Day 36: Bus card
9 июня, Канада ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Exploring the riverfront
8 июня, Канада ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Day 35: Provision buying in Gatineau
8 июня, Канада ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Went off to Maxi to buy some essentials for my stay in Gatineau.
Finally in Ottawa
7 июня, Канада ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Flight to Ottawa left 15mins late. Got to Ottawa a little after 6pm local time. My suitcase came out after a while and airport called a Lyft to take me to my Airbnb at Gatineau. They kept cancelingЧитать далее
Connecting in Toronto
7 июня, Канада ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
I had a 2hr 30min layover in Toronto and had a meal at Osmow again. Just like the previous time I didn't like their meal which was some greenish rice with strange tasting sauce. My boarding gate wasЧитать далее
Day 34: Leaving Edmonton, Alberta
7 июня, Канада ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
I slept for about 3hrs before my alarm went off. My 8am flight to Toronto had been moved forward by 10mins. A quick dash into the bathroom followed by a wash of the dishes, before I gave up and dumpedЧитать далее
Alberta Legislative Grounds
6 июня, Канада ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Spent the evening at the Alberta Legislative Grounds checking out the monuments. They have an centinnial flame burning in the grounds to commemorate 100 years of confederation.
West Edmonton Mall
6 июня, Канада ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
So I headed off to West Edmonton Mall. This time around it wasn't raining so I was able to get a good look at the building and spent considerable time inside the mall and saw entertainment centres IЧитать далее
ICE District
6 июня, Канада ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
From the Art gallery I strolled over to the ICE district which is the entertainment centre of downtown Edmonton. It had a square for entertainers and around it were restaurants and bars and theЧитать далее
Art Gallery of Alberta
6 июня, Канада ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
The art gallery was a big dissapointement. Compared to all the others I have visited it felt like a big scam. There was no serious painting in display. Majority of the artwork looked liked practiceЧитать далее
Day 33: Last day in Edmonton, Canada
5 июня, Канада ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
I plan to visit the Arts Gallery today and then walking round Downtown if weather permits
Queen Elizabeth II Building - Discover Alberta
5 июня, Канада ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
I exited the Legislative building in the rain and headed to the adjacent building which had the Legislative Assembly visitor centre. There was a Discovery exhibition focused on the story and historyЧитать далее
Day 32: Legislative Assembly of Alberta
5–9 июн., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I booked the legislative assembly tour yesterday evening and was fortunate to get a space. I got to the visitor centre of the building at 12:35, it was a 14min walk from the apartment. I was toldЧитать далее
Day 31: Fort Edmonton Park
4 июня, Канада ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Fort Edmonton Park is made up of five sections, four of which represent an era, all spread over 158 acres (64 ha). The park is located along the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River inЧитать далее
Louise Mckinney Riverfront Park
3 июня, Канада ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Since the visit to the botanical garden was short I decided to look for a near by attraction and found the Edmonton Riverboat cruise and walked down to the ticket office 15mins away. Unfortunately onЧитать далее
Day 30: Muttart Conservatory
3 июня, Канада ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
The Muttart Conservatory is a botanical garden in the North Saskatchewan River valley, across from the downtown core in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. One of the best-known landmarks ofЧитать далее
Edmonton City Center
2 июня, Канада ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
From the museum I walked down to the Edmonton City Centre which is a massive building housing several stores. I had an A&W Buddy burger, which was very tasty and a sprite while relaxing and taking inЧитать далее
Day 29: Royal Alberta Museum
2 июня, Канада ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Visited the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmondton. The Museum is divided into the Human history, Nature, Bugs and a special exhibition section which changes but this time focused on death.
I spent 3hrsЧитать далее
West Edmonton Mall
1 июня, Канада ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Instead of spending the entire day indoors I decided to head off to Wedt Edmonton Mall
Day 28: Super Drugs Mart
1 июня, Канада ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
The rains continued till this morning making the entire place wet and cold. I wasn't encouraged to step out of the apartment but jad no choice as I needed to buy water and some other essentials.
IЧитать далее
In Edmonton
31 мая, Канада ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
The bus arrived Edmonton at 16:30hrs after 4hrs 30mins after departing Calgary. The journey was smooth although it was raining throughout. My window was also blurred with the painting on the outsideЧитать далее
Day 27: Bus trip to Edmonton
31 мая, Канада ⋅ 🌧 5 °C
Had to checkout of the Airbnb before 10am meanwhile my bus to Edmonton wasn't departing till 12noon. Nevertheless I took an Uber to the bus station which was quite close to where I was staying, afterЧитать далее
Meetup & Nigerian Restaurant
30 мая, Канада ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
My friend Dennis and a former colleague Chief Alex picked me up from the apartment shortly before 5pm and we headed off to a Nigerian restaurant which was far away in one of the suburbs.
I orderedЧитать далее
Day 26: Downtown Calgary
30 мая, Канада ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Used the morning hours to walk down to and around Downtown calgary. It was a self guided walking tour of Downtown. It gave me the opportunity to admire and capture the iconic buildings and landmarksЧитать далее
Visited Dennis
29 мая, Канада ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
At 3pm I hailed an Uber to take me to Dennis house, a former colleague in Shell who left in 2021 and relocated to Canada be with his family.
He had prepared a feast of Jollof rice which chicken whichЧитать далее