And Then There Was Edmonton…

I’ve just returned from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada after meeting with some people there for work. Let’s just say it’s a very cold place sometimes, and this was no exception. The temperature never got above freezing for the duration of the trip.

Icy/snowy roads in Edmonton. Good thing they gave me an AWD vehicle!

I’ve been to Canada many times, but this was the first time I actually flew into Canada. I’ve gone there on boats and in cars, but never by air – until this week. Now, I have flown there and back. That mean, of course, that I now have one more airport to add to my collection: YEG.

Yes, that doesn’t look like an abbreviation for Edmonton, but this is how Canada does it: almost all of their airport codes start with “Y”. Something to do with radio towers, or some such. But at least the “E” stands for Edmonton, I think.

The trip there was round-about, since I want to make sure I flew United the whole way, so I went way out of my way to fly through Denver. Coming back, I went through customs and immigration inside of the airport – which made connecting smooth and seamless as if I had flown in from just another US city.

I feel like it made the journey a whole lot easier that way, not having to do that in the middle of the trip.

View from my hotel.

I didn’t get to see much of the town since I was in an office building for most of the limited daylight hours. But, there was good food and drink to be found.

All in all, the trip was a success, and I’m glad I was able to go.