Edmonton is the provincial capital of Alberta. It is the second largest city in Alberta after Calgary, with a metropolitan population of 1,034,945.
The reason for a rapid growth of population was the discovery of oil near Edmonton at 1947. People call Edmonton the Oil Capital of Canada.
The city has got a university called the University of Alberta.
Edmonton receives 2,289 hours of sunshine per year, and is one of Canada's sunniest cities. So far there hasn´t been a single rainy day since I´m here.
One of the most popular streets to enjoy the city`s nightlife is the Whyte Avenue. There are numerous restaurants, pubs and trendy clubs to be found. You should always take your ID card with you, because no matter which age, really everybody gets controlled. Smoking inside pubs and restaurants is forbidden what is very convenient. But beer is quite expensive. You usually have to pay about seven dollars for one bottle.
One of my favourite places is the river valley park. I like it much to go jogging on the bank of the North Saskatchewan River. There are a lot of cyclists as well and you have to keep attention if you run aside the street.
