Tag Archives: Calgary

Glenbow Museum

Posted on June 1, 2020 by nutMeg

The Glenbow is Calgary’s Art and History Museum. It is located in downtown Calgary, across the street from the Calgary Tower. There is an eclectic array of displays from their permanent collection, as well as space for traveling or special … Continue reading →

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Calgary Bridges

Posted on May 30, 2020 by nutMeg

Downtown Calgary is nestled in a bend of the Bow River, and the city has done a lovely job with a riverfront pathway and parks. There are numerous bridges crossing the river, including some dedicated for pedestrians and cyclists. Many … Continue reading →

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Calgary’s Plus 15

Posted on February 25, 2020 by nutMeg

Downtown Calgary has a pedestrian skywalk system linking buildings, allowing one to traverse the city center er, centre, without setting foot outside. The name refers to the height above ground, approximately 15 feet, which… feet?! aren’t they on the metic … Continue reading →

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Calgary Central Library

Posted on December 24, 2019 by nutMeg

The hotel we were staying at was right next door to the stunning new (opened November, 2018) Calgary Public Library Central Branch. It is an amazingly beautiful building, with sleek curves softened with the generous use of wood. Although super modern … Continue reading →

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Calgary Tower

Posted on October 29, 2019 by nutMeg

At 191 m (627 ft), the Calgary Tower is not the tallest building in Calgary – one list I saw has it at #6 – but, as a free standing observation tower it has a distinctive appearance on the skyline. … Continue reading →

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Sweet Tooth Ice Cream

Posted on October 23, 2019 by nutMeg

thegoogles again… I’d looked at the map to see how to get to the personal hot pot restaurant, and seen that there was ICE CREAM nearby. Sweet Tooth Ice Cream turned out to be the rolled ice cream thing, which … Continue reading →

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Mari Bakeshop

Posted on October 22, 2019 by nutMeg

There was another bakery close to our hotel in Calgary – well actually there was also a Tim Horton’s right next door (does that count as a bakery?) but I never went in – which I happened to see on … Continue reading →

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Sidewalk Citizen Bakery

Posted on October 8, 2019 by nutMeg

Again, I noticed on thegoogles map that there was a bakery nearby, with the intriguing name of Sidewalk Citizen. They closed before we got back in the evenings, but opened before we left. Well, opened in a loose definition of … Continue reading →

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Village Ice Cream

Posted on October 3, 2019 by nutMeg

It’s fun to look for ice cream when travelling – OK, OK, it’s always fun to look for ice cream – but I seem to make a bit more of a point of it when I’m in a new place … Continue reading →

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