2005年5月25日星期三

fourth day


As usual, woke up at wee hours.
Had Macdonald’s breakfast before the start
Of the trip to Drumheller, the home of the dinosaurs.
It was said that dinosaur bones were found there,
and now it is the world biggest dinosaur centre.
As we left Calgary, the fifth biggest city in Canada,
there were occasional showers.
Drumheller is a one and a half hour drive from Calgary
and driving on the roads in Canada is boring yet fascinating.
All you could see is a vast land with nothing but huge sky with
layers and layers of clouds and mountains of golden wheat fields.
It is amazing that you can find masses of land untouched by humans.
According to the guide, Calgary beat Singapore a few years ago to win
the cleanest and greenest city in the world.

Peter, the guide found it amazing that we need a passport to leave Singapore
to other countries of the world.
It is not surprising though, if Calagry is only a city of the province Alberta
and Alberta is equivalent to two and half Japan.
There were seven of us in the van, one from Australia, two from UK and two from
Scotland.
Jack said he went to Singapore in 1944 and Raffles Hotel was the main attraction there.
Josephine said Singapore is next in her list of countries to travel.
A small dot in the World Map and yet known to the many in the world,
shouldn't I be proud of my country?
Went to the Dinosaur Museum
and spent qualitative one and half hours there.
Went to other scenic areas like the horseshoe canyon, Orkney viewpoint, the suspension bridge, 11 bridges on the same river, not forgetting the largest dinosaur in the world.
Reached back at only six and I had to rush for the registration at the University.
Had a great dinner at this Vietnamese Restaurant as I had a craving for rice.