Comments | dave_t_lurker: Canada

dave_t_lurker

Canada

May 22, 2008 09:16

Suggestions for things to do and places to stay in Canada (general area of Edmonton) please.

I'm going to be there from about the 18th to the 27th - perhaps longer if I'm given good ideas. The 20th to 25th is already taken up with a conference, that that still leaves a few days to kill.

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agoodwinsmith May 22 2008, 15:23:31 UTC

I love Edmonton; it's my second favorite place after Vancouver ( ... )

dave_t_lurker May 23 2008, 20:25:01 UTC

Excellent, this is what I was after.

Will I be at a massive disadvantage not driving?

agoodwinsmith May 24 2008, 00:08:27 UTC

Hmmm. We always used it to good effect, but we planned our trips so that we stayed where we wanted to be, if you know what I mean. Here's a link to the Edmonton Transit. I don't know why it has to be this monster link, but hey ( ... )

dave_t_lurker May 26 2008, 15:31:21 UTC

As far as I know, the conference is at the university. I really should try and find out exactly though.

novawildstar May 22 2008, 15:30:25 UTC

Go west young man... see Seattle and me mum ;)

dave_t_lurker May 23 2008, 20:25:25 UTC

I'm avoiding the US for the time being - she could come see me though...

novawildstar May 24 2008, 08:16:45 UTC

Sadly I don't think she could make it :(

You'd have a free place to stay.

katsmeat May 22 2008, 22:53:20 UTC

I second White Ave. It's a lot of fun with many weird shops. Not really Camden Market, but getting there.

An interesting/geeky think to check out is the Oil Museum in Devon, about 30 minutes drive from Edmonton. I've got some pictures from last summer...

http://katsmeat.livejournal.com/105291.html?nc=3

They've got about six rigs set up with lots of other cool machines. One of the rigs works and, every now and then, they dig a hole under the museum a little bit deeper to demo it.

The Alberta Aviation Museum, I found was very cool and well worth a visit. The Odyssium - a sort-of hands-on science museum I found to be just OK; missing it would have been no tragedy ( ... )

dave_t_lurker May 23 2008, 20:27:16 UTC

Thanks for the info - should be enough to keep me busy for a while then.

I'm hoping I can find some places to photograph too. Is public transport any good there?

katsmeat May 24 2008, 11:05:03 UTC

It's pretty good. There's a light-rail system. Though it's only got one line and about ten stations, I never used it as it never went anywhere I wanted to go; when I was over in the summer, I mostly got around by cycling.

The city's bus network is execllent.

dave_t_lurker May 23 2008, 20:35:03 UTC

Just read your trip post, now that is the kind of thing I'd love to do, but I have no idea how to actually go about it. I rather suck at organisation that way really.