeous building and the food was amazing.
--Speaking of food, there are 26 kinds of bacon to be had in Canada. Seriously.
--When we were eating at the Fort Garry, I saw Canadian actor Bruce Greenwood. He's been in a ton of great movies and tv shows including 'St. Elsewhere,' 'Exotica,' 'Sweet Hereafter,' and 'Double Jeopardy.' I gave Trixel the rundown of his career because that's the kind of information I have stuck in my head...she smiled and nodded with good mannered patience at my savant tendencies.
--I tried to memorize all the cable tv channels and what was on them. This is something I do. (See the above 'savant' reference.) They show a lot of American shows, but their own shows are chockful of full frontal nudity.
--It's cold! And they use the metric system, so there's no way to tell how really cold it is.
--Canadians like Heavy Metal. Every record shop we went into had it's own seperate category for Metal.
--Fries and gravy is goooood.
I will add some more thoughts when I get my pictures back.
Have a fine Thanksgiving everyone!
--Arriving at Customs:
Customs guy: "And what is the purpose of your trip?"
Me: "Visiting a friend."
Customs guy: "And how did you meet this friend?"
Me...in my head: "On a porn website for goth and punk chicks. We've actually never met before...though we have had amazing phone sex."
Me...out loud, after realizing the above answer might not go over so well: "We met at work."
--Canadian money is all colorful and has ducks (OK, fine...Loons) on them. The $10 is purple and the $5 is blue...and has hockey players on the back of it. Seriously...I like a country that embraces its cultural stereotypes.
--Winnipeg is in the plains of Canada, about midway between the Pacific and Atlantic. It has a long history, so it has tons of buildings from before the turn of the century...the other century. The downtown area is quite beautiful to walk around.
--The building 730A_Trixel_Fem lives in is older and very New York. It's a 3-story walk-up with radiators and a shower that either scalds you or freezes you.
--We ate Sunday brunch at the Fort Garry hotel. It's very much like the Plaza in New York. Very old world posh, with lots of brass and marble. Gorgeous building and the food was amazing.
--Speaking of food, there are 26 kinds of bacon to be had in Canada. Seriously.
--When we were eating at the Fort Garry, I saw Canadian actor Bruce Greenwood. He's been in a ton of great movies and tv shows including 'St. Elsewhere,' 'Exotica,' 'Sweet Hereafter,' and 'Double Jeopardy.' I gave Trixel the rundown of his career because that's the kind of information I have stuck in my head...she smiled and nodded with good mannered patience at my savant tendencies.
--I tried to memorize all the cable tv channels and what was on them. This is something I do. (See the above 'savant' reference.) They show a lot of American shows, but their own shows are chockful of full frontal nudity.
--It's cold! And they use the metric system, so there's no way to tell how really cold it is.
--Canadians like Heavy Metal. Every record shop we went into had it's own seperate category for Metal.
--Fries and gravy is goooood.
I will add some more thoughts when I get my pictures back.
Have a fine Thanksgiving everyone!
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ps- any place that has 26 kinds of bacon is a damn good place!
--It's cold! And they use the metric system, so there's no way to tell how really cold it is. That is one of the funniest things I've ever read. I can't imagine not knowing how truly cold it is!!