5 Pin Bowling

 Winnipeg, MB

Park Alleys Bowling!

Trying 5 Pin Bowling

Today we headed to Park Alleys to try out 5 pin bowling.  It's exactly like 10 pin bowling except there are only 5 pins, each of the pins are worth different points, you get 3 balls, the balls are smaller, and there are rubber bands around the pins to make them move more.  Actually it's nothing like 10 pin bowling.  5 pin bowling is like a combination of 10 pin bowling and duck pin bowling (seen here in Cincinnati).  We went at noon on a Friday so we were the only ones there for most of our time there.  We paid for an hour of bowling and each got a beer and settled in.

They had a great beer selection

The décor was really cool too.

Lanes 1 and 2 have been replaced by a stage for live music and karaoke.

The Dude made an appearance

Old score sheets lined the ceiling 

This location was chosen, in part, because they had 2 pinball machines.  We played after bowling.

They had a place to track your high score

These pins were embedded in the bar.  You can see the rubber band around the middle.

Donna spotted Pumpkin Pins that weren't currently in use.

After bowling we had breakfast sandwiches for brunch and then played some pinball before going grocery shopping.  When we returned home we found someone parked in our spot in the parking garage so we worked with the Airbnb host to sort things out.  They ended up telling us to park in another spot that is associated with a listing that they manage.  This hosting service is not as organized as we would have liked but we are down to only a few more days here so hopefully the rest of our stay is without parking drama.

That's it for today.  If you missed The Manitoba Museum check it out.