Friday, June 19, 2015
Brynne flew east and we flew west to meet her in Chicago before taking a flight together to Calgary, Alberta. Once we arrived, we took a minute to check out the Calgary Spaceport within the airport.
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| Calgary Spaceport |
Kid-friendly space and aeronautic exhibits, a moon rock, and simulators.
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| Moon rock |
After picking up the rental car, we drove to the Toad 'n' Turtle Pubhouse and Grill, known for having 24 beers on tap.
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| Toad 'n' Turtle sign |
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| A British pub atmosphere |
Later, after checking in to the Delta Bow Valley Hotel, we took a walk.
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Family of Man (1967) by Mario Armengol
for Britain's Pavilion at Expo '67;
purchased by Maxwell Cummings and Sons,
donated to the Calgary Board of Education in 1968 |
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| Family of Man detail |
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| Former Fire Department Headquarters (1911, designed by Lang & Major) |
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Anglican Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
(est 1884, 1905 church designed by J C M Keith
in Norman Gothic style of Paskapoo sandstone) |
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| Church of the Redeemer folding chair |
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Calgary City Hall (1911, designed by William M Dodd
in Romanesque Revival style) |
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| Police Officers and Firefighters Tribute Plaza (2006) |
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Family of Horses (1989 by Harry O’ Hanlon,
donated by Spruce
Meadows Equestrian Centre)
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| Calgary Municipal Building (1982-1985) (KSS) |
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Olympic Plaza, where medals were awarded during the
1988 Olympic Winter Games |
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| People-friendly pool |
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Women are Persons! (1999, by Barbara Paterson)
depicting the "Famous Five" who in 1927-1929
successfully argued that women be declared persons
in the matter of rights and privileges,
not just in the matter of pains and penalties
(Nellie Mooney McClung and Irene Marryat Parlby on the right) |
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| Tamiko with Emily Murphy (PBB) |
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| Henrietta Muir Edwards and Louise Crummy McKinney with Kent |
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| Stephen Avenue Walk pedestrian mall |
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Mechanical Horse/Powder the Plow Horse
(2000 by Dixie Jewett) |
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The Conversation
(1991 by William Hodd McElcheran) |
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| A shaggy Alaskan Malamute? |
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| "The Trees" reduce gusting winds as well as beautify (KSS) |
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Devonian Gardens (1977)
in Toronto Dominion Square mall |
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| Devonian Gardens |
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Devonian Gardens local art:
masks by Tom Ward (KSS) |
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| Devonian Gardens Pool (KSS) |
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| Devonian Gardens floating sign (KSS) |
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| Counting Crows (2001, by Evelyn Grant) |
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| Shimmering Aspens |
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| Ubiquitous Pica hudsonia/Black-billed Magpie |
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| Beaulieu Gardens at Lougheed House |
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| Iris missouriensis/Rocky Mountain Iris (KSS) |
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| Lepus townsendii/White-tailed Jackrabbit |
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+15 Skyway bridge, part of a network
of bridges that are 15 feet above the street |
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