A Life, Lived

Travel Tuesday - Edmonton

A few shots from our wandering in Edmonton last month.

Goodbye Edmonton

After five days of meetings we are leaving Edmonton today.

We will wake up tomorrow in the Okanagan. To say that I am looking forward to a week in wine country would be a gross understatement.

We didn't get to see or do the things in Edmonton that we had hoped to. I shall blame that on work, a horrific hotel location, and the plane issues last Sunday. Of course, Paul was able to escape the suburbs while I was busy with meetings and using his large supply of bus passes able to get out and see interesting things. Nonetheless, we did have some amazing meals and I got to the legislature and wandered around the grounds.

Best meal in Edmonton . . . our dinner at Canteen. I sent my colleagues there and they raved about their meal as well.

Best dish - the Cacio e Pepe at Uccelino.

Best street art . . .

We Made it to Edmonton

Of course, given the previous few days it was not without a hitch.

We were up at the crack of silliness on Sunday. Dressed, packed, and ready to go before the car arrived. We were at the airport in plenty of time. Dropped our bags off, got through security . . . it was all good.

Then things got interesting.

We were loaded, ready to take off but we sat.

It turns out that someone from maintenance noticed an engine leaking. The worked to repair it and an hour later we were ready to go. The pilot revved the engines and we backed up from the gate.

Then we sat.

Maintenance was concerned with how the engine performed.

After a bit we went back to the gate. They told us all to disembark and come back in two hours.

Our plans for getting into Edmonton early and enjoying a day as a tourist prior to my meetings started on Monday were dashed.

We went and had some breakfast and finally at 11:00 we took off.

Once we were settled in our rental car in Edmonton we decided we needed some food. I noticed a Dim Sum restaurant between the airport and the hotel so off we went.

Lunch was awesome!

When we got checked into our room at the hotel we were beat. A power nap was in order.

We had dinner reservations at a Cajun restaurant downtown which was great.

Monday morning I woke up to an amazing sunrise.

 . . . and a few hours later I was engrossed in my meetings . . .