Edmonton, capital de la Provicia de Alberta, tiene dentro de sus atracciones el Segundo Centro Comercial mas grande del mundo, en el cual hay una piscina con olas, un parque de atracciones submarino, un sitio para partidos de hockey y obviamente mas de 800 almacenes. TODO BAJO EL MISMO TECHO.....
Aqui tambien esta el almacen Ikea.....que ha Jackie le fascina.
Y ademas visitamos a Mauricio Barreto, mi hermano, que esta trabajando temporalmente en la Universidad de Alberta.
From Calgary, Jackie, Eduardo and Lucille drove to Edmonton to visit Eduardo’s brother, Mauricio. Mauricio is visiting from Cali, Colombia, and is studying mites at the University of Alberta. It was a 2 and a half hour drive on what seemed like the world’s straightest highway.
We just happened to see an IKEA store on the side of the highway leading into
Edmonton…and of course we had to stop!!! And go inside. And have breakfast.
And spend the morning shopping. Lucille and Eduardo managed to drag Jackie away
at lunchtime before she did too much damage to her bank account.
Edmonton, the capital of the Province of Alberta, has many attractions, including
the West Edmonton Mall. This mall is said to be the second largest mall in the
world and contains a wave pool, an amusement park, a submarine, a hockey rink
(pictured here with Lucille, Jackie and Mauricio) and over 800 stores…all
under the same roof!
Eduardo and getting into trouble in the ‘chinatown’ area of the
West Edmonton Mall.
In the mall in Edmonton. En el centro comercial. CHINATOWN.
Jackie pretending to get eaten by a sea turtle in the ‘chinatown’
area of the West Edmonton Mall.
Of course, Jackie wouldn’t be caught dead REALLY bungee jumping.
We went for lunch with Mauricio to a historical site on the U of A campus. After
lunch, we took a tour of the house. Our beautiful tour guide (Lucille) showed
us all kinds of doodads from the past and explained their functions.
Mauricio, Jackie and Eduardo in the HUB at the University of Alberta. This building
has a bunch of shops and fast food restaurants on the first floor, and a residence
on the upper floors. The students’ windows open into the mall.