Friday, December 5, 2008

Edmonton tourist places

Edmonton, the cosmopolitan capital of Alberta hosts many popular cultural events and arts festivals that will keep you busy. There are many things to do in Edmonton, from arts and culture to shopping and sports, the choices are endless! Visitors to Edmonton can start their trip with West Edmonton Mall, the world's largest entertainment and shopping complex and home to over eight hundred shops. You can combine shopping with several entertainments to enrich your visit as beyond shopping, the 48-square-block-large complex offers numerous cinemas, the World Waterpark, an ice arena, an indoor amusement park, sea lions, and a hotel.

For art lovers, a trip to the Downtown Arts District can be exciting as you catch a play at the Citadel, Canada’s largest non-profit theatre, check out great Albertan and international art at the Art Gallery of Alberta, or hear for yourself the phenomenal acoustics of the Winspear Centre, home of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. And beyond the high art, Edmonton is buzzing with grassroots and independent art and music. To know more about the history of Alberta, a visit to the Royal Alberta Museum will enlighten you. And don’t forget about catching an Edmonton Oilers game, or checking out some of the other professional sports teams in town!

Spend your evening in the heart of Edmonton where there is the river valley, a lush green belt that is Canada’s largest urban park. Hundreds of kilometers of maintained trails and facilities permit year-round activity: hiking, running, cycling, roller-blading, plus cross-country skiing and ice skating in the wintertime.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Downtown Edmonton - Paradise for Food Lovers

If you love traveling and exploring new places, then Edmonton may be the place you are looking for. Well known for its scenic river valley and a thriving music and art community, Edmonton is a dream destination. There is so much to explore and see in Edmonton. You can enjoy giant water park, skating rink, movie theatres, casinos, amusement park, and must see attractions.

Edmonton food scene is equally interesting with so many restaurants serving different type of cuisines. Edmonton is also home to a lot of good quality fast food chains like Burger Baron and Fatburger. If you are fond of Chinese food, you will be delighted to know that Edmonton has Chinese restaurants concentrated in Chinatown.

Food lovers must visit downtown Edmonton which is home to the best pizzerias, Italian restaurants, Japanese restaurants, burger joint's, and steakhouses in this city. Some of the most popular include: Lux Steakhouse, Hundred, Sorrentino's, Famoso Neopolitan, Matahari, Japanese Village, Blue Plate Diner, La Ronde, Sabor Divinio, and La Tapa.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Edmonton, Festival City of Canada

Edmonton, the capital of Alberta, is well known tourist centers in Canada. It is known for its scenic river valley views and a thriving music and art community. It is settled 294 km north of Calgary and is famous for featuring North America's largest shopping and entertainment complex, West Edmonton Mall. Edmonton for several reasons is known as Canada’s Festival city. Every year, Edmonton hosts thirty festivals.

No matter at what time of the year you visit, you can rock and roll in the summertime blitz of music, theatre, and culture festivals, be a part of the Canadian Finals Rodeo in the fall, and freeze in the Birkebeiner ski festival in the winter. The celebrations in Edmonton never cease.


But if you are finding more than the festivals, Edmonton is ready for it too. Tourists throng to Edmonton to look for more. The fashionable Whyte Avenue district, reputed University of Alberta, the Muttart Conservatory, Alberta Legislature Building, the Fort Edmonton Park and many more interesting attractions are there for visit.

Check more in Edmonton on your visit to the city.