tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:22:45 +0000calgaryjill brownecalgary stampededowntownhotelsfamous peoplegetting aroundparadestoriesbreakfastscalgary transitpalliser hotelpancakesqueen elizabethstampede breakfastswestin hotelCalgary Zoocalgary eyeopenercbcigor larionovjulie van rosendaalmarching bandparking in Calgarysave money Calgarystampede bbqs<br>Enjoy your visit to Calgary<br> Home of the Calgary Stampedehttp://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)Blogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-5657774849314131441Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:30:00 +00002010-07-08T16:30:00.054-06:00calgarycalgary stampedecalgary transitCalgary Zoodowntowngetting aroundparking in Calgarysave money CalgaryTo figure out whether to drive or take Calgary Transit, especially during the Calgary Stampede, you need the numbers. Calgary Transit's fares are posted here on the CT website.&nbsp; The cost of parking around Calgary varies but for on-street parking using our fancy new(ish) parking meters, the parking rates are posted here on the ParkPlus part of Calgary Parking Authority's website. Here's a http://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2010/07/use-calgary-transit-and-save-money.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-4280515022911422546Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:03:00 +00002010-07-07T20:03:52.249-06:00breakfastscalgarycalgary eyeopenercalgary stampedecalgary transitcbcjulie van rosendaalpancakesStampede breakfasts are a wonderful thing, and the CBC Calgary Eyeopener has become one of the best in town.&nbsp; It's also the one of the first, and as far as I know, the first big one. Thursday, that's tomorrow, July 8, 2010, in the parking lot at the CBC building, from 7 to 9 a.m. The CBC's address is 1724 Westmount Boulevard NW but if you don't know Calgary, forget that and just drive http://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2010/07/cbc-stampede-breakfast-kicks-off-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-1204836739669674766Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:30:00 +00002010-07-06T16:30:00.231-06:00breakfastscalgarycalgary stampedepancakesstampede breakfastsAnd a big Yahoo again this year to the two pancake locator websites we saw last year.&nbsp; Check out: StampedeBreakfast.com and FlapJackFinder.com And there's even an iPhone app for the Flap Jack Finder. It's getting so easy to find just the right Stampede Breakfast. The traditional breakfast is a pancake, usually with butter and syrup, and some kind of meat, either bacon or a sausage, andhttp://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2010/07/where-to-find-pancake-breakfast-during.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-6530685790175143051Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:30:00 +00002010-07-05T16:30:00.261-06:00calgarycalgary stampedeA few key links for today: The Calgary Stampede homepage.&nbsp; Check here for schedules, prices, lots of info about the 2010 Stampede.&nbsp; The dates are July 9 to 18, 2010.&nbsp; Look at the Online Planner for daily events at the Stampede, and the Deals &amp; Days page (with links to more pages) to find out about money-savers. Hey, the Stampede has an iPhone app!&nbsp;http://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2010/07/2010-stampede-is-just-around-corner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-107991931882675156Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:00 +00002009-07-03T12:52:34.497-06:00calgarycalgary stampedejill brownestampede bbqsFor those (like me) who aren't exactly early risers, and won't be making it out to a Stampede Breakfast at 7 a.m., here's a lunch BBQ that sounds good, and supports a really good cause.The 2nd Annual John Petropoulos Memorial Fund Stampede BBQ goes from 11 to 2 on Saturday, July 4, 2009.John Petropoulos was a young Calgary policeman who died in an accident in 2000 while investigating a crime. http://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2009/07/5-donation-gets-you-stampede-bbq-lunch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-5926859858466933724Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:02:00 +00002009-07-03T12:14:45.628-06:00calgarycalgary stampedejill brownestampede breakfastsThanks to Are You Gonna Eat That? for pointing out two Stampede breakfast finders:FlapJack Finder - Brilliant, simple. Has a map. Searchable by date. Has addresses for Stampede breakfasts. Has recipes for making your own pancakes. Yahoo!Stampede Breakfasts.com - Easy to use list, also searchable by location and dates.These two lists are not identical.On FlapJack Finder, I couldn't http://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2009/07/where-pancakes-are-stampede-breakfasts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-6911548156263901764Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:34:00 +00002009-06-30T21:01:05.530-06:00calgarycalgary stampedejill brownemarching bandparadestories"Calgary Stampede Marching Band", by Frank Maurer on Flickr, from Calgary Stampede 2008Thank you, Frank, for sharing this.This little story came to mind while I was writing Insider Tips on How to Watch the Calgary Stampede Parade.My first visit to Calgary was back in the Middle Ages when our high school band came to perform in the Calgary Stampede Parade. Our red and white uniforms looked a lot http://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2009/06/marching-bands-make-me-cry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-2489182029600614521Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:52:00 +00002009-06-30T19:34:57.755-06:00calgarycalgary stampededowntowngetting aroundjill browneparadeYahoo! Friday, July 3, 2009 is Calgary Stampede Parade Day. Most downtown businesses take the morning off, and tourists mingle with locals to enjoy the official kick-off for The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.Here's how to have an enjoyable Parade watching experience.The official Calgary Stampede website information about the Parade shows the exact route (4.5 km or about 3 miles) in downtown http://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2009/06/insider-tips-on-how-to-watch-calgary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-7337835935627349935Fri, 29 May 2009 20:11:00 +00002009-05-29T14:38:40.589-06:00calgarydowntowngetting aroundjill browneTo get around in Calgary, it helps to understand a few basics of how the city is laid out.Calgary's Grid System and Numbered StreetsCalgary is divided into four quadrants: NE, NW, SE and SW. These are pronounced as full words ("North-east, North-west, South-east, South-west") but written as abbreviations.For most of the city, the dividing line between North and South is the Bow River. However,http://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2009/05/basics-of-calgarys-grid-system.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-3914369149247744289Thu, 28 May 2009 04:11:00 +00002009-06-30T19:37:39.459-06:00calgarycalgary stampededowntownjill browneparadeThe Calgary Stampede Parade is on the first Friday of the Stampede, in the morning.Here are some tips to make your Parade experience as much fun as possible.Update: After writing this, I got more ambitious and wrote a little more detailed list, with a few extra tips I thought of later. Don't drive downtown. There are street closures for the Parade all morning. Take the C-Train, a bus, whateverhttp://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2009/05/enjoying-calgary-stampede-parade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-3585554663492897454Wed, 27 May 2009 04:33:00 +00002009-05-28T21:11:59.944-06:00calgarydowntownhotelsjill brownewestin hotelGood things about the Westin:Right downtown, great for business, connected to just about everything via the Plus 15 system.Tip: Look for weekend and off-season specials at all of the downtown business hotels, as sometimes there are surprising deals, particularly if you can arrange your trip at the last minute. I see that on the Westin's website now they're offering a promo where you pay your http://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2009/05/westin-hotel-calgary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-2329266316355928407Wed, 27 May 2009 04:18:00 +00002009-05-26T23:04:40.034-06:00calgarydowntownfamous peoplehotelsigor larionovjill brownestorieswestin hotelIt's not that all my Calgary hotel memories are this old (like my story of seeing the Queen at the Palliser), it's just that I think of them when certain hotels come to mind.So here's a story that happened at the Westin, one of Calgary's top-end downtown business hotels.Not being a hockey groupie, I'm not sure whether all the NHL teams stay at the Westin when they come to Calgary, but I suspect ahttp://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2009/05/vancouver-canucks-at-westin-hotel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-2865222675621448478Mon, 25 May 2009 04:09:00 +00002009-05-26T22:54:13.880-06:00calgarydowntownfamous peoplehotelsjill brownepalliser hotelqueen elizabethThe Palliser (now the Fairmont Palliser, but everyone just says the Palliser) is Calgary's old CP Rail Hotel. It's attached to the west side of the Calgary Tower.The Canadian Pacific Hotels were the grand old ladies of Canada's railroad heyday. The Banff Springs, the Chateau Lake Louise, the Empress in Victoria, these have always been beautiful places to stay, chosen for their locations, and http://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2009/05/fairmont-palliser-hotel-in-calgary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766004378470009090.post-4454225357450770572Mon, 25 May 2009 03:44:00 +00002009-05-26T22:54:40.137-06:00calgarydowntownfamous peoplehotelsjill brownepalliser hotelqueen elizabethstoriesQueen Elizabeth looks so familiar. Well, no wonder. I've been licking the back of her head for years, until e-mail put a big damper on letter-writing. But still.In 1990, Her Majesty visited Calgary. Not being on the guest list for any of the official functions, I waited for HM to call me up for a little girlfriend dog-walking time. Still waiting.My friend Pat was in town for a conference, http://calgaryminiguide.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-saw-queen-at-palliser-hotel-in-1990.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill Browne)0