Streetcars, farmers markets & hanging with my mom

The nip of fall is really in the air here in Edmonton but it really hasn't stopped people from getting out to enjoy the usual weekend activities. This past weekend my mom was in town for a visit and I made sure her schedule was jam-packed with neat things to see and do.

Saturday we were all about walking around the historic Old Strathcona neighbourhood. We strolled Whyte Avenue window-shopping, visited the Strathcona Farmer's Market and ended up at the Edmonton Radial Railway Society Museum to learn more about the history of streetcars in Edmonton.

We were in for a treat as we hopped the High Level Streetcar which took us from Old Strathcona, underneath 109th Street, up on to the High Level Bridge and finally into downtown Edmonton.

The streetcars run from the May long weekend until Thanksgiving in October. The whole operation ~ from restoring streetcars to conducting the High Level streetcar line ~ is run by volunteers. It was an unique experience and for the $4 round-trip it is something I will do again and again.

Mom and I were able to cruise Edmonton in style this weekend thanks to friends at Focus Communications (thanks Sue and Dean!) who hooked me up with a 2011 Ford Fiesta to test-drive all weekend and blog about. You can read my review here.

We shopped, we visited, we laughed, we watched football, we saw family and we had fun. I already miss having mom here.