#olds

So, it turns out that there's this restaurant in a town about half an hour from where I live that's a ramen library.

Naturally, I had to go.

It's a family-owned business by a lovely couple (I think they're from Korea originally).

The way it works is that you choose your noodle from the two walls of noodle flavours,

then choose some toppings, then they make it for you in these nifty ramen-cooking machines.

And soon enough, you have a delicious bowl of ramen!

^ The picture is of the Salted Egg noodle with bacon, fried garlic, and green onion toppings.

Their prices are super reasonable and veggie toppings are free.

And if you want to buy noodles to make at home? Those are 50% off! (I bought like, $32 worth of noodles to take home to try, lol)

Marnie Desjardins set down roots in Olds, Alta., a few years after moving to the town in 1986, eventually purchasing a home on the east side. The mature trees, interesting architecture and friendly neighbours are just some of her favourite parts of living in the agricultural hub, which is home to about 10,000 residents. But since January, her mostly quiet life has become upended, she said, after Synapse Data Center Inc. proposed a massive data centre project and accompanying natural gas plant right near her home.

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