The weather up here is just unreal!!!! Yesterday, Saturday......the rains were here all day long......and as the day disappeared(gets dark up here about 10pm)........abou 6 pm, it began to snow.....heavy snow!!!! Oh yeah, the temps had been hovering right around 0 degrees C, which is 32 F......and it finally began to really bring in those heavy snow flakes.
We spent most of the day at the Edmonton West Mall.....the largest indoor mall in the world. WOW...WOW.....just huge with all kinds of entertainment....from a regular carnival ride area, to an area where there were sea lions and seals putting on shows, trained as they always area. Then....the most incredible water park area.....which absolutely huge "beach" area with waves, as well as the incredible water slides.....and, this was unreal in it's size!!!!!! The pictures just don't show it like it really is.........WOW!!! Lots and lots of boutiques and stores, of course, and with lots of restaurants, including a Bourbon Street area with tons of great places to eat.
We stopped in at The Red Piano Bar for a glass of wine and some wonderful calamari.....the very best I have ever eaten!!!! We left the mall about 5pm.......and made our way to the city centre of Edmonton, visiting China Town and the Italian area of Edmonton. While we had been in the Mall, I neglected to mention that they have this absolutly huge Asian Food Center.....a grocery store with every kind of fresh meat, fish, eel, whatever.......just saw sooooo much that I had not seen in an Asian market before. The place reminded me in size of a large Sam's Club.....just soooooo big!!!!
From a quick shopping trip in one of the Italian markets......we then made our way to a small Italian pizza place that also serves Italian dinners. We had a dinner there.....and it was good!!! From there we left to return to the east suburb of Sherwood Park, where Doug and Diane have their wonderful new condo where they live full time.
By the time we returned to the condo, about 8pm or later....I was having severe stomach cramps.....which continued ALL night!!! Before long I was in the midst of a severe case of the intestinal flu.....and I spent all night either laying on the bathroom floor or walking across the hallway every 15-20 minutes from the bedroom to the bathroom. A TERRIBLE night!!!!!!
This morning we were to leave for Fairmont Springs, British Columbia for our week at their condo there.......but, I was too sick to move anywhere, never mind riding in the van for 6-7 hours across the Rocky Mts. Sooooo, we canceled the plans to leave this morning, and will make the trip tomorrow. I have not eaten anything today, but had a bit of hot tea this evening, along with some water in an effort to not become dehydrated any worse than I am. This is NOT what anyone wants to experience while on a trip, never mind while guests in someone's home.
We are not certain if it is/was the flu.....or, if it might have been food poisoning. I am not sure....but I know it has been the worst case of this type of illness that I have had in many, many years. I am just soooo weak, soooo shakey, from the entire night in the bathroom and the rigors of this illness. DAMN!!!!!!!!!!
Soooo, I will try to post a few pictures from yesterday......and then return to bed, I think. Hopefully, I will be doing better in the morning....and that the roads will be cleared of all of the snow so we can safely navigate the highway across Banff National Park and over into British Columbia. Is this REALLY May 30th????????????????????
LIFE IS REALLY GREAT!!!!!!!......And, I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!!!
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