Tuesday, May 25, 2010

downtown winnipeg

last thursday, we began processing important documents here in canada. we went to downtown winnipeg to get our SIN, healthcards and open a bank account.

i wasnt able to take decent pictures cause i'm with a local so i'm supposed to do what a local do, no picture taking hehehe.. these pictures were all i took while inside the car. additionally, i wasnt also sure if it's okay to take pictures of people and buildings, i might get apprehended.

if i get to know my way around here, ill post more decent pictures with appropriate caption. right now, all i can say is these are from downtown winnipeg or the way from our host's house to downtown.


typical house in winnipeg. i guess these are all the kind of house that are being rented for. the minimum is 700 CDN, and can reach as high as a couple of thousand dollars.


parks and playing fields. the people are really making use of the sun. they are everywhere taking advantage of it. playing, or just simply lying around the parks and mostly, they are on shorts. while for us, we are still on pants and sweaters. it will take time getting used to :)


church

one of the lakes i guess


planetarium. ill take aquim here once i know my way around. he keeps calling this big egg.


a park full of people and hotdog stand everywhere. our hosts told us that during summer, hotdog stands sprout everywhere here in downtown. speaking of, i want to correct myself. it is still SPRING here. i kept telling summer a few days ago. official summer season starts june 21


aquim getting acquainted with the car seat. i actually miss snuggling with him during car trips. we used to tickle, joke around and chat while inside the car when we were still in manila

building


buildings here are quite old also.

downtown. there are also a lot of one way street and it's hard to find a vacant parking space. not much different in manila. 30 minutes is 1 dollar i believe, or 50 cents. if you parked more than you have paid, you'll have to paid 20 dollars (not sure but im sure its so much more that having paid a few dollars in advance). so it's advisable to pay for 30 minutes longer than you intend to park
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