Esplanade Riel Pedestrian Bridge - Photo Finish Friday

We returned from Kansas on Monday and, with two weeks until we leave for Washington, I was confident that I could accomplish much.  As they say, "The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray" (Burns).  I've been fighting a head cold since Wednesday which has put a damper on my plans to catch up on everything from sewing projects to trying new recipes, to writing and reading.

You might remember that I traveled with three friends to Winnipeg, Manitoba in September 2011.  It's a beautiful city and we had such a good time.

This is a photograph of the Esplanade Riel Pedestrian Bridge which I took the first evening we arrived.  I shot this with the camera on my mobile phone!

The bridge is just north of the junction of the historic Red River and the Assiniboine River and it connects The Forks (an historic park and market area...very popular) and St. Boniface, Winnipeg's French Quarter.

The bridge is "...cable-stayed from a single, transversely inclined pylon rising 57 metres (187 feet) above the Red River."

Here's how it looks from the river during the daytime.

That's a restaurant beneath that pylon.  It's called Sal's and it's legendary for its "nip" hamburgers.  The original Sal's was built in 1931 in downtown Winnipeg.  It was named The Salisbury House.

The nips got their name because they were very small portions of salisbury steaks, the restaurant's signature dish.  We did enjoy our very own "nips" that first night in Winnipeg.

That Winnipeg trip was lots of fun and I've got more photos that I'd like to share...still haven't really sorted through them very well.  Maybe I'll do a Winnipeg post for Photo Finish Friday the next few weeks.

Photo Finish Friday is the creation of Leah from The Goat's Lunch Pail.  It's a challenge to keep up with all of the great shots from Leah's travels but she's kind enough to let me give it a go!  Thanks, Leah!