Tuesday in Winnipeg

Last night at Folklorama we started the evening in the Israel Pavilion. It was their K-university age campus that requires a $12,000 tuition fee per child. The school gym we were in had an Olympic size pool with an indoor running track. We were not allowed to take pictures of the performers, who were accompanied by a 7 piece band and 9 singers. So the picture is of the appetizer, a baked noodle dish, served cold with strawberries and sour cream. It wasn't bad with the strawberries. It's name starts with a "k."

Then we traveled to another part of the city to get to the Russian Pavilion. Our waitress was in original costume and served our wine which accompanied dinner-

coleslaw, rice & vegetables, parogies, and meatloaf. It was very good. The performers were fun and the costuming authentic. A "light" performance after the "professionalism" of the Israeli group.


We finished the evening at the Mexican Pavilion. These performers had such beautiful, colorful costumes. The whole group was just wowed by their dancing. Dessert, however, was rice pudding/custard. Not what any of us was expecting. I came back to the room and ate my now stale Tom Horton doughnut.

One more day in Winnipeg.