A Little Past Due - Thanksgiving in Calgary

Coffee at Blue Star Diner

Better late than never, right? I thought I'd post a few photographs taken over the Thanksgiving weekend here in Calgary. I was lucky enough to have my parents in town from Thunder Bay and for the weather to hold out - with the exception of some chilly nights.

As you can see, any trip to Calgary needs to start with a breakfast run to Blue Star Diner in Bridgeland. If you happen to live in Calgary and haven't been, do yourself a favour and remedy the situation, like now!

Trying Out the New Nikon D7000

The agreeable weather also presented my Dad and I with the opportunity to get out and shoot some of the fall colours at Pearce Estate Park in Inglewood. I only recently discovered the park, but it turns out to be a great place to photograph some nature without needing to leaving the city. I'll post a couple of shots over the next few days. It's also dangerously close to Without Papers Pizza on 9th Avenue, so consider yourself warned if you happen to be on a diet ... great place!

Next up, a stroll though Princes Island Park before hitting up the River Cafe for a rather busy Thanksgiving lunch. It seem many a Calgarian had the same idea of skipping all the prep work and cleaning involved in a traditional turkey dinner, so our reservation got pushed a bit.

Princes Island Park

As you can see from the photo below, we managed to keep ourselves busy while waiting for our table to open up. People didn't seem to be in much of a hurry, as out 1pm reservation got moved to 1:45 or so. No worry, a couple of very nice Wild Rose SOB's (Special Old Bitters) while seated at the bar helped to pass the time! Overall, a great weekend relaxing with the family and photographing Calgary.

Check out the River Cafe for yourself at http://www.river-cafe.com.

Enjoying a Beverage at The River Cafe Bar