West Edmonton Shopping Mall: The eighth wonder of the world.
800 shops.
Shop selling black leather gloves; tattooist; body piercing; specialty shops.
Galaxyland:
indoor amusement arcade. Mini golf; go
karts; ice skating rink;; dolphin show; dolphins jumping out of water; standing
on their tails;; giant wave pool with numerous water slides;, beach patrols;
bungee jumping;
Virtually
empty; post-Christmas; kids back at school;
Ice skating
rink in the centre surrounded by shops.
I skate
with trepidation. About 6 locals young guys skate expertly. Racing each other;
I skate
tentatively unsure if I can stand; Two young guys skate in front of me missing
me by about a foot. They look at each other and laugh. I don’t flinch. I don’t
alter my style, They wanted me to jump back. To be frightened. they then leave
me to skate alone. A few more slow laps of the rink and one guy skates beside
me: You need to lean forward. Stick your bum out. You get better balance.
I don’t want
to speak. He won’t understand me. I nod.
Later we
watch a figure skater. Easy naturalistic graceful and difficult.
Lunch:
Burger place. American 50’s style. Nice burgers,
Teenagers
dress like Americans. No gloves. No tooks.
Shop
selling pictures: We enter and lady grabs us and says: What exactly are you
looking for.
A minute
later: What particular one are you looking for. Perhaps I can help.
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