Calgary 2009Wild Horses and Cowboystag:travellerspoint.com,2009-06-29:/blog/?domain=june-anne22009-07-05T17:51:58ZJune-Anneimg/travel-blog-feed.pngReflectionstag:travellerspoint.com,2009-07-05:/blog/?domain=june-anneCalgary&thisblog_entryid=9&entryid=1668992009-07-05T17:50:03Z2009-07-05T15:08:38ZWell, I am home. I arrived this morning at 6:00 a.m. Thank you Sam for picking me up at the crack of dawn!
In looking back, which from my previous blog, you know I like to do, I have some things that I would like to share.
First off....
If you have never been to the Rocky Mountains, I strongly suggest that you go. The photos here are just a sample, and of course don't give the whole ...Last Daytag:travellerspoint.com,2009-07-05:/blog/?domain=june-anneCalgary&thisblog_entryid=8&entryid=1668902009-07-05T17:51:21Z2009-07-05T14:22:37ZThis morning started off early as per my usual. Waking at 5:30 a.m., I attempted to go back to sleep by my body was having no part of that. I lounged around for the morning, which was quite nice, as early afternoon I was meeting up with Ryan and we were headed to the Calgary Zoo. The zoo is located just outside of the downtown core, which is quite amazing really. Once inside the zoo, you ...Stampede Daytag:travellerspoint.com,2009-07-03:/blog/?domain=june-anneCalgary&thisblog_entryid=7&entryid=1667782009-07-05T17:51:58Z2009-07-04T03:49:53ZAfter a quiet morning I met Ryan downtown around noon. We grabbed a quick bite to eat and then headed to the Stampede grounds. I was a little let down to be honest. The rodeo had already shown at 1:00 and not again until 8 p.m. where I expect I will be gone by then. Too long to hang around.
I think I expected more that what was there. Once inside the grounds it ...A Day in Calgarytag:travellerspoint.com,2009-07-02:/blog/?domain=june-anneCalgary&thisblog_entryid=6&entryid=1666622009-07-03T03:52:15Z2009-07-03T03:52:15ZThe day started off fairly early for me as usual. It had been eating at me since yesterday, this car rental thing. Because it was a holiday very few places were open so in order for us to get to Banff I took what I could get. This morning I started making phonecalls to find a better rate than $120 a day. Found one...Enterprise kicked in at $42 day unlimited mileage. I can now manage to keep it for a ...Canada Day 2009tag:travellerspoint.com,2009-07-01:/blog/?domain=june-anneCalgary&thisblog_entryid=5&entryid=1665832009-07-05T15:01:26Z2009-07-02T06:53:56ZHow lucky am I to be able to visit Banff, Alberta on Canada Day. I woke fairly early this morning, after a decent nights sleep. Once up, I woke Ryan and I proceeded to find a rental car. Quite a feat on a National holiday, but I managed. Ryan and I called a cab and went to pick up the car, afterward, we went to Denny's for a nice leisurely breakfast. The company and the ...Arriving in Calgarytag:travellerspoint.com,2009-07-01:/blog/?domain=june-anneCalgary&thisblog_entryid=4&entryid=1665802009-07-02T06:13:17Z2009-07-02T06:13:17ZLast night I landed in Calgary Airport on time. The flight was wonderful, an to see the city of Calgary lit up at night with a magnificant sunset over the mountains was breathtaking. I really appreciated just to having carry on luggage, so the departure from the airport was fairly quick, once I found Ryan! He was standing by the baggage collection, which of course, I was avoiding as I didn't have any baggage to claim. ...Cleared...tag:travellerspoint.com,2009-06-30:/blog/?domain=june-anneCalgary&thisblog_entryid=3&entryid=1664612009-07-01T06:14:45Z2009-07-01T06:14:45ZWell, here I am, sitting at the airport waiting for my flight. No delays so far, so this is good. The weather seems to have cleared so there shouldn't be too much turbulence taking off...I hate that. I was surprised to see one of the London ON totems in the departure lounge. Very detailed, a must see. Too bad its not in the public area for everyone to enjoy. The perks of flying somewhere lol. I will try to attach ...Calgary 2009tag:travellerspoint.com,2009-06-29:/blog/?domain=june-anneCalgary&thisblog_entryid=2&entryid=1663412009-06-30T02:29:35Z2009-06-30T02:29:35ZIt seem's quite appropriate that I visit Ryan this year after my extensive visit to the UK to be with family. I haven't seen my son Ryan in over a year when he visited me in February 2008. This trip is very long overdue. I can hardly believe he's been living in Calgary now for almost 4 years. Where has that time gone?
Tomorrow morning and head off to work for the day, after which I rush ...