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The rarely updated blog of Joel Dixon
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
More Calgary Impressions
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 03/10/2007 14:05:43It's my second day in Calgary, and I'm really enjoying it here. The people I'm working with are extremely nice, and I'm sure the 5 minutes it takes to get from the hotel to work is helping too!
A co-worker took me down to Stephen Avenue during our lunch break - and it's a really pretty part of town. It's got a bit of a Bourke Street Mall feel to it (no cars allowed on the street) but looks a little nicer to me.
The start of Stephen Avenue (which is really just a section of 8th Ave)
Bad lighting - but this shows most of the Avenue
I also stopped off at the local sports bar, Flames Central. I had a quick look inside (unfortunately they had a private function so I couldn't sit down for a bevvy), and they had the biggest television I've ever seen. They also had about 400 smaller TV sets tuned into various sporting events. Didn't see any replays of the AFL final though!
Flames Central
To be honest - I think I prefer Calgary to Edmonton (and Banff is about 30 minutes away by car). I would recommend it to anybody that is traveling to Alberta! I fly home tomorrow after work - so I'd better start packing!
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Bret "Hitman" Hart How could you visit Canada and not have a Bret Hart reference. "The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Hart # Posted - 03/10/2007 19:16:06 |
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Welcome Mr. Hitman - I deeply apologise for not mentioning you. Please don't employ a Running Bulldog Headlock takedown on me! (Your link started a most enjoyable wiki-trail for me) # Posted - 04/10/2007 15:01:05 |
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