Best Western Suites Downtown Calgary

... Calgary still has a certain charm to it and for now, it is still home. Having a new place to live in definitely is something to look forward to, as is the lifestyle change that will perhaps go with it. But I am definitely NOT looking forward to unpacking all those boxes, organizing everything, and buying all new furniture. Maybe selling everything I had wasn't such a great idea, after all!<br><br>So this ends another trip, another great experience ...

... and not taken any backroads! <br><br>We didn`t plan to stay near the centre of Winnipeg, but we just followed the road in while deep in conversation then realised we were already downtown! We found a private room at a hostel within walking distance, then set off to explore the historical centre called The Exchange District, full of old warehouses renovated into apartments and funky art galleries.<br><br>We continued our walk around the financial district and along past the ...

... I will need for the big day, as well as getting Sydney ready with pretty dress and shoes, hair bows etc. And getting ready for such a long flight with her... can't believe how much carry-on luggage I have these days... and hardly ANY of it is for me other than chapstick! I've given up on packing a book/magazine to read during te flight as that just does not ...

... I should have learned my lesson. So, again with me at the helm, we slowly make our way back to Holborn to our first ever TALF pub meet. The venue is called The Lamb, a lovely old pub on Conduit Street. We arrive, and troll through the pub, and cannot find anyone with the TALF group. We go outside, as maybe someone is out there who knows where the group is, when Lesley notices another equally mystified girl standing there. So, as ...

... on the outskirts of Calgary and about 50 miles from the mountains. What a shock. We drove through downtown, and looked at the area where they host the Calgary Stampede in the summer. It is the world's largest rodeo. They are redoing the entrance to feature the "Stampede Casino". It seems like everyone has to get into the Casino act. In our short passage through Montana, we found that they have casinos in storefronts in mini-malls. What's next, old ...

... in Dinosaur Provincial Park in The Badlands in Alberta...maybe it's because this fantastic, eerie landscape just suddenly appears after two days of driving across the flat (or maybe rolling) prairies, or maybe it's because of the dinosaur history, but this place is a gem. The kids even got starring roles in the Little Dinosaur Theatre alongside the park staffer dressed up as a dinosaur that was in turn dressed up as Elvis...it seemed ...

A mai nap gyors reggeli a Bankers Hallban (amerikai pizzaszelet kedves kínaiaktól), aztán irány a híres Calgary állatkert. Totál szívás. Már kijutni se egyszerû, mert ilyen HÉV-szerû elõvárosi vonat visz ki, másrészt elég nagy csalódás az egész. Maga az állatkert hatalmas területen fekszik, ahol eleinte lépten-nyomon kajáldák jönnek szembe, késõbb már az se. Tökéletesen kihalt az egész. Ja, állatok sincsenek ...

... Banff on Sunday and Alicia was on a mission to buy a snowboard and all necessary equipment, so we visited quite a few shops! It was an absolutely freezing day - long johns were definitely worn for the first time. The parts of the body that we covered were ok, it was the face (nose and ears in particular) that suffered the most. We found many excuses to go into shops, even if we had no real intention of going there in the first place. Our bus out of ...

Juchuh, Calgary ist eine so tolle Stadt, ich habe endlich wieder eine Speicherkarte und kann wieder Bilder machen. Neben vielen Geschaeften hat Calgary einen Super Aussichtsturm, und einen Olympiapark. 1988 haben hier naemlich die Olympischen Winterspiele stattgefunden.