This week the weather has been up and down. A couple days of warmer weather and then a very frigid Friday. RTC and I decided to check out the Glenbow Museum, and given our distrust of accurate Calgary weather forecasts, we bundled up for the 20 minute walk. Fortunately, the forecast was right and halfway there we were discarding our toques (hats) and mittens.
We discussed whether or not we should get a membership since the price of one visit is more than a third the cost of an annual membership. We found out we could pay for our visit today and then apply the price to the membership before we left today if we liked it. We visited the permanent collections on Calgary and regional history, and then two of the special exhibits, 77 Million Painting by Brian Eno and Perceptions of Promise: Biotechnology, Society, and Art. I really loved the Brian Eno exhibit, and had been wanting to see it for about a month.
I decided that I would really enjoy coming back, so we went with the membership. It also offers reciprocal membership to other Canadian museums, including the ROM, which we only saw part of last September.
We enjoyed a nice walk home, with a stop at Burger Inn for lunch. The burger and fries were delicious, but I found the milk shake lacking. This is mostly because I prefer malts, but RTC informed me that I would not find a malt in Calgary, and if I did, it would only be because they imported the malt powder from Wisconsin. We finished our lunch and set off for home, passing Le Chien Chaud on the way. This is a great place for hot dogs, but a sign out front told us they now have malts! After ordering, I told the owner my lament at not being able to find a malt in Calgary, and she said that yes, it is hard, and that they have to import their malt powder from Wisconsin! I am not making this up. I told her that is where I am from and we all had a good laugh about it. The malt was fantastic. A great Saturday!
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