Monday, January 3, 2011

Second phase of our honeymoon.

Elevator call button in bottom of Calgary Tower decorated in western style.
Time zones from around the world in the Calgary tower.
A building with a giant arch style split in the center.

In Calgary, a fancy clothing store. Was it Roots?



Buck tooth manic spray painted on retaining wall for pedestrian bridge leading into Calgary zoo.
Calgary river near the zoo.
Huge planters with flowers on sidewalk.
THIS IS WHERE WE GOT OUR EMERGENCY PASSPORT ON THE SIXTH FLOOR SO THAT MY WIFE COULD GET BACK INTO THE STATES ON THE PLANE!

A mannequin cowboy.
Bank of Nova Scotia in Calgary.
Seal on the bank of Montreal in Calgary.


A street closed down for festivities.
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Some building reminiscent of Chinese architecture in Calgary.
Is this place a historical landmark?
This red thing is not the Calgary Tower.

Landscaping was pretty next to the YMCA.


Bridge to Prince's Island Park over the Calgary river.

Taking a break in Prince's Island Park from walking all day.



Coyotes frequent this area [in Prince's Island Park] leash pets for their safety.

Why did they wrap the building in plastic?

A memento of the many bus trips we took.

We wandered and wandered because they wouldn't let us out of Canada.





"The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth"

First Nations dancers.



Look at all those hoops!
He was very talented!

This young boy was one of the best dancers of all first nations peoples to compete!

Indian tribe band members.

Gold rush beaver.
Cowboy goose.
Cow.

Bull.
Pink prairie dogs.
In the town square.
Flower beds in town square.
New building being constructed.

Calgary passenger train station.
Ceiling of the Calgary Tower.
Downtown Calgary, AB

Shadow of the tower.
The zoo is near the river.
This building was being constructed.
Construction of building.
Me lying on top of the glass.
Me standing on glass over the city.
A new building under construction is on the right side of the picture.

Looking through the glass floor on the Calgary tower.

The Saddle Dome in the distance in Stampede Park.


A park near the zoo in Calgary.A truck parking lot nearby our hotel in Calgary.
This sculpture is in the Calgary Intl. Airport.
This country western stage show was in the Calgary Intl. Airport.






A bronze picture on the wall in the Brewster Inn in downtown Bamff where we stayed.
In the Brewster Inn next to the lobby on the second level.


Brewster Inn.
My dinner at an outdoor seating area at a restaurant.


Brewster Inn.

Teal river water famous in this area.
A Hawaii licence plate spotted in Alberta at Lake Louise!
A snow gun sits idle in the grass.









It was probably in the 70 - 80 degrees temperature range.



Snow in July!
Believe it or not, a very large hotel is situated in front of Lake Louise in the distance. Can you see the hotel?



Lake Louise in the distance.

Top of chair lift.

Remnants of rotted tree trunks.


Lake Louise ski lodge.

Lake Louise ski area.

Near Jasper National Park.

Trademarked beautiful teal colored river of Canadian Rockies.






Driving to the Canadian Rockies west of Calgary.
Alberta prairies are famous for their horse ranches.

This subdivision across the valley had a few unusual designs, but was close to all being identical.
Prairie grass.
The subdivision nearby our B & B had almost identical house designs.


The subdivision in the northern suburbs of Calgary with an Irish flair where the My Calgary Bed and Breakfast was located.
Inside of our Bed and Breakfast. This place was operated by Russians.
Cow cutting competition at Calgary Stampede.
Calgary tower.
Downtown Calgary as seen from Stampede park.
Cow cutting competition at Calgary Stampede.

Live Statue in front of rock garden
Rock garden at Calgary Stampede.
Living Statue at Calgary Stampede
Calgary Cowgirls Choral
Calgary on the horizon.
Floor in Calgary arrivals flight terminal.
Arriving at Calgary International Airport.

1 comment:

Levi Bendixen said...

Wowzer! That is a LOT of interesting pictures! Those are some really zany sights with the living statues and all. You really did the traveling! Thanks for posting JCbot.