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  • Ron's OdysseyCanada & USA 2026Traveler

    Finally in Ottawa

    June 7 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 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 canceling and I spent almost 1hr before a Lyft finally turned up. The ride to the apartment was less than 30mins.

    Check in was smooth and as described in the host instruction.

    I was very hungry and strolled out to the nearest Burger King for a burger dinner.    Read more

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    Connecting in Toronto

    June 7 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 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 was changed from 62 to 38 while waiting.Read more

  • Ron's OdysseyCanada & USA 2026Traveler

    Day 34: Leaving Edmonton, Alberta

    June 7 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 dumped them in the dishwasher. My luggage was overweight so I had to transfer some of the bulky and heavy stuff to a Walmart bagRead more

  • Ron's OdysseyCanada & USA 2026Traveler

    West Edmonton Mall

    June 6 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 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 I had missed during my first visit days earlier. I also got a fridge magnet to buy here.Read more

  • Ron's OdysseyCanada & USA 2026Traveler

    ICE District

    June 6 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 the official Oilers team store. I thought I could get an Edmonton fridge magnet here but alas nothing.Read more

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    Art Gallery of Alberta

    June 6 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 practice drawings and sketches by amateurs. The 2nd floor gallery was unavailable as they have conducted an auction there the day before and were yet to reorganize the galleryRead more

  • Ron's OdysseyCanada & USA 2026Traveler

    Queen Elizabeth II Building - Discover Alberta

    June 5 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 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 history of democracy in Canada and Alberta. There was also an interactive 4D show on Alberta with a projections around the wall and on a circular curtain which dropped in the middle of the small theater.Read more

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    Day 32: Legislative Assembly of Alberta

    Jun 5–9 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 told admission will start in 10mins so I used the time to take some great shots of the building. There were lots of girls in gowns taking pictures at the building.

    At 12:45 we were allowed into the building. First going through an airport style scanner, emptying our pockets and removing our jackets.

    We were giving a visitor lanyard. The tour started from the top floor. We were ushered into the chambers where debates on bills are held.

    Took lots of pics. The tour lasted about 50mins    Read more

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    Day 31: Fort Edmonton Park

    June 4 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 in southwestern Edmonton. The first section contains the Indigenous Peoples Experience, followed by a replica of the fort in 1846, 1885 Street, 1905 Street, and 1920 Street. Visitors may board a fully functional steam train at the park's entrance which transports them across the length of the park to the fort, from which they proceed on foot and abstractly move forward through time by visiting all five areas.

    I found the fort very interesting and spent the whole day there leaving g a few minutes after the park was closed.    Read more

  • Ron's OdysseyCanada & USA 2026Traveler

    Louise Mckinney Riverfront Park

    June 3 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 on getting there I was told the boats were undergoing maintenance. So I decided to look for a near by park to while away the time and Google once again directed me to the Louise McKinney Riverfront Park.

    To reach the park you have to cross a beautiful pedestrian / train bridge. The lower deck is used by pedestrians while the upper deck has the rails for trains. Along the bridge are seats for relaxing and enjoying the view of the river. The park has lookout points I visited two. The first didn't have a great view as it was blocked by vegetation and high trees. The walk to the second lookout bridge took me through a lovely Chinese garden. The lookout point allowed an unrestricted 360 degree view of the river and surrounding area and crosses the road to a finicular ( a specialized cable railway that transports passengers up and down steep slopes). I road it up to the street level to locate my bus stop    Read more

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    Day 30: Muttart Conservatory

    June 3 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 of Edmonton, the conservatory consists of four pyramids each dedicated to displaying plants from a different climite. During my visits pyramids were dedicated to: Tropical, Temperate and Arid regions with plants showcasing each of these regions while the fourth pyramid was used for a 50th anniversary special display of flowers. The pyramids were relatively small and I spent less than 20mins in each. There were fish ponds with colourful fish in the Tropical and Temperate pyramids.Read more

  • Ron's OdysseyCanada & USA 2026Traveler

    Edmonton City Center

    June 2 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 in the views.

    After leaving the centre I took a walk to the near by Sir Winston Churchil Square which had a monument on the various wars Canadians were dragged into.    Read more

  • Ron's OdysseyCanada & USA 2026Traveler

    Day 29: Royal Alberta Museum

    June 2 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 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 3hrs going through the different sections. The Human history section focused on Canada, the 1st Nation indigenes and the settlers and showcased their way of life. From stone tools used by the 1st Nation, to early settlers equipment up to the 60s.

    That Natural history hall focused on prehistoric animals found in Canada with lots of excavated skeletons on display.

    Bugs section was quite small and was mainly on the various insects from across the world.

    The special exhibit on death talked about how nature uses death to give life and recycle nutrients. The most morbid part was on how Japanese monks studied and documented the stages of decomposition of the human body.

    In all it was 3hrs well spent    Read more

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    Day 28: Super Drugs Mart

    June 1 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 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.

    I stepped out to Super Drugs Mart which was very close to the apartment. Got an umbrella in addition to the other stuff. Enquired about bus pass but was told that the train station where I could buy it is underground and across from the store. So I got a bus card and loaded CAD 20 on it. The station was looking very unkempt and worn.Read more

  • Ron's OdysseyCanada & USA 2026Traveler

    In Edmonton

    May 31 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 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 outside of the bus so I couldn't see the country side very well nor make a good video recording of the trip.

    The cleaner of the Airbnb met me at the Red Arrow station which was a 5min wall from the apartment to give me the apartment keys. It was drizzling and very cold as I walked to the apartment.

    The apartment was as advertised on Airbnb but bigger.

    I boiled rice and ate with the left over stew the girls brought from Ottawa.    Read more

  • Ron's OdysseyCanada & USA 2026Traveler

    Day 27: Bus trip to Edmonton

    May 31 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 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, after checking out.

    While checking in my bag the bus attendant asked if I had food in the Walmart bag, I told him yea and he responded that there were rats in the bus. I hope he was joking.

    The bus left the station promptly at 12noon and stopped at the airport by 12:30 to pickup additional passengers.    Read more

  • Ron's OdysseyCanada & USA 2026Traveler

    Meetup & Nigerian Restaurant

    May 30 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 ordered Afang Soup which was quite good. I had first asked the waiter that I hope it is Afang and not Okazi as the two soups are prepared differently using the same leaves. The food was quite good and we enjoyed the time together catching up and gisting about events that happened during our time together in ShellRead more

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    Day 26: Downtown Calgary

    May 30 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 landmarks in Downtown Calgary. I spent an hour walking around before heading back to the apartment.Read more

  • Ron's OdysseyCanada & USA 2026Traveler

    Visited Dennis

    May 29 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 which I enjoyed with white wine. A friend of his Kolapo also joined us and we had a lovely time gisting about current affairs in Nigeria, before I finally called it a day and took an Uber back to the apartment.Read more

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