Orchard Park Mal located on Highway 97 right in the heart of urban Kelowan, BC, is by far the nicest and largest of any mall you may find from Osoyoos, BC straight on up to Calgary Alberta, This Kelowan landmark could even hold it's own in the Vancouver area on Canada's beautiful west coast. Our mall is aptly named as Kelowna was once predomoninantly orchards and there are still many in the southeast and west ends of town.

The mall has over 150 stores with The Bay, Sears, Chapters, The Gap and many more independent local enterprises gracing their vast premises. The food court is always a place of hustle and bustle, I love the Sizzling Wok, Chinese and have been a loyal patron for going on 12 years. The parking lot in front of the mall entrance and The Bay is our centre of town Kelowna Transit System exchange and pickup locale. Good for Orchard Park Mall as buses bring passangers directly to the main entrance every fifteen minutes all day long. That's what I call easy access. Of course after a large Coca-Cola to go with my chinese sizzle I found the mall mensroom, camera in tow.

I liked this Orchard Park mensroom very much as it's papaya coloured countertop, doors and trim really catch the eye. Ever since I've started to take notice of different bathrooms, I find myself hoping I enter a standout room that can grab my attention and make my short stay a memorable one. Well this mensroom was just the ticket, very spacious and appropriately so as it's adjacent to the food court, very handy for families dining out on mall food.

I was knocked out by the silver sinks, sunk softly in a bed of wood papaya countertop. Rectangular mirrors hang over each sink with a rainbow colored tile seperating them. When washing up : If you stare long enough at the bold black soap and towel disensers mounted on the rainbow tiles you may think of The Wizard of Oz or the Sixties Decade.

The cream-colored brick wall sprinkled with butterscotch rock filler caught my eye to say the least. I had to study it carefully and with keen eye as this wall sat on it's own amongst walls of paint and wallpaper. A really neat looking puffy ( as my mother used to call them ) sits out in a half-circle on the floor at the bottom-middle of the wall. The black and red striped leathered seat is surely a great spot for a father to sit his youngun and tie up his shoes or give him a wee rest. Having this tiny little couch-bench is a delightful and very creative touch that I had to take advantage of : Ahhhhhhhhh, oh well, better get out in the mall and get rid of some more money.

This seperate room in an Orchard Park Mall mensroom is very much tiled with different looks blending nicely to make one eye-opening look. Three urinals are smartly spaced with the third one on the right lowered . I liked the purple and green colored tiles running around the room as a kind of belt, seperating the white upper wall and the lower black wall. The shirt and the pants of the room if you will. With a deep-brown dark tiled floor the room also donned a sleek looking pair of brogues. Nice to know you're answering nature's call in a room beautifully adorned with nature's own rich colors