I had to pass a driving test today to get a proper driving licence – the one I had until now has been learner’s licence and I could not even rent a car with that. The way the system works here is that if you are not on the list of countries who have reciprocal […]
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The weather is still cold most of the days, but the snow is almost gone and the river is halfway ice free. It is the first time I saw the Bow river without ice covering it and I surprised to find out how shallow it is in the middle. It is very fast – coming […]
Yes, it is possible and yes, it has happened to me now. I have been working out every single week since I arrived here in Calgary with the exception of last week when I was at home with fever (spring flu of some sorts). Every week we have been going to gym 2-3 times a […]
During the time for fasting according to old traditions we took on time to detox. Detox is just a milder form of fasting – at least for us. We did not consume alcohol or red meat for the entire period and gradually reduced the types of foods we ate and then built up again. It […]
We noticed Gary and Gertrud about a month ago when they flew by making a lot of noise. Being new to Calgary we thought that maybe spring is here and the geese are returning from South. After talking to people we found out that the geese and ducks actually stay here throughout winter and brave […]
One of the first things I did when arriving in Calgary was to find out if there is an Estonian Society of some sorts. I figured that we are coming completely into the unknown and do not know anyone and therefore meeting some Estonians would be a good way to start building a network of […]
The weather has been so mild in Calgary for the past 2 weeks that I had started to think that the spring is here to stay. On Friday when it was +13 degrees and fantastic sunshine, I noticed a winter storm warning on the local weather website. It was described as a quite a bad […]
This Saturday we decided that we go and see the different galleries that we have noticed around downtown Calgary. We went to yoga class, then out for a lunch at Bumpy’s – very nice little café with excellent choice of everything. We had printed out a map with addresses of all the galleries that we […]
Last Sunday we went to see a hockey game – Calgary Flames vs Phoenix Coyotes (a.k.a. Prairie Dogs). Neither myself nor my husband have ever been hockey fans, but since we had a chance to go and see a local team play in a country where the national sport clearly is hockey, we did not […]
We got a lot of things done past Saturday – after the successful purchase of our cowboy and girl wear we went to Calgary WineFest. http://www.celebratewinefest.com/calgary.html It was held at the Stampede Grounds in a Big Four building – it is a very big building. We had got the tickets to the Saturday afternoon session and […]
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