Dev's Guidebook
Sightseeing
its a great easy trail during the summer lots of life, worth a walk
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Bowness Park
8900 48 Ave NWits a great easy trail during the summer lots of life, worth a walk
great veiw of the city, its an open leash dog park as well, and the area 15minute walk is a cute area to check out.
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I-Scotsman's Hill
great veiw of the city, its an open leash dog park as well, and the area 15minute walk is a cute area to check out.
Nightlife
if you want to check out cool events, live bands, shows (drag, burlesque, ) dancing, board games. this is a great alternative bar.
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Dickens
1000 9 Ave SWif you want to check out cool events, live bands, shows (drag, burlesque, ) dancing, board games. this is a great alternative bar.
if you're a fan of rupaul's drag race this place has some amazing drag almost every night of the week. there is a huge tiping culture so make sure to bring extra cash.
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Twisted Element
1006 11 Ave SWif you're a fan of rupaul's drag race this place has some amazing drag almost every night of the week. there is a huge tiping culture so make sure to bring extra cash.
if you want to gamble, dance, eat and get a good vibe for the calgary scene this is the place to do it.
Cowboys Dance Hall
421 12 Avenue Southeastif you want to gamble, dance, eat and get a good vibe for the calgary scene this is the place to do it.
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Weather
weather can change drastically, so keep an eye out on ther weather, bring both sweaters and shorts, because of chinooks, it can snow in august or be +20 in January. it tends to be sunny though.
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transit
especially in the winter ariving 5 min at least in advance for transit, because it has a habit of being late then trying to catch up by quickly speeding by stops.
also the lrt is no charge between 7th street station and city hall, outside of the it is a charge.
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Parking
calgary is a driving city, so there's alot of parking lots downtown, but they do cost,
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downtown
calgary is a business city so most things downtown shut down around 5 pm. its a ghost town after 6pm.
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events
if you're looking for something to do, facebook events, eventbrite are the best ways to hear about events.
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cowboys
calgary really prides itself on rancher culture. you will see folks sporting cowboy hats, our police, folks at the airport, even some business men on the street. yeehaw!