Edmonton
After the Drumheller tour, it was time to get into a Greyhound heading for Edmonton. The first part of the trip, I talked a bit with a bloke that had to get in Red Deer, but the girl that came to sit next to me after that didn't say a word. Whatever...
Derek came to pick me up at the terminal in Edmonton, and we drove with his mother to his house in the northpart of the city. I had a pretty good nights sleep on the couch, and after a good breakfast, Derek and I headed into town. I got to take a look at the (in)famous West Edmonton Mall. It's big. Really, really big. It has a water park inside, a rolercoaster, a casino, several movie theatres and much, much more. Considdering the lack of nice shopping areas downtown, I think it's not too bad a replacement. It actually looks pretty nice, and I can imagine that in winter, it's more comfortable to be able to shop inside than it would be to do so outside.
The downtown area was a bit like the downtown area of Calgary: lots of high glass buildings, with little to do in between. Still, some parts were pretty nice there, and Derek and I sat on a small terras (very rare indeed!) for a beer. We then headed off to the other side of the river, to an area that actually has quite a number of small shops, bars and restaurants along the street. It reminded me of 17th Avenue in Calgary really. Pretty nice. Still, for me the rush of the 4-lane avenue ruins the atmosphere a bit. Maybe it's just something to get used to...
may 21
Today, we wend out on a boat trip on the river with Derek, his brother and a collegue of his with his wife and kids. From the river, you get a very nice view of the downtown area of Edmonton. You also get an idea of why this river streams so much lower than the surrounding land. There is evidence of massive erosion everywhere, including some pretty spectacular landslides that distroyed a road and a couple of houses, while making others uninhabitible. We landed on an island in the river just within the city limits (although you wound not be able to tell by the surroundings) where we roasted some hotdogs above a fire. Nice!
At night, Derek and I wend to first pick up my camera that I had left in the restaurant we had eaten the night before, after which we wend to see the new Starwars movie (episode III: revence of the Sith). It was ok, I think, and at least it tied up a lot of loose ends. They did manange to let it run out of focus for awhile though, which was pretty annoying.
may 22
Today is a slow, relaxing day. We started out with getting "Dinsum": basicly a Chineze brunch buffet that is brought to your table. Nice, but not quite my taste. Most dishes had some kind of fish or other sea fruit in them.
Derek came to pick me up at the terminal in Edmonton, and we drove with his mother to his house in the northpart of the city. I had a pretty good nights sleep on the couch, and after a good breakfast, Derek and I headed into town. I got to take a look at the (in)famous West Edmonton Mall. It's big. Really, really big. It has a water park inside, a rolercoaster, a casino, several movie theatres and much, much more. Considdering the lack of nice shopping areas downtown, I think it's not too bad a replacement. It actually looks pretty nice, and I can imagine that in winter, it's more comfortable to be able to shop inside than it would be to do so outside.
The downtown area was a bit like the downtown area of Calgary: lots of high glass buildings, with little to do in between. Still, some parts were pretty nice there, and Derek and I sat on a small terras (very rare indeed!) for a beer. We then headed off to the other side of the river, to an area that actually has quite a number of small shops, bars and restaurants along the street. It reminded me of 17th Avenue in Calgary really. Pretty nice. Still, for me the rush of the 4-lane avenue ruins the atmosphere a bit. Maybe it's just something to get used to...
may 21
Today, we wend out on a boat trip on the river with Derek, his brother and a collegue of his with his wife and kids. From the river, you get a very nice view of the downtown area of Edmonton. You also get an idea of why this river streams so much lower than the surrounding land. There is evidence of massive erosion everywhere, including some pretty spectacular landslides that distroyed a road and a couple of houses, while making others uninhabitible. We landed on an island in the river just within the city limits (although you wound not be able to tell by the surroundings) where we roasted some hotdogs above a fire. Nice!
At night, Derek and I wend to first pick up my camera that I had left in the restaurant we had eaten the night before, after which we wend to see the new Starwars movie (episode III: revence of the Sith). It was ok, I think, and at least it tied up a lot of loose ends. They did manange to let it run out of focus for awhile though, which was pretty annoying.
may 22
Today is a slow, relaxing day. We started out with getting "Dinsum": basicly a Chineze brunch buffet that is brought to your table. Nice, but not quite my taste. Most dishes had some kind of fish or other sea fruit in them.
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