Places to go and people to see in Calgary

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Brian,

Thanks for the heads-up! Will see if I can fit it in the schedule (I basically have 48 hrs).

Regards
Hanno

[r.morrison]

Well....lets just see here. Some spare time? 48 Hours? Size of Holland 16,485 square miles.....size of Alberta 255,541 square miles. Hmmm, I guess if you don't sleep, don't eat and absolutely no potty time, ya might just make it. Yee Ha!!! Robert

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Thanks Robert, for pointing out just how diminutive our patch of sodden land is....

And yes, I looked up on the map to see how far Vancouver is from Calgary..... but it is too far to go on my Dutch push bike or wooden clogs

Maybe next time, eh?

H.

[r.morrison]

If I knew you were coming to Calgary earlier, I would have probably taken a wee trip there and had that beer and done the tour with you. IF...you get a eeny teeny weeny bit of time, stop into CROWN SURPLUS (Gordon Cummings), about 5 to 10 minutes out of the downtown core and check out some of the "backroom stuff"....Bofors, CMP'S Ferrets etc etc. I used to buy WW11 camo nets off him for almost next to nothing compared to today's prices. AND that's if you can find them!!! (I'm dating myself!)

The odd thing Hanno was....Gordon had a museum in the back with 5 or 6 military tanks and/or vehicles way before any of the other museums got even close to thinking about a museum. One of them was a Churchill Tank, which he eventually sold and the "Museum of the Regiments" had to buy one from the UK and have it shipped over here for display.

AND pray tell....what are you doing in Calgary work wise? Do let us all know.....Robert

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Robert,

I will be visiting the SKF bearing factory in Calgary for a project start-up.

Am hooking up with Bill Miller to go to the Reynolds Museum. Will try to check out Crown Surplus

Anyone else available for a beer? Coffee?

Cheers,
Hanno

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Am hooking up with Bill Miller . . .

. . . Hanno, don’t let Bill lead you astray . . .

[Michael Dorosh]

I will be at the rifle range in Edmonton, unfortunately.

If looking for other military themed attractions in Calgary, you can also try:

Battalion Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battalion_Park

Peacekeeper Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeper_Park

The latter two have the virtue of being free and without restricted access. Battalion Park has some good interpretive boards and a fine view of the mountains as well as the old Camp Sarcee.

Mewata Armouries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mewata_Armoury

Visit the Sherman, Bailey Bridge and Universal Carrier out front - walk right up. Another one of our many M4A2E8 (?) gate guards. Not a whole lot to see inside the armouries, and may be closed if there are no units training on the weekend, but there are a few historic photos on the walls inside.

Central Memorial Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Memorial_Park

Where the civic cenotaph is, plus two war memorials (one to the South African War and another to the First World War, on the opposite end of the park from the cenotaph, outside the public library).

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Mark W. Tonner

. . . Hanno, don’t let Bill lead you astray . . .

Ah yes, I may have used the wrong words.... It's teaming up, isn't it?

H.