I love night time prairie thunderstorms. You get to watch the lightning dance across the sky and hear the thunder rolling as you watch the dark clouds approach from afar. It only seems to rain at night so you get to enjoy your hot, humid summer day and as you are getting ready for bed […]
Ghost Tour of Strathcona
by Bertha on 27. Jul, 2007 in Canada 2006, Travel
Last night Adam and I went on a Ghost Tour with LeAnna and her bf (collegue from work). This week is Historic Edmonton Week. Very overshadowed by the Capital Ex, but is way cheaper (only $5.00) and cooler than a bunch of carny rides/games. The lady who lead our group of about 34 people (including […]
A Taste of the Circus!
by Bertha on 25. Jul, 2007 in Canada 2006, Pictures, Travel
Charlene and I went to a Circus class last night. It was awesome! We learned a the basics of trapeze, hanging hoop, hanging silk, hanging rope, trampline as well as juggling and firesticks. This class is put on every summer by the Firefly Theatre which I think is based out of the Pheonix Gymnastics Club. […]
Muskrats and Motocross
by Bertha on 23. Jul, 2007 in Canada 2006
This Sunday, I went with Adam to a race at Gloomy Creek, about 2h30m from Edmonton near Rocky Mountain House. Adam didn’t place very well because bike trouble on the first lap put him last but he managed to work his way back up from last place up a number of positions to 11th. I […]
Bon Jovi
by Bertha on 13. Jul, 2007 in Canada 2006, Pictures, Travel
Last night Charlene and I had a great time at Bon Jovi. I think she might have lost her voice today from all the screaming… It was a fiasco to get there, just because we had a big plan to meet and take the LRT to avoid the traffic but that just didn’t work out […]
Two Gentlemen of Verona
by Bertha on 12. Jul, 2007 in Canada 2006, Travel
On Tuesday, Team Chiang, Beau and Christie and Adam and I went to see the River City Shakespeare Festival’s Two Gentlemen of Verona. It was the first time they did a musical in their 19 year run. The play was entertaining and funny. Most of the songs were made you laugh and helped you understand […]
Charlene’s Bday
by Bertha on 10. Jul, 2007 in Canada 2006, Pictures, Travel
Charlene had a Vertically Inclined Bday party last Friday where we got a lesson and did some top rope climbing. About half the participants hadn’t done climbing before (incl. Adam) but that didn’t stop them from trying. Our guides(?), Ed and Will, were humourous and entertaining and very watchful. We did some bouldering before they […]
Air Supply Review
by Bertha on 06. Jul, 2007 in Canada 2006, Pictures
The venue was a temporary tent and very hot. What I thought was assigned seating turned out to be general seating as we realized folding chairs were just zip-tied together into rows. Had we known we might have gone in earlier. The Ticketmaster website implied assigned seating just by highlighting a section but not two […]
Summer Festival Listing
by Bertha on 05. Jul, 2007 in Canada 2006, Travel
Did you know we are the Summer Festival Capital of Canada? We are also the Cultural Capital of Canada for 2007. I got a list of the festivals happening in and around Edmonton and I thought I should put them here! July 6-15 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival July 15 Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Presents […]
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