Guidebook for Calgary
Food Scene
This is a great little soup and sandwich cafe! They serve custom sandwiches, baked goods and homemade soup. The sandwich bread is freshly made on site. You can walk to it from our house but try to avoid the lunch hour rush as it is very popular with the health care workers from the hospital up the road.
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Lazy Loaf & Kettle
8 Parkdale Crescent NWThis is a great little soup and sandwich cafe! They serve custom sandwiches, baked goods and homemade soup. The sandwich bread is freshly made on site. You can walk to it from our house but try to avoid the lunch hour rush as it is very popular with the health care workers from the hospital up the road.
Alberta is known for it's beef and the Keg located just up the road from us cooks up a great steak! We like to go into the basement lounge area as it is really cosy, they offer the same menu as upstairs and you can usually get into the lounge without waiting.
The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Stadium
1923 Uxbridge Dr NWAlberta is known for it's beef and the Keg located just up the road from us cooks up a great steak! We like to go into the basement lounge area as it is really cosy, they offer the same menu as upstairs and you can usually get into the lounge without waiting.
This is a highly rated restaurant in our neighbourhood. Make a reservation if you plan to go.
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NOtaBLE - The Restaurant
4611 Bowness Rd NWThis is a highly rated restaurant in our neighbourhood. Make a reservation if you plan to go.
Kensington BRZ
203 10A St NWThis is a local pub and eatery!
The Calgary tower is a revolving restaurant. If you can reserve a table just before sunset you will really enjoy the views.
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Tore ng Calgary
101 9 Ave SWThe Calgary tower is a revolving restaurant. If you can reserve a table just before sunset you will really enjoy the views.
Entertainment & Activities
We have a world class zoo here in Calgary. Book off a few hours to get around the whole park. Make sure you save time and energy for the Canadian Exhibit as it is a long but interesting walk.
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Zoo ng Calgary
We have a world class zoo here in Calgary. Book off a few hours to get around the whole park. Make sure you save time and energy for the Canadian Exhibit as it is a long but interesting walk.
The Calgary Stampede is the "Largest Outdoor Show on Earth" If you are visiting during Stampede (This year it runs from July 8-17, 2016) you will have tons of activities that you can join into! Stampede is a 10 day EVENT and not all the festivities are on the actual grounds.
Calgary offers complementary stampede breakfasts all over the city every morning of Stampede so you can pretty much eat free the entire time. There will be signs posted in communities and they are listed in the newspaper or online. We have a community breakfast held at "Woods Homes" just down the street and there is a bigger more elaborate one at Market Mall a 5 min drive away.
Don't miss the parade it is lots of fun for first timers. We will leave you a couple of chairs and if you go early you can usually find a spot along the road.( We go without chairs as I don't like carrying them and we can move easier, but I am always envious of those who made the extra effort and look so comfy.) There is virtually no parking during the parade so take the bus as it is much easier. Here's our transit site:
http://www.calgarytransit.com
Calgarians (and tourists) go crazy over stampede week. Offices shut down and people party...a lot! Our home is in a quiet neighbourhood so don't worry about a good nights sleep but we are close enough to downtown that if you want to get into the party/nightclub scene it is very easy. Here are some places to try out but truthfully, anyplace downtown will be a blast.
Oh and I guess there is the actual Stampede as well! It is really an amazing display. There are grandstand shows, exhibitions and rides and if you are a rodeo fan it is unparalleled! I can't describe it all so here is the link to the official website
http://www.calgarystampede.com/stampede
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Calgary Stampede
1410 Olympic Way SEThe Calgary Stampede is the "Largest Outdoor Show on Earth" If you are visiting during Stampede (This year it runs from July 8-17, 2016) you will have tons of activities that you can join into! Stampede is a 10 day EVENT and not all the festivities are on the actual grounds.
Calgary offers complementary stampede breakfasts all over the city every morning of Stampede so you can pretty much eat free the entire time. There will be signs posted in communities and they are listed in the newspaper or online. We have a community breakfast held at "Woods Homes" just down the street and there is a bigger more elaborate one at Market Mall a 5 min drive away.
Don't miss the parade it is lots of fun for first timers. We will leave you a couple of chairs and if you go early you can usually find a spot along the road.( We go without chairs as I don't like carrying them and we can move easier, but I am always envious of those who made the extra effort and look so comfy.) There is virtually no parking during the parade so take the bus as it is much easier. Here's our transit site:
http://www.calgarytransit.com
Calgarians (and tourists) go crazy over stampede week. Offices shut down and people party...a lot! Our home is in a quiet neighbourhood so don't worry about a good nights sleep but we are close enough to downtown that if you want to get into the party/nightclub scene it is very easy. Here are some places to try out but truthfully, anyplace downtown will be a blast.
Oh and I guess there is the actual Stampede as well! It is really an amazing display. There are grandstand shows, exhibitions and rides and if you are a rodeo fan it is unparalleled! I can't describe it all so here is the link to the official website
http://www.calgarystampede.com/stampede
Mountain biking, zip-lines, skyline luge, summer bobsled, mini golf.
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WinSport
88 Canada Olympic Rd SWMountain biking, zip-lines, skyline luge, summer bobsled, mini golf.
Shopping
We have one of Calgary's biggest malls about a 5 min drive from our place. It is a typical mall but also has a Safeway grocery store on the east side of the mall.
Apple Market Mall
3625 Shaganappi Trail NorthwestWe have one of Calgary's biggest malls about a 5 min drive from our place. It is a typical mall but also has a Safeway grocery store on the east side of the mall.
Kensington road is a trendy shopping area located 5 min from our place. It is a nice walk with coffee shops, restaurants and some unique stores. The hub of Kensington is located where 14th street meets Kensington Rd. If you are biking along the river, 14th ave has a beautiful war memorial just under the bridge.
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Kensington Road Northwest
Kensington Road NorthwestKensington road is a trendy shopping area located 5 min from our place. It is a nice walk with coffee shops, restaurants and some unique stores. The hub of Kensington is located where 14th street meets Kensington Rd. If you are biking along the river, 14th ave has a beautiful war memorial just under the bridge.
If you drive down 9th ave past downtown to about 12th street SE you will find the shopping district of Inglewood. It is another trendy area that has a lot of unique antique and art stores.
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Inglewood
If you drive down 9th ave past downtown to about 12th street SE you will find the shopping district of Inglewood. It is another trendy area that has a lot of unique antique and art stores.
Parks & Nature
Banff is a beautiful and quaint little town located about an hour and a half from our house. It is super easy from our location to get on the highway so if you have rented a car, this is a vacation must. The drive is gorgeous and the mountain views are iconic. There are tons of biking/hiking paths, shops and restaurants and no Banff trip would be complete without visiting The Banff Springs Hotel.
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Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont Banff Springs
405 Spray AveBanff is a beautiful and quaint little town located about an hour and a half from our house. It is super easy from our location to get on the highway so if you have rented a car, this is a vacation must. The drive is gorgeous and the mountain views are iconic. There are tons of biking/hiking paths, shops and restaurants and no Banff trip would be complete without visiting The Banff Springs Hotel.
There are tons of beautiful hiking trails just outside our city between Calgary and Banff. Look in Kananaskis or Canmore. Google Alberta hiking trails to find one that is suitable for you!
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Kananaskis
There are tons of beautiful hiking trails just outside our city between Calgary and Banff. Look in Kananaskis or Canmore. Google Alberta hiking trails to find one that is suitable for you!
Essentials
Safeway Montgomery
5048 16 Ave NWMarket Mall Professional Centre
4935 40 Ave NWFoothills Medical Centre
1403 29 St NWSightseeing
If it is a hot sunny day it is very fun and relaxing to float down the Bow river. You can rent a raft from this website. We like to launch our boat at Bowness park and float just past Edworthy park for a nice short trip. http://lazydayraftrentals.com
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Lazy Day Raft Rentals
720 3 St NWIf it is a hot sunny day it is very fun and relaxing to float down the Bow river. You can rent a raft from this website. We like to launch our boat at Bowness park and float just past Edworthy park for a nice short trip. http://lazydayraftrentals.com
Arts & Culture
The Royal Tyrell Museum is considered one of the best Dinosaur museums in the world. It is about 1 hour 45 min drive, and well worth the effort. When you enter the badlands it's like going back in time and the museum is very good! They perform the Canadian Badlands Passion Play in the outdoors during stampede and it is such a great performance I would highly recommend it! Showtimes are limited so book in advance and plan a whole day to tour the museum and catch the show. Here is the website for both:
http://canadianpassionplay.com
http://tyrrellmuseum.com
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Royal Tyrrell Museum ng Paleontology
1500 N Dinosaur TrailThe Royal Tyrell Museum is considered one of the best Dinosaur museums in the world. It is about 1 hour 45 min drive, and well worth the effort. When you enter the badlands it's like going back in time and the museum is very good! They perform the Canadian Badlands Passion Play in the outdoors during stampede and it is such a great performance I would highly recommend it! Showtimes are limited so book in advance and plan a whole day to tour the museum and catch the show. Here is the website for both:
http://canadianpassionplay.com
http://tyrrellmuseum.com
Theatre Calgary
220 9 Ave SEVertigo Theatre
115 9 Ave SE