Calgary Tower

Yesterday I got the SIN which is the social security number in Canada. For this I only had to go to the Service Canada Centre and show the work permit in my passport that I received in the airport. (For this I had to show the Letter Of Introduction that was sent after my application for the working holiday visa was accepted. The officer did not ask …

Up this morning around 9, got ready and headed into downtown Banff for Breakfast at about 10. We settled on a place called Coyotes and I hammered the mountain man breakfast and Dylan Salmon Scrambled Eggs. The potatoes had a mexican spice to them.

After breakfast around 10:45 we drove through Banff to the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel to …

Today is our last day with the rocky mountaineer group. Tonight once we arrive in Calgary we are on our own. During the last seven days we have meet so many people. Today began at lake Louise were we boarded to drive back to Banff. First up the gondola up the mountain. Fantastic view and a little cold up there. The weather surprisingly has been …

After a filling breakfast in the hotel restaurant we hit the pavement and our first stop was the Calgary Tower built in 1967-8. Here we rose 525 feet in the air to the observation deck with 360 degree panoramic views of Calgary city, the foothills and the majestic Rocky Mountains. We both stood on the amazing glass floor that was terrifying as you …

Until the info comes please just sit tight and enjoy the ride. Errr I mean pics!


Reckon I'll just mosey on then... …

Today i went for a walk into Calgary. I went up Calgary Tower. There was a see through floor which you could stand on if you are brave enough.
I also went to Calgary Zoo where i saw all the animals including Lions, Tigers, Bears, Eagles, Hippos and many more. I could not see the Wolves though. It was a very sunny day so they must have been …

12th Off to seeee the Rockies!!!!!! Camp pack up as usual. Then off to see the mountains! Once again.. Bit of a trek but I got to sit in the front seat so I was quite happy with that! On the approach to Calgary, we could just see a glimpse of the mountains in the distance. Just small bits of pale blue grey. If it hadnt of been so clear wee would …

Stephen Street
Fort Calgary Historic Park
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
Calgary Tower
Canada Olympic Park …

... commercial area right on the river with a lot of restaurants. Then I headed back into downtown and made the journey up the Calgary Tower. It was a disappointing trip. There was a haze that prevented a good view of the mountains to the west and there ...

... , all sitting outside sipping their wine and munching salads with their clients. Christy gets to take clients (and friends) up the Calgary Tower for free- probably the only 'tourist destination' left I was interested in, but wildly overpriced at $14. So ...

... . After that, BJ and I wandered back into downtown, at which point he had to head to work, so I figured I'd go up Calgary tower. Calgary tower is... interesting in its design, to be polite; flat out hideous to be blunt. It's not even Calgary's tallest ...

... Calgary Tower. wow. Ok, And I figured that yeah it would be our last official lunch together, so that might be mentioned. Calgary Tower though? Wow, impressive. Ok! So once we got there, there were some balloons at the table. Ok, maybe just to ...

... ;All I can imagine when I see this street is what it looks like in winter, covered in lights and snow.  We went up the Calgary Tower and Desiree asked me what my impression of the city was, my reply? "it's very brown".  It's really dusty and ...

... could squeeze all of these events (ski jumping, moguls, snowboarding, all of the sleds) on a small hillside in suburban Calgary.  The alpine and cross country events were held near Banff, speedskating oval at the university, and hockey downtown at ...

G'day all, Today we went into town and had a look around the Calgary tower is only 15 minute walk from our Condo, we did not go in as it was a cloudy day and i felt that the photo opportunities were not there so left it for the moment> this city is a ...

... to eat their lunch or escape the concrete jungle outside.  I got lost a bit even though I had a map and the massive Calgary Tower as a landmark.  I stopped into a nearby museum and art gallery mall but didn't have too much time to ...

... visited the Chinese Cultural centre on Sunday and today a friend of hers drove us to the Tyrell Museum which is 2 hours away from Calgary.  It is a dinosaur museum as it stands in an area where a number of dinosaur remains have been found.  It ...

... , Banff and then Calgary. In Calgary we had dinner with our DFK friends, Ray and Bernice Mack.  They took us to the Calgary Tower and we saw a wonderful view of the city. Tomorow we are travelling by plane to Ketchikan in Alaska to ctch our boat ...