No Canadian Bacon, eh?
So, the economic impact of the Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals has struck home. The Calgary Tourism Board set up shop in Lykes Gaslight Square downtown. They were giving away free pancakes flapjacks & sausage for lunch. They’re pretty tasty, but since it’s about a thousand degrees outside, more people were clamoring for the water. Mayor Pam and a couple of the Gasparilla Pirates showed up. I don’t think she brought up the bridge-building fiascos. (By the way, these people were giving out food for free – right in front of the Mayor; I wonder if they filed the proper permits.)
So, what did I learn about Calgary? They wear white hats. They give away white hats. Apparently they like their white hats. Also, the Calgary Stampede is a big festival held every year (there don’t seem to be any pirates involved). It seems 17th Av. might be something like Ybor City. And they have pretty excitable hockey fans. That’s about it. John found that Calgary does have something in common with Tampa – they too are home to a bunch of wrestlers.
Anyway, thank you Canada for the free flapjacks; they were delish. Good luck getting some tourists from here. No disrespect to the CTB, but before visiting that great country again, I probably will wait until Canada moves to the Caribbean.
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