Edmonton adventures 05

[yuuago]

If I'd had more time, I would have arranged my schedule differently. But since I'm going home tomorrow, there were only so many ways that I could plan things. Today is a stat holiday, so hours were reduced and some things were closed.

Originally I'd planned to get up bright and early, take my computer to the Ayco cafe, and work on fic. But I was still feeling a little exhausted, so it ended up being a morning of relaxing and reading instead. (Though, I did work on fic a little this trip!) And part of the reason I wasn't in a hurry to get anywhere is because I was going to go somewhere specific that didn't open until noon: West Edmonton Mall.

You know, I think West Ed might be one of the circles of hell. Or more specifically, West Ed on a stat, with reduced hours. It's probably more tolerable at, say, 10 AM on a regular Tuesday morning. Anyway.

I have successfully: bought some Christmas presents (for dad, at Lammle's), obtained some new work clothes (at Winners), found a new pair of jeans (also Winners), and picked up some odds and ends for myself (seasonal shower gels from The Body Shop - the location in Fort Mac has closed). And I also appreciated the opportunity to go into some stores that we don't have locally, look at things that I had been thinking about getting, and decide that I didn't actually need them after all. But after a couple of hours of this, I'd had Quite Enough, thank you. Too many people, too many stores, too much everything! But that is the general West Edmonton Mall experience, I guess.

This evening is just going to be relaxing and doing nothing much. Maybe I'll finish one of the fics I was working on. Maybe not. I do have one almost ready to go, though.

I'm going home tomorrow, and I honestly wish I had another day or two here. There are a lot of small art galleries that I did not have time to visit! Plus I haven't had any opportunity to go geocaching! But it's very possible that I'll come back some time, perhaps for another concert, and that means there will be more for me to discover in the future.

Comments

[kanadka]

Man I cANNOT believe you did brave the West Edmonton Mall after all, and on the last day of travel no less. That's impressive. Even as a kid who could stand malls, I was terrified by that one, and the fact that it's legendarily large and has insane attractions in it is only part of its mythos. The other part is that it is, as you accurately say, a level of hell. D: I'm glad you survived!!

[yuuago]

To be honest, I kind of can't believe I did that either. But I really wanted to pick up some stuff for work, so. It actually isn't quite so bad if you go in with a Very Specific Plan about which places you want to go and knowledge of where they're located! (Still, though... surprised I made it out in one piece)