Thursday, July 4, 2013
We got up really early
this morning to be ready to catch a bus, again the small school buses, to take
us downtown to the Calgary Tower for breakfast. The Tower is Calgary’s answer
to the Seattle Space Needle. At the very top is the observation floor with a
360 degree view of Calgary, and one section is complete with glass floor
looking straight down onto the street below! I hate heights, but Phil pulled me
back onto the glass floor…there was no way I was looking down though!
The restaurant was the
floor below the observation floor and there was not a bad seat in the house, as
the entire restaurant rotated around continuously while we were served and ate
breakfast! The food was very good and the view was wonderful!
After breakfast we walked
across the street to the Glenbow Museum. This is a combination of a Museum, Art
Gallery, Library and Archives all under one roof, boasting nearly 200,000
artifacts, 30,000 works of art, and thousands of shelved archival materials. I
very much would have loved to visit the archival and genealogy materials, but
that section was closed today, much to my dismay!
After the museum, we
walked over to Stephens Street where the street is closed off to vehicle
traffic and vendors set up their wares in the street. I bought a Cowboy hat,
for protection from the sun and to get into the spirit of things for the
Stampede, which officially starts tomorrow.
We rode the C-Train home,
which is Calgary’s mass transit system. We have been provided with free tickets
for the train for the time we are here, and it’s very easy to use. The exit
station is right across the highway from the stadium, with a walk bridge over
the highway.
Phil went to bed for
awhile and I dozed in my chair, so we were both feeling a little more rested,
just in time for our hot dog cookout in celebration for those of us from the
states for the 4th. We were suppose to have root beer floats
afterwards, but a storm came up, sending all of us scurrying for our rigs to
avoid the lightening and rain. John and Fran joined us for a couple of games of
cards, and the girls won both games!
The internet here appears to be to slow to attach pictures, will try later.
The internet here appears to be to slow to attach pictures, will try later.
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