Matrix Hotel Edmonton

... And Kane, Kiara -- I'll see you two at Christmas! Bring your drinking pants (i.e. the ones you can **** yourself in and be ok with that the next morning)!<br><br>Peace out Edmonton, I'll see you on the flip side! In approximately 30 hours I'll be in the merry old land of Oz.<br><br>And now, ladies and gentlemen, for some eggs benedict.<br>

Elk Island<br>Elk Island is the nearest national park to Edmonton and a great getaway on a weekend. It's populated with iconic North American fauna: bison, moose, coyote and beavers. Bison are the most conspicuous. Its pre-European population has been guesstimated at 100 million, and it collapsed to just a couple of hundred, so we are lucky that this strange looking creature is still around.<br><br>I don't know what the park is like in summer. There are obviously many ...

... nicely done - kinda reminds one a little of Whistler and probably the prices reflect that similarity. The drive through the mountains was very dramatic - neither Jen nor I have driven this route before - wide river valleys surrounded by towering mountains. For some reason, most of the mountain "sign posts" were covered up - don't know why - I guess not many people driving through this time of year care about what the name ...

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... to shush him but to no avail. Besides rock &amp; minerals in this section, there was an area for dinosaurs and a reptile &amp; insect section. Here were some of the scariest spiders of all; the tarantula &amp; the Black Widow. Thanks God they were behind glass. There were also some Brazilian and African roaches that were beyond huge. Next, we checked out the Native section which went in-depth on the Natives from Alberta. Great dioramas. At the native animal exhibit, we had ...

... to wander around the tarmac...kinda like the flight of the bumble bee without the flight and at 2 miles an hour. He parks our bus near another gate and says we have to wait for a crew now.....40 minutes later we pull up to the gate. Not too frustrating.....about this time they make an announcement that due to weather we are delayed a bit so we should all get off the plane and sit in the lounge for a few minutes....cause its more comfortable....ha ha. Spider senses ...

... his stories emphasized generosity and kindness to those less fortunate. However, stealing was OK if you were stealing from a more powerful enemy who should have worked harder to keep what he had. One story told of how the Blackfeet and the bears became brothers. "Wonderful. I've killed your brother" passed through Rory's mind. The program ended at nine PM. We headed through the twilight to our tent and rest.

... so would have a few toiletries and some new clothes to go out in. Went to a chain restaurant called Earl's which was nice with some of Alex's friends. Today went to Fort Edmonton which is a historical recreation of Early Edmonton life, and then to the world's biggest mall, West Edmonton, which was pretty amazing, but in the end, just a massive shopping centre. Leave for the road trip soon which will be pretty cool. Bye for now.

... weren't dead from flood, they were certainly dead from the earthquake. I guess I still have the herbs my nephew is growing for me. Hopefully they will have a better mortality rate with me because they are already growing into full fledged plants. So I don't have a green thumb. Clumsy people should not try to grow herbs on their balcony. I was not meant to be a gardener, florist or farmer. Good thing I suppose, or I would be out in the dirt rather than writing this. Grateful for callings.

... 5 am but we decided to get 3-4 hours sleep so we could pack the last few things we found during the day. Seven o'clock we left for Munich, Germany. You heard right, we visited the land of Octoberfest but we weren't able to take advantage of it as we only had 45 minutes between flights. The check-in girls, however, were dressed in the traditional beer maid dresses, which made the layover worthwhile for Bruce!!! Then we were off to London - Heathrow ...