I hadn’t been down to Coal Harbour in a long time. It was a gorgeous day and I decided to take a trip to the new-ish Crime Lab Vancouver restaurant (once housed in a real crime lab on West Pender Street). I was greeted by a patio overlooking Coal Harbour and the much-used jogging, rollerblading [...]
Saskatchewan
Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon, SK (Canada)
As an afterthought to the Vesna Festival and Ukrainian Museum of Canada, I decided to expand my Ukrainian cultural trip to Saskatoon, SK to the Mendel Art Gallery. It had been recommended to me by a few people, so I took them up on their advice. How pleased I was. After strolling through the main [...]
Saskatchewan
Ukrainian Culture in Saskatoon, SK
When Ukrainians immigrated to Canada at the turn of the century, many settled in Saskatoon and Saskatchewan. Ukrainian culture is thriving here. I went to the annual Vesna Festival, where cultural dancing and music was on display, as were Ukrainian costumes. Oh, and food, much food. Just on the edge of downtown Saskatoon is the [...]
Saskatchewan
Vesna Festival: Ukrainian Dance in Saskatoon, SK
One of the largest Ukrainian dance events in Canada is the Vesna Festival in Saskatoon, SK. With the motto, “The true expression of a culture is in its art, its literature, its food, its music and in its dance,” I knew I had to get on a plane. These were my kind of people. Ukrainian [...]
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Restaurants in Saskatchewan, Canada
As someone from Vancouver who is used to some of the best variety and quality of cuisine in the world, it’s difficult to go to a city like Saskatoon, SK where the restaurant industry is only slowly growing. A few new downtown restaurants for Saskatoon food to look out for in the upcoming months are FLINT, Staqatto [...]
Saskatchewan
Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Saskatoon, SK
Next stop, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in Canada. A downtown hotel in Saskatoon is easy to find, most notably the Delta Bessborough, which I stayed at on my last trip here. This time, because I was attending the Vesna Festival of Ukrainian Dance, I booked into the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Saskatoon, across the street from [...]
