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Go Gourmetin Goldleaf the Train Stops Here Uncorked! the Rapid Rise of BC Wines Great Canadian Movie Stars » Calgary Summer 2012 Your Complimentary Copy Shock the WeSt’S & Wonderful faCe time Aww Wildlife Jasper’s new pole Canyon War CruShinG CliChéS How Britain got BC First Nations Art ConfessionS of a Cruise Blogger food, GloriouS food Go WeSt, eh? Trivia inSider info go Gourmetin Goldleaf The train stops here unCorked! The rapid rise of BC wines Great Canadian Movie Stars » Calgary PoPulation 1,100,000 time Zone Mountain (MsT) area 825 km2 (318 mi2) Visitor information Cool fact the main attraction Tourism Calgary visitor visitors may zipline off the Best known for the July Centre, base of Calgary Tower, 90-m (295-ft) ski-jump Calgary stampede – 101 – 9 ave. SW. 403-750- tower at Calgary olympic turning 100 this year 2362. visitcalgary.com. look Park, site of the 1988 winter (2012) – the city of 1.1 for Where Calgary in your hotel olympics. million welcomes thou- room. sands of international visitors year-round, eager to sample cow- boy culture and observe Picks first Nations traditions. Patios Calgary, the urban Cocktail Munch a lunch of fresh hub for thousands of a Calgary bartender at the BC peaches, arugula with hectares of ranchland, westin hotel invented the toasted walnuts and blue celebrates its west- Caesar cocktail: vodka, Clam- cheese, alfresco under ern identity daily in ato juice, worcester sauce orange sun umbrellas at first-rate museums and and a celery flourish. The Boxwood. Eat your bag historical sites. Derelict cocktail is anything lunch at a café table in but, at The raw Bar at hotel the shaded walkway at Weather arts. The summer sipper is a Brew olympic Plaza. linger Calgary enjoys more sunshine blend of vodka, lychee liqueur, Big rock Brewery on the garden patio at than any major Canadian pineapple juice, and home- hoppy beers remain Tuscan-flavoured Bonterra city: 2,400 hours per year. made plum-and-clove jelly. uncontested. Trattoria. Mountain-weather squalls can hit quickly, though. J Canadiana regional highlight f » find antique collectibles at some working ranches M Eau Claire festival Market, near Calgary, such as Bar U, a downtown by the Bow river welcome day or overnight M near Prince’s island Park. guests for trail rides, roping J lessons, a barbecue and » for clothes and shoes, cowboy songs around the J including Canada’s famous campfire. Yee-haw! a fluevog, explore fashion S Central boutiques, corner of o stephen ave. and 1st st. SW. a must-have local souvenir n The white cowboy hat worn d » art Central rounds up gal- at stampede, available only 0 5 10 15 20 25 leries, studios and cafés at at smithbilt. riley & McCor- 100 - 7 ave. SW. mick also makes its own. average annual temperatures (Celsius) 58 | Rocky Mountaineer MAgAziNe 2012 maJor don’t miss mileStoneS ¨ The trading post at heritage ¨ The Glenbow Museum west- 1875 North-west Mounted Police Park historical Village, a whole ern Canada’s largest museum (later called rCMP or Mount- town of pioneer buildings is a treasury of history and cul- ies) build fort Calgary where staffed by costumed “villagers.” ture, with permanent exhibits the Bow and Elbow rivers its Gasoline alley Museum is a from traditional Blackfoot life to meet. car-buff’s dream. oil-patch mavericks. 1883 The Canadian Pacific railway ¨ The dizzying view from the top ¨ The Military Museums seven reaches fort Calgary. of the Calgary tower, 189 m regimental and forces museums (626 ft) above downtown. share one roof, with interactive 1884 Fort Calgary becomes a town. displays of Canadian combat ¨ Stephen avenue Walk historic and peacekeeping missions 1894 Calgary is decreed a city. 8th ave. from 1 st. sE to 4 st. from 1899 to the present. SW, is a summer browser’s 1914 Oil! Calgary is the darling of delight a pedestrian outdoor ¨ The royal tyrrell Museum in Canada’s energy industry. mall of department stores, bou- Drumheller. Jurassic Park, move tiques, galleries, restaurants, over. This prehistoric jungle of 1968 Calgary Tower opens. (we pubs and cafés. a museum houses three T-rex dare you to stand on the glass specimens and hundreds of floor.) ¨ Globalfest: Every august, this other fossils. 90 minutes from musical fireworks and food Calgary, Nw of Drumheller. 1988 Calgary hosts the winter event in Elliston Park celebrates olympics. Calgary’s many international ¨ Blackfoot Crossing historical cultures and cuisines. Park is a superb showplace of the siksika Nation, one hour sE firSt nationS ¨ Testing the massive kimball of Calgary. tsuu t’ina people are the first Na- Theatre organ at Cantos tion riders you’ll see in the Calgary Music foundation, home ¨ Calgary Zoo over 1,000 stampede parade, wearing cer- to a 700-piece collection of animals in habitat from around emonial regalia including feathered keyboard instruments, including the world: gorilla in rainforest, warbonnets. although they descend a harpsichord from the 16th hippo in savannah, grizzly bear from northerly Dene “Beaver” people century. in forest. and still speak an athabaskan lan- guage, they adopted Plains culture, ¨ The inglewood Bird Sanctuary, ¨ fort Calgary a living museum, including the buffalo hunt. The city a 36-hectare oasis minutes where Calgary began. Deane is built on their ancestral lands and from downtown, with over 270 house restaurant serves casual their reserve borders Calgary’s SW species of birds. Canadian cuisine. corner. historically, they were en- gaged in a territorial dispute with the mighty Blackfoot Confederacy. Wildlife WatCh The Blackfoot siksika Nation are Bison (or buffalo; a sub-species of american bison) once traditionally semi-nomadic Plains roamed the plains and were the mainstay of first Nations. dwellers, originators of the moveable hunted by Europeans to near-extinction, the shaggy giants tipi. once reliant on the bison (buf- are now farmed for restaurant menus (rarer wood bison roam falo) herds for food, shelter, clothing free in the north). robotic dinosaurs roar at the royal Tyrrell and spiritual inspiration, Blackfoot Museum in Drumheller, and western bars can be pretty wild would drive the big mammals over after dark, but most Calgary wildlife lives in captivity at the cliffs at head-smashed-in Buffalo Calgary Zoo. head to the rockies for other indigenous-species Jump, now a UNEsCo heritage site sightings. outside fort Macleod. Rocky Mountaineer MAgAziNe 2012 | 59 QuiCk » Meat lovers also like Vintage cocktails, is the latest 17 ave. dininG Guide Chophouse for aged alberta beef. trendsetter. » rouge oh la la: a stately Edward- » river Café is the epitome of qual- » Chef’s table at kensington river ian brick house and rambling ity Canadian cuisine and enjoys a inn is an elegant award winner. garden make a picturesque setting rustic setting. for french cuisine par excellence. » Quench that summer thirst: » Michael Noble’s notable is, well, quaff a craft beer from Wild rose » wittily named organic donuts just that: gourmet burgers at good Brewery. at Jelly Modern doughnuts are prices for gourmands. worthy of the accolade “guilty » Game for a change? Try wild boar pleasure.” » Gluten-free dishes account for bacon and bison short ribs at three-quarters of the tapas menu Chicago Chophouse. » fabio Centini’s perfectly executed at JAROBlue. italian menu is a tour de force at » osteria de Medici olde-worlde Centini restaurant & lounge. » The perfect place to power-lunch, European-style décor, white-linen fabio and his wait staff are happy Blink restaurant & Bar plates service, and gourmet italian menu, to make suggestions. local ingredients in a modern in trendy kensington. room. The thrice-cooked fries are » Charcut roast house hip down- a necessary indulgence. » Beyond steak: unpretentious eat- town room prepares its own meat eries on “international avenue” and gets raves for hamburgers and » ox and angela, latin-flavoured (17 ave. sE) represent the cuisines prime rib. eatery named for its signature of multicultural Calgary. Inspiring, iconic and fresh perspectives on the West Unique products by regional artists make a delightful gift or a very special souvenir. Sculptures by Paul Burke available at Glenbow Museum Shop www.glenbow.org/visiting/shop 8 Avenue & 1 Street SE, Calgary AB Enjoy the inSider best views tips in Calgary » over 400 stores are connected by Free with your Calgary’s indoor walkway system, Rocky Mountaineer the Plus-15. The system is 16 km Package (9.9 mi) long with 59 bridges, and the skywalks are about 15 ft (4.5 m) above street level. » C-train light rapid transit is free along 7 ave. SW downtown. » The Chinese Cultural Centre is the largest of its kind in N america, with a domed ceiling patterned on Beijing’s Temple of heaven. » To give a facelift to a tired wardrobe, book a three-hour personal shopping appointment with resident stylist Carl abad at Conveniently located steps away from your the CORE, Calgary’s downtown Rocky Mountaineer Station in Calgary 4579.12 - Rocky Mountaineer On board Magazine AD shopping centre. » The inglewood neighbourhood is sweet on Choklat’s menu of customizable chocolates. DISCOVER » Major nightlife hub, 17 ave. SW is 10 blocks of dance clubs and pubs. THE BEAUTY » ride the mechanical bull at ranchman’s Cookhouse & Dance- OF CANADA hall or at stockyards saloon, both No matter your destination, let on Macleod Trail s. Avis help you explore the beautiful sights of Canada. Avis offers: » Calgary’s Bow river is famous for • where2TM GPS units to help you get to its trout fishing. your destination without getting lost* » CORE/TD square offers four • A variety of 100% smoke-free vehicles from compact to minivans to suit storeys of shops and services, a your every need large food court, and an indoor tropical garden, downtown along • Convenient locations at major airport stephen ave. and off-airport depots in Canada Credit Rm magazine enjoyed the For reservations, contact a Rocky Mountaineer Vacation hospitality of kensington riverside consultant at 1 877 460-3200 or your travel agent.
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