West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

This morning we drove into the town of Morinville, AB to fuel up the car and see if there was anything of interest in town. As it turned out, the only thing there was an old Catholic Church which was built back in the 1800's. It was very impressive church. Alas, there was nothing else of note in this small town.

We began a short trip into Edmonton, which is the capital of Alberta Providence, to check out the "little mall" they have there. On the way in we spotted a rather large herd of elk on the roadside. There is an elk ranch there which we hope to go see tomorrow if it doesn't rain.

We got to the West Edmonton Mall and boy is it impressive. It is the world's largest entertainment and shopping center. The mall covers 38 square blocks and has more than 800 stores, more than 100 dining establishments and 13 movie theatres including a large IMAX theatre.

It has the following attractions "under the roof". Galaxyland Amusement Park complete with two roller coasters and everything you would find in an amusement park. It has the world's largest indoor wave pool with live Palm Trees on three sides of the pool. It has a Deep Sea Adventure and docked on one end of the world's largest indoor lake is an exact replica of Christopher Columbus's flag ship the Santa Maria.

There is also the Sea Life Caverns which is home to approximately 100 species of colorful fish, sharks, reptiles and penguins. They also have live Sea Lions in the lagoon.

And if all this is not enough they have an 18 hole mini-golf course, complete with sand traps and water hazards.

There is Bourbon Street where you can get a taste of New Orleans' vibrant nightlife. There is also China Town with exotic sights and sounds of a busy Far East market in China.

Lastly there is Europa Boulevard where art and architecture on this unique and beautiful street is fashioned after those found in various European cities.

Oh, did I tell you they also sell clothes and other things you might want from a mall?

Get the pop corn ready because I took a couple of pictures for you to enjoy.