Calgary 鈥� From Foodtrucks to Jamaican Bobsledding, Calgary, Alberta

I didn鈥檛 think much of Calgary when I first arrived. It looked very industrial, vacant lots, bland office buildings 鈥� a very uninviting city centre. Turns out I turned the wrong way when I walked out of my hotel and ended up on the outskirts of the town, not so pretty, but probably vital to business in the region.

But as I kept walking the city quietly grew on me. I was determined to find the river and Prince鈥檚 Island 鈥� anything with that name has to be pretty, right? So I kept walking and walking. I鈥檝e probably mentioned before that one of my聽favourite things to do in any city is just to walk and get lost 鈥� it helps you discover the real soul of the city and not just the touristy bits.

I finally found the river 鈥� a lovely turquoise colour framed with rocks and trees and rewarded myself with a hot chocolate in the local caf茅鈥� Phil and Sebastian鈥檚 Caf茅.

As chance would have it the guy who served me was an Australian, from Adelaide who had moved to Canada for love, unfortunately the love didn鈥檛 last, but his love for Canada did so he was still here 18 months on. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Calgary 鈥� From Foodtrucks to Jamaican Bobsledding
Guide Location: Canada » Calgary
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Diane Squires
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