Only a few blocks from the University, a street called Whyte Avenue runs. This is thevmain street in an area called Old Strathcona, which used to be a separate town from Edmonton. Now it’s the hip part of town, with the oldest brick houses and the coolest shops and best restaurants. Kind of. And it is a really nice walk, along Whyte Avenue. The buildings are low and some are painted in bright colours. If I lived in Edmonton, this is the area where I would choose to go for a leisurely afternoon stroll.
And on Saturdays, there is a big, indoor Farmers Market. Now in March, the vegetables are mostly greenhouse grown cucumbers, but there were all kinds of other things to look at too, jewlery and sausages and flavoured honey. A really nice place to spend a Saturday morning.
Katja Malmborg 