Today was a walking exploration of downtown Calgary. We walked somewhere between 13 and 17 km. My Strava said 17 and Patti‘s Apple Watch said 13. She might’ve paused, and I have GPS squiggles adding distance in some of the places where we went inside. I had identified 10 things that I wanted to see.Continue reading “Calgary – Day 7”
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Calgary – Day 6
I didn’t take a picture of Cat this morning, so here’s a picture of us waiting for the bus. Every time I ride the bus I think of the Danish “The Bus” advertisement. The bus we have been taking from the apartment to the bike shop has been very convenient and quick, even if it’sContinue reading “Calgary – Day 6”
Calgary- Day 4
I woke before my alarm this morning to this face. It’s Canada Day so we decided to do a ride along both sides of the Bow River through the City thinking there might be Canada Day events happening along the river. We took the bus from the apartment to Outlaw Sports to pick up theContinue reading “Calgary- Day 4”
Calgary – Day 3
I was a bit sore after yesterday’s ride on the heavy, wide barred, mountain bike and was doing some stretching after breakfast. Cat joined me. We drove to a bike rental place about a 15 minute drive south of where we are staying. We were both much happier with the bikes we rented today. IContinue reading “Calgary – Day 3”
Calgary – Day 2
We borrowed Patti‘s son’s car today to drive to Canmore, where we rented bikes and rode to Banff. Once we were on the highway, there were beautiful views of the mountains, all the way. We reserved the bikes online last night, and chose mountain bikes as they were less expensive than the road bikes, andContinue reading “Calgary – Day 2”
Calgary – Day 1
Patti and I are exploring Calgary this week, staying with her son. Our respective husbands dropped us at the airport just before 8am. We were flying Westjet from Terminal 3 which was very quiet with lots of self check-in terminals and baggage drop off lanes available. Toronto Pearson airport has a new security appointment bookingContinue reading “Calgary – Day 1”
Mont-Tremblant – Day 8 – Ottawa
The heat wave was forecast to continue so we planned to do a 14 km ride I found on the “Ottawa Rural Routes” Ride with GPS account, followed by a visit to the air conditioned comfort of the National Gallery of Art. I love the spiral staircase at Laurier Avenue. We turned too soon asContinue reading “Mont-Tremblant – Day 8 – Ottawa”
Mont-Tremblant – Day 5 – Guérette to Mont-Laurier
The day began with a flat tire for me, caused by breaking the valve when I tried to pump the tire up. Fortunately, it happened in the apartment and I was able to replace the tube relatively quickly. After breakfast in the apartment, we picked up lattes at a different café in the village. ThenContinue reading “Mont-Tremblant – Day 5 – Guérette to Mont-Laurier”
Bratislava – Day 12 – And Prague
I got up earlier today so we could maximize the amount of sightseeing we could do before getting the train scheduled for 330pm. We have barely scratched the surface of what there is to do here. We packed everything, and checked out by 745am, then walked to the tram stop. It is Liberation Day today,Continue reading “Bratislava – Day 12 – And Prague”
Bratislava- Day 11 – And Prague
The day dawned cooler than yesterday, and was clouded over. We only had two things on the agenda today – to ride the funicular near our hotel and visit Prague Castle. Otherwise we were going to just take things as they came. We had breakfast at the same restaurant as yesterday but sat indoors. WeContinue reading “Bratislava- Day 11 – And Prague”