Days Inn Edmonton

... Attractions included Galaxyland, the world's largest indoor amusement park; World Water park with slides, a wave pool, and much more. It had an indoor ice skating rink, bowling center and who knows what else. We arrive so late we just ate dinner and visited an ice cream shop. Plans were made to spend at least 1/2 day on our way back to the States.

... and I ended the night with a few drinks at their local pub, the Next Act, where we were joined by some of their friends and Tracey. We had a lazy Sunday morning today, followed by a pancake breakfast at Route 99. I parted ways with Dann and Melissa after they dropped me off at the airport, and am now awaiting my flight to Winnipeg. This will be my trip's only flight, and my very first domestic one. In a few hours, I'll be able to add another province to my list: Manitoba. Check!

... those easy enough. Then it was on to the tough ones Milk and diet coke, Who knew they would be so difficult to Find or perhaps I was too distracted by the constant screams and cries of small children fighting with there Obese mothers, Both of which Had probably consumed in excess many sugary treats This morning. Work Well everyone knows how I feel about my job... Thankfully I am not very materialistic and trying to watch my weight which cuts my expenses ...

... and take a one hour rest break. Pooh took a nap while I did a little blogging outside (it was a beautiful day weather wise). Then it was time for the most popular tourist attraction here; the West Edmonton Mall. This was the largest mall in the world for around 20 years. What makes it so big is that it has an amusement park, ice rink, & water park inside the mall. As far as shops goes it has a few more than our Mall of Georgia. The mall did have a larger food court with ...

... of Lucille's dreams was to visit the forbidden city and climb the wall of China. So we will be doing both during the three days in Beijing. We will then go to Saigon and spend a few days there to get visas in place for Cambodia where we will be spending January 2009 travelling. Getting our tickets today was totally exciting as it sets our travel plans in motion.

... West. It’s funny how personalities correspond to geography. So I hang a few days, park the car, and just walk around the old historic district, Old Strathcona. When I finally get the car back to the airport, I’m less than a hundred miles over the limit, but they let it go, may not have even noticed it. It’s time to get back stateside. I’m not even playing a tax advantage in 2007.

... itself is one of those out of the way places where things are going to cost more. Kind of like Key West in that respect. We Return to the Living Having endured the entry queue the campground queue we sought sustenance. The Kilmory Lodge Lamp Post restaurant was in the AAA guide and it proved a good value. Quiet. Real coffee and ale on draft. Friendly folks to chat with. Good food and service. The ...

... I am thinking, who needs to go to Bikram studio when I could just practice my postures in this heat? Yes, I am hearing more of my friends are getting air conditioning installed. Which leads me to the conclusion that global warming is alive and well up here in Canada. We are melting alright, and good. I managed to get a little color and realized that this may not be a bad thing, considering I am planning on ending off my summer in the desert. Grateful for refrigeration.

... to go all out and bake a cake as well. I got my domestic on and invented my own little creation of moist delicate sweetness. It wasn't all that hard to be honest but DAMN it tasted good. I have never seen anything like it so I am claiming it as my own. There is a bit of a cheat but its an Angel Food Cake for crying out loud. No one makes these from scratch anymore. Its such a waste to have a whole twelve egg yolks sitting around doing a whole lotta nuthin after putting the ...

... snow it was banked up on the sides of the highway it was almost as high as the car, the road was empty and was covered in snow. I heard driver Tracey making cracks about bobsledding.. We finally got back to Vancouver about 11pm. It was my Mums birthday so I had to ring Mum and then I crawled into bed, so tuckered out. Though we didn't stop too long in places it was a really pretty drive, through lots of mountains and several scenic "ahh" moments, not to mention all that snow.