Saturday, June 20, 2015
We were invited to the wedding of Jaymal T, whom I met as a 5-year old in India.
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| Hansa's mehndi/henna |
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| Avani, Jayanti, Kent, Brynne |
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| The groom's family follows a drummer |
Now we were part of his "family" for the Reception of Barat, where the groom arrives at the marriage venue on a horse.
Well, not a real horse, more like 380 horses in a Ferrari F355!
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| Jaymal arrives on his "horse" |
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| The fathers of the bride and groom exchange garlands |
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| As do the mothers |
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| Jaymal dancing |
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Fancy shoes, which later get "stolen" by a "sister"
who requires a monetary ransom |
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| A young relative |
After we were welcomed by the bride's family, we were given refreshments, usually a tea, today a "breakfast."
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| Table settings |
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| Unbelievably good "cookies" made with peas and spinach |
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| "Guest book" table |
The wedding ceremony itself was full of Hindu rituals.
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| Puja and Jaymal |
After the wedding was a scrumptious buffet luncheon of Indian cuisine.
We spent the afternoon at Heritage Park Historical Village, starting with the Gasoline Alley Museum with an extensive antique car collection and memorabilia.
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| Gasoline Alley (KSS) |
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| Part of the gas pump collection |
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| Inside a camper |
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| Posing at the "drive-in theatre" (KSS) |
Heritage Park showcases Western Canada's history from the fur trade of the 1860s, a pre-railway settlement of the 1880s, to a 1910 prairie railway town and a town square depicting the 1920s to the 1950s.
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Replica of Nellie McClung's house in Calgary
with the Famous Five Centre of Canadian Women |
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Windmill (1920) from Bruderheim, AB
built by Wilhem Mallon to grind rye |
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| CPR 0-6-0 steam locomotive (1944) |
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Replica of the Dingman oil drilling rig,
the first in Alberta (KSS) |
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Grain Elevator (1909) from Shonts, AB
and CPR Snowplow 400884 (KSS)
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Montefiore Institute (1916), a prairie synagogue,
meeting hall, and school near Sibbald, AB |
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| Montefiore Insitute synagogue (KSS) |
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Prince House (1894, in Queen Anne style) from Calgary, built by
lumber and water power magnate Peter Anthony Prince |
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| Sandstone House (replica of 1891 house in Calgary) |
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| Vintage truck (KSS) |
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| Horse team in the livery stable |
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| Replica of Calgary's first Town Hall (1885) |
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We found the two-story outhouse
at the Windsor Hotel (1905)
from Lundbreck, AB |
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| Convenient for hotel guests on the 2nd floor |
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| Opera House (1898) from Canmore, AB |
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| Cottage Hospital (1907) from Calgary |
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Royal North West Mounted Police (RNWMP) Barracks (1887,
the second floor of original) from Banff |
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| Another Lepus townsendii/White-tailed Jsckrabbit |
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| His cousin, the Odocoileus virginianus/White-tailed Deer |
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Nightingale Colony House (1909),
an example of a "ready-made" house
from east of Strathmore, AB |
A thunderstorm chased us out of the park, and we drove back into downtown Calgary.
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We walked across a pedestrian bridge
to Prince's Island in the Bow River |
Prince's Island is a park on land donated by Peter Anthony Prince, the lumber and water power magnate.
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| Cracked Pot Foundations (1964, by Katie Ohe) |
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| Hey, there are Canada geese in Canada! |
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We stopped for "High Tea"
at the River Café |
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River Café Fish and Game Board with sesame crackers;
had to pay for the water! |
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| Eau Claire Park water fountain for all |
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Propeller used in Arctic expeditions,
donated by the Arctic section of Society of Naval Architects
and Marine Engineers (SNAME) in 1993 |
Later we headed to Jaymal's sister's house for more wedding events and dinner.
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Puja and Jaymal untying knots;
later they will scramble for a ring in the bowl of milk
to see who will be the boss of the house (Puja!) |
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| Shoes at the front door! |
Another great Indian meal!
Next: More Calgary.
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