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  • Weltreise die Zweite
    Day 546

    Zurück in Calgary

    May 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

    Wir fahren die letzten 2 Stunden nach Calgary zurück. Hier hat unsere Kanadareise angefangen, hier wird sie auch enden. Leider! Der Roadtrip war wirklich einmalig. Kanadas Wälder, die Nationalparks, die Wanderungen durch die Berge im Schnee sind wirklich unglaublich schön. Wir werden sicherlich noch einmal wiederkommen. Von Kanada, dem weltweit zweitgrößten Land, haben wir in den 3 Wochen schließlich auch nur einen sehr kleinen Teil gesehen.

    In Calgary angekommen werfen wir bei Walmart zunächst erst einmal die kläglichen Überreste der Luftmatratze auf den Reklamationstresen - mal wieder! Die Servicemitarbeiterin schaut nur nüchtern drauf - scheint nicht sonderlich überrascht. Unser Geld bekommen wir leider nicht zurück, da wir die Originalverpackung nicht mehr haben. Aber wir bekommen eine neue Luftmatratze, in Originalverpackung. Finde den Fehler… 😅

    Etwas dreist, geben wir die nun originalverpackte LuMa im nächsten Walmart um die Ecke zurück 💴 Die dazu passende Luftpumpe geben wir auch gleich mit. Hier haben wir die Originalverpackung aufbewahrt. Fühlt sich irgendwie komisch an, schließlich haben wir die Luftpumpe auch wochenlang benutzt - aber was solls. Wir mussten ja auch einige Tage sozusagen auf dem Boden schlafen…

    Wir machen noch einen Abstecher bei Allan, unserem AirBnB-Host von vor 3 Wochen. Wir bringen ihm neben einigen neuen Reisegeschichten vor allem das geliehene Bärenspray zurück, was wir zum Glück nicht benutzen mussten. Vielen Dank nochmals 😀

    Um die Ecke ist ein Thrift-Store, ein Secondhand-Laden, in dem wir etwas Kochgeschirr und die große warme Decke zurück in den Kreislauf des Wiederverwendens geben.

    Die neue Unterkunft für die letzte Nacht im Norden Calgary’s ist auch schnell erreicht. Ein Neubaugebiet, etwas abseits, aber zweckmäßig. Die Hygiene ist leider unter aller Sau, wir lassen nachputzen. Selbst ein Pizzakarton war noch im Zimmer. Die Bewertung von uns wird entsprechend ausfallen. 👎

    Hier machen wir nun noch das Auto etwas sauber, entsorgen ein paar Dinge, Schuhe und verschlissene Kleidung und packen unsere Rucksäcke. Wir bewegen uns noch eine große Runde um den Park und freuen uns anschließend auf eine heiße Dusche. Zum Abendessen gibt es eine Tüte Maggi Restefix mit allerlei Überbleibseln aus 3 Wochen Roadtrip. Wir freuen uns aufs Bett.    Read more

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  • Driving the Big Two
    Day 15

    Driving from airport to Canmore

    March 14 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ -6 °C

    After leaving Jeanne off at the airport, we travelled to Banff mainly along the AB-1.

    As we travelled out of Calgary, there were lots of houses all built close together. With the wide open spaces in USA and Canada, up to this point, it’s been an unusual sight.

    For almost half the journey it was flat with little hint of any mountains of the Banff National Park. Until we passed Morley and then passing the Kananaskis River, the mountains started to appear.

    There was a wildlife crossing… these are structures that allow animals to cross safely over human-made barriers like this road!

    Before Canmore it starts to rain bringing the mist down 🙄. I wondered if it was going to clear at all.    Read more

  • TravelerKanada
    Day 9

    Calgary - Olympia und Frauenrechte

    September 22, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    Die Olympischen Winterspiele 1988

    The Famous Five (die berühmten Fünf) waren fünf Frauen, die 1927 ein Verfahren vor dem Supreme Court of Canada und später dem Judicial Committee of the Privy Council initiierten, in dem es um das Recht von Frauen ging, in den kanadischen Senat berufen zu werden. Der Fall ist in Kanada bekannt als Persons Case, da die zu entscheidende Frage war, ob Frauen „Personen“ im Sinne des Gesetzes seien. Nachdem der Supreme Court diese Frage verneint hatte, legten die fünf Frauen Berufung beim Privy Council in London ein, das die Entscheidung des Supreme Court aufhob und letztinstanzlich im Sinne der Klägerinnen entschied.Read more

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  • TravelerCanada 🇨🇦
    Day 243

    Verregnetes Calgary 🌧️

    September 12, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    Trotz des schlechten Wetters, haben wir das beste aus dem Tag gemacht!
    Morgen geht’s erst nach Drumheller und dann noch am selben Tag nach Edmonton. Da gönnen wir uns mal etwas Erholung und bleiben für 4 Nächte, wir freuen uns 🧡Read more

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  • TravelerCanada
    Day 11

    Day 205/206: Calgary Part 1

    August 3, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    Drive time between Winnipeg & Calgary is 13.5 hours; plus, the landscape is Midwest farmland with fields and a few salt flats. We made the journey a single day with podcasts, music, and naps.

    We are staying with Kieran’s cousin Kathleen and her husband Dan and daughter Zoey. Their cute house is nestled in northern Calgary with pine trees and hills. Much of Kieran’s family lives in Calgary so we got some tips from cousin David and others on where to visit.

    Next day we drove downtown to try Establishment Brewing and Master Beef Hot Pot Restaurant; best hot pot Kieran has had! Next, hit the CN Tower and walked around downtown until a huge storm hit.

    Kathleen and Zoey were out of town, but arrived back at 7pm. Zoey made it clear that could snuggle with her dolls this evening. Once she was put to bed, we ordered sushi, had a delicious dinner, and snuggled with our plushies.

    Restaurants:
    Master Beef Hotpot
    Establishment Brewing
    Ginjo Sushi

    Spots:
    South Calgary
    CN Tower    Read more

  • TravelerRoad Trip 2024
    Day 23

    “Down Day”

    June 16, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F

    Today we slept in, had a slow morning, ate some leftovers, and did some laundry. We also celebrated Father’s Day by taking Jon to downhill karting in Calgary (at one of the sites of the 1988 Olympics). He seemed to enjoy this. We rode up on some ski lifts (much easier to get in them without a snowboard attached!). Surprisingly Caleb (usually my hesitant kid) took to it quickly and enjoyed speeding down the hill (beating us all), as did Sam, but Grace (my usual speed-demon and thrill-seeker) went very slowly her first trip down and was nervous about having to steer herself, and I had to convince her to try and go a second time. By the third, and final, trip down the hill, they were all speeding down. The kids and I were able to speed up faster than Jon, but he got up to a higher top speed for sure, just like in Mariokart, guess that makes Jon Donkey Kong 😂😂😂. It seems Caleb and Sam are both fine going fast if they feel they have some level of control, and Grace prefers to go fast when somebody else is in charge or she’s on a track, like with rollercoasters. I’m definitely not looking forward to trying to teach her how to drive someday. Afterwards, we went back to our Airbnb and Caleb got to finish watching his birthday movie on the iPad (as he only got to watch the first half or so on his actual birthday because it was so late by the time we got in to the Airbnb). Later, we went out to dinner at Smitty’s, which was not very busy. The food was decent (me and the kids breakfast food was good, Jon was underwhelmed by his too-thin roast beef) though they apparently have no clue what sweet tea is (Jon ordered sweet tea and was served hot tea).Read more

  • TravelerHartberger RV 2024
    Day 94

    Calgary Olympic Park and Stampede

    June 1, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Calgary hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics and the ski area that was used is now The Winsport Canada Olympic Park. During the off season they have Downhill Karting. Hop in the driver's seat and let gravity do the rest. You're in full control of your speed as you ride down 1.1 miles on a 3 wheeled cart fueled by gravity. We went down the hill twice 😜 it was a rush, especially if you avoided using your brakes 😉!!!

    No visit to Calgary is complete until you visit the Stampede arena. The Annual Calgary Stampede, which locals refer to as “The greatest outdoor show on earth “is actually the World’s largest outdoor Rodeo🤠. They also refer to themselves as “NASHVILLE NORTH” – we’re sure Nashville appreciates that😉 We visited the exhibit at The Sam Centre, that just opened this week. Gives a history of the event and what it means to this city. It is well done. Michael even took a shot at the Trick Rope    Read more

  • Maria UhligKanada
    Day 2

    Canada Olympic Park

    May 4, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    Am Trans- Canada-Highway, knapp 20km von der Innenstadt entfernt (oder 1h mit Tram + Bus), liet der Canada Olympic Park. Hier fanden 1988 die Olympischen Wettbewerbe in Bob,Rodeln und Skispringen statt. Die Einrichtung des Geländes wurde über die letzten 30 Jahre erweitert, so findet man einen riesigen Eiskomplex (Platz für 3800 Zuschauer) und etliche Trainingshallen (z.B. Turnen, Judo. Athletik...).Read more

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  • TravelerRound the World
    Day 6

    Winsport Visit

    June 8, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    This morning Ray took us to Winsport which is a huge sports centre with 4 ice skating rings, gym, and heaps more - Canada Olympic Park, formerly known as Paskapoo Ski Hill, is a ski hill and multi-purpose training and competition facility located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, owned and operated by WinSport. It is currently used both for high performance athletic training and for recreational purposes (according to Google) amazing facilities there.
    Plus my Expresso V Rays large coffee!    Read more

  • TravelerRound the World
    Day 4

    Arrival at Ray and Becs

    June 6, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    After two flights we landed in Calgary. Within 15 minutes we were off the plane, bags in hand and met up with Ray - after 25 years! He took us back to his family home where Bec has prepared a beautiful board of nibbles and we caught up outside by the gas fire pit. We also met Ryder and Freddie the dogs!Read more

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