Next year i will move to Calgary!?

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marnevel

Calgary is a very young city, and quite a dismal-looking city. There is very little greenery for most of the year due to the long winter (snow has been experienced in every month of the year).

You'll need a car unless you live and work very close to a train station. Throwing buses into the mix can add an hour to your travel time. The train, at least, is quite reliable if you like hobos.

Once you get in your car, though, you'll discover the real beauty of Calgary: the surrounding area. Extremely varied places within day trip distance include the badlands of Drumheller (home of the Albertosaurus and a famous paleontology museum) the Rocky Mountains (fantastic skiing just an hour west of the city, plus gorgeous scenery for summer hiking). You'll also notice Calgary's quite-good road system (quite frequently I'll notice I haven't had to stop once on my whole drive).

As far as nightlife goes, it's quite vibrant if full of drunken rednecks. The 'Red Mile' on 17th avenue south is a well known night spot, lined with bars. There are other places: some bad spots include the Cecil Hotel (don't be tricked into going there) and the Back Alley on Macleod around 46th.

Don't expect to see any buildings older than 20 years, as I said it is a very new city (first settlers in the 1870s) so if old architecture is your thing you are going to be disappointed. Don't expect a pretentious city, either. Calgary is still a western town at heart, best shown by the Calgary Stampede, the greatest outdoor show on earth. Don't miss it.

Calgary may be known for its longest winter, but it is also known for its 'Chinooks'. These are westerly winds which bring unseasonably warm, dry air over the mountains during the wintertime, causing spring-like conditions, for a few days to a week. Calgary is known for its 27 springs and no summer.

For all that, it is a surprisingly cosmopolitan city with fantastic ethnic restaurants of all types (if you know where to look). If food is your thing, you'll be happy here.

Calgary's not for everybody, though. That western philosophy can breed a startling amount of ignorance (a recent election showed a racist, homophobic fringe candidate gain 33% of the vote in his urban Calgary riding). Know what to expect, and you should be fine here.

Congratulations on the wedding. I hope you have a great time in Calgary.

pinkpiglet126

I've grown up in Alberta and have been in Calgary since 1980. I love it here and would never want to move.

We've got prairie/farmland to the east, the foothills/ranches to the immediate west and then the Rocky Mountains.

I love my mountains. That's one of the biggest things you will notice here - that and a lot of sunshine.

There is a lot to do here, lots of families and a great way of life. :)

My3Boys

I live in a city that was trashed by someone else above...we're a great city too.

I also spend a fair amount of time in Calgary, as I've got family out there and my husband was born there (and his family is still there).

Calgary's a great city...very different from London, but there is a lot to do, it's still growing very quickly. It's a very young city.

Congratulations on your upcoming marriage...and welcome to Canada.

giscard j

personnaly i know nothing about this city but a friend of mine live s there and he told me lot of beautiful and funny thinks about this city
he said people r kind and the politic is fair
so i think u gonna love this place and i wish u good wind to ur fiancee too
travelling is a part of knowledge

Jeff G

City with 1 million people surrounded by farmland. Relatively new city, but if you're used to the crowded and busy streets of London....living in slow pace and empty Calgary might be a big change.

addberry66

quality,

kingSEXYPANTS

nice

Dez

Calgary is a very pretty city.
The weather is very nice and it is clean.
The cost of living is high, but totally worth it.
I hope to move back one day, don't move to Winnipeg.

Peace

Dez

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