The
van had a minor leak in one of the radiator hoses, so we figured it
would be a good excuse to detour into Calgary and get it fixed.
Calgary has been a fun place for us to visit in the past too.
After
a week or so camping in a remote place like Jasper, even a small
highrise apartment building is quite a sight, as you can tell from our
delighted expressions.
Calgary
is not quite the beer-lover's town that Victoria is, but we did find a
place that brewed their own. Pretty good too.
We
spent quite a bit of time just wandering around the city and exploring
various neighbourhoods. The part that we were in (downtown)
was
very clean and well kept up. Construction cranes were everywhere.
We
hit a restaurant in Calgary's "Uptown" area (17th Avenue).
This
area was quite bustling and of plenty of young people out having fun.
We
discovered Calgary's "C-Train" and used it to get around quite a bit.
I was pretty impressed with the coverage that it offered.
I
hope there are plans to expand it to outlying regions- rush hour
traffic on the roads looked pretty bad.
We
also checked out 8th Avenue SW, which is closed to vehicle traffic
during the daytime (great concept!). We found the art
gallery
and viewed an interesting exhibit there.
All
in all, there was lots 'o fun to be had in Calgary.
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