The Bridge That Has Historical Ties to Egypt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"arlington](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/arlington-bridge.jpg\")
According to historians, the Arlington Bridge<\/a> was purchased by the city of Winnipeg at a discounted price because it was built to cross the Nile in Egypt. Whether or not that\u2019s entirely true is up for debate, but locals always enjoy explaining to people that the bridge was intended to traverse the famous Nile River and not the Canadian Pacific (CP) railway tracks. The story \u2014 and the pride locals tell it with \u2014 is a testament to the low-key nature of this Manitoban city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winnipeg is the curling capital of Canada. No seriously. Curling is a very big deal in the city of Winnipeg and for a good reason. If you\u2019ve never had the chance to skip stones or hurry hard down a sheet of ice, you haven\u2019t lived! That\u2019s why locals often spend most of their time explaining the rules of curling to town newbies. How does it work, how do you score, and why the heck do you need brooms? Spend an afternoon in Winnipeg, and you might walk away hooked on brooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Depending on who you ask, locals either love or hate the riverwalk on The Forks<\/a>. Some might say it\u2019s cluttered with tourists, while others say it\u2019s an excellent opportunity to get out and see what makes Winnipeg so unique. The Forks are what led people to settle here in the first place \u2014 the overwhelming presence of the rivers. During spring, it often gets flooded, but the restoration of this part of town is a testament to the fact that Winnipeg is growing and people are visiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even though it\u2019s not the windiest city in Canada \u2014 Hamilton, Ontario gets that distinction \u2014 Winnipeg is known as the Windy City. It got the name because of the cold, bitter winds that blow during the winter season. The wind is so aggressive that you often can\u2019t feel your face or even see what\u2019s in front of you. In an effort to provide a bit of respite, the city planners built two kilometres of an indoor walkway in the downtown core, so you can get from building to building in a jiffy without getting frostbite on your face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s a lot to love, and a whole lot to learn, about Winnipeg. Known as a city on the rise, with new and exciting ideas cropping up each day, Winterpeg has much more to offer than most would assume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How much do you know about Winnipeg? We think it’s time you brushed up on your conversation starters and came for a visit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5188,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15089],"tags":[],"guide":[],"class_list":["post-5187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-places"],"acf":[],"zolo_excerpt":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5187"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21400,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187\/revisions\/21400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5187"},{"taxonomy":"guide","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide?post=5187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}# 2.
Curling, Curling, and Once More for Good Measure: Curling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"curling](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/curling-capital-winnipeg.jpg\")
# 3.
The Forks Have Mixed Reviews Among Locals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"the](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/the-forks-winnipeg.jpg\")
# 4.
Indoor Walkways Are a Lifesaver<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"indoor](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/indoor-walkways-manitoba.jpg\")