The Third Leg: Edmonton and Camrose

Seven months have passed since my trip back to Canada, and I fear I can put off the final installment pictures no longer.

Throughout the trip I’d been taking pictures of mundane things, buildings mostly, to show friends back in Taiwan. I’ve mostly kept these off the blog since they are in no way remarkable to anyone who has lived in North America. Still, for some reason I am today inclined to post a few which I took in the third leg of my journey.

On the bus from Grande Prairie to Edmonton, we stopped in a small town called Sangudo. I was, as I had been in Sexsmith, strangely drawn to the architecture of the village’s main street.







As I arrived in Edmonton--the city I call my "hometown" when pressed for an answer--I continued to take pictures of things I thought might interest my friends here, like the big boot:




And this street-sign inspired building which I don't think I ever really looked twice at when I was living in Edmonton:




I got off at the downtown bus terminal and headed over to city hall to take some more pictures since it would be a while before Kasia (my friend and host) was off work.




I was surprised to find the annual street performers festival in full swing. City Hall and Churchill Square were packed with people.




I was also surprised to see that the formerly grassy square had been paved over.




My gracious host Kasia who not only shared her home with me but also fed me fahitas, BC greens, and wine...




and took me out drinking with her bf. This is a picture of them from a wine tour they went on... in France, was it Kash?







I took a wrong turn somewhere and found my self in the monstrosity known locally as West Ed. I took some pictures of the attractions there which proved amazing to my students when I got back.




After Edmonton, it was to Camrose, where my big sis lives with my nephew Thomas.


thomas




Sue and Brian. I'll be cutting out of the end of the semester so that I can see my sis get married, with Dad in action again. (My parents are twins and my dad marries his kids... :P)




Thomas and me. Sue, if you ever want to take a break from child-rearing, I'll take him off your hands anytime. Consider the advantages!




At the end of my trip Sue and Thomas saw me off at the airport in Edmonton. Not so much later I would be in the Vancouver airport waiting for my flight and writing part of the first post. Now that I've finally put up these pictures (and failed to tell any kind of story) I'm already looking forward to July when I'll be back in Canada again to see Sue and Brian get married and do more visiting.