We drove to the Old Strathcona part of town to catch the historical Edmonton streetcars that took us across the historical High Level Bridge and back.

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Our morning ride

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The trolley driver and Tom

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High Level Bridge - built in 1912 to accommodate trains, streetcars, bicycles and automobiles 

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Edmonton Legislature Building

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Centennial Eternal Flame

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Inside of the Legislature Building—”It’s been an interesting life. I’ve seen the most interesting times in Alberta’s history: the Depression, the war years, the oil years and the boom.” -Muriel Manning

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We went to the Legislature Museum and saw a very interesting movie and then had a quick photo shoot in the royal garb.

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Poutine - very popular in Canada consists of French fries  with gravy and cheese curds

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It  was hot and humid today but the smog was so bad that all ball games were cancelled. Fort Edmonton, which we had hoped to visit, was closed for the day was also closed. The smog was caused by all the forest in Alberta.

 

Trip Statistics

  • We stayed at the Glowing Embers RV Campground for three nights $42.26 a night
  • We have driven a total of 3,640 miles in the car and RV
  • Groceries and Eating Out have cost us $672.55 for an average of $25.87 per day
  • Total spent on gas $1,574.11 for an average of $60.54 per day