Today was another absolutely gorgeous sun filled day in Calgary. I started the day once again enjoying the walk to the grocery store. I had a few things to pick up and I got started fairly early so it was nice and cool.
I have not talked at all about what food prices are like in Calgary. I wanted to pick up something to cook for dinner tonight and we have not had chicken since I have been here so I thought I might pick up some chicken. I quickly changed my mind when I priced the chicken. Just a plain whole chicken was averaging about $11.00 to $12.00. The boneless, skinless chicken was more than that. They had no just plain bone in chicken breasts. Needless to say, I did not buy chicken, I bought beef, a very small roast was on sale for around $8.00. A qt. of regular milk is $2.89. It is amazing how expensive everything is. I try to buy Canadian when I can so that it is fresher and cheaper.
Peter came home early today so that we could go to the bank downtown and get me added to his bank accounts. His bank is in the heart of downtown so off we went. We walked about four blocks and then once again caught the C-Train. After we finished at the bank, and by the way I got my first bit of Canadian money today, we found ourselves back on Stephens Ave. Peter had not had lunch and it was about 3:00 so we stopped at a pub with outside dining called The Unicorn. It claims to be the first pub in Calgary. The Wednesday Unicorn special is Creemore beer for $4.95 and ten wings for $3.50. By Calgary standards, that is dirt cheap. We felt like it was our obligation to give it a shot. I had a lifeless glass of sangria. It was kind of fun to sit and watch the traffic go by and see the locals hit the pub after work. Tomorrow is a national holiday, Canada Day, so it felt like a Friday evening.
On the way home we decided not to take the train back, we decided to take the plus 15 at Bankers Hall. The plus 15 is an elevated walkway that connects many of the buildings in downtown Calgary. You can actually walk from one end of downtown to the other without having to get out in the weather. It is crowded when it is cold or when it rains, neither of those describe today, but Peter thought that it might be an interesting change. The plus 15 is lined with businesses of all kinds from coffee shops to jewelry stores and there are no traffic lights to deal with. One of the pictures is what the plus 15 looks like from the street. The other picture is of what the same street looks like from the plus 15. The street that you are looking at is Stephens Ave. It is like a city within a city. You could actually never leave the plus 15 if your office is connected to your apartment. That is not the case with Peter. He has to walk about two blocks to the plus 15 and his office has moved so he is not working in downtown any more.
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