Edmonton, Alberta

Flew into Edmonton, Alberta yesterday. I am staying in the neighborhood called Old Strathcona. It is an area with boutiques, bars, and bistros! Spent the afternoon walking around town in the warm weather. It has been very warm here this weekend, just how I like it!




Today I walked to the city center and went to the Taste of Edmonton. I had a garlic tomato salad, Canada Maki, and a Rickards White Beer. Then I walked to the Muttart Conservatory to check out all of the flowers and plants. I spent time taking lots of pictures and my favorite ones are of the orchids. I walked back to the hotel and by now it was about 5:30 pm. Just in time for the hotel's free wine and cheese happy hour so I had a few glasses of wine made in British Columbia.










Because it stays light out here longer (sunset at 9:45 pm) I figured I would take a drive to the Elk Island National Park. It was a good choice and I was definitely impressed. I drove to a sandy lake beach and watched the sunset. One of the best I have seen in a long time and reminded me of when I would watch the sunset in California. On the drive back out of the park I assumed I would have been through it without seeing a buffalo. But sure enough as I approached a curve in the road a huge buffalo was about eight feet away from me! It was so cool to see him just chillin out and eating the grass. He didn't even seem to care one bit that I was taking his picture.