Advantages: Easy to navigate, Spacious, Scenic views Disadvantages: Could use more retail, No rapid transit link
...Calgary's airport (YYC) is an attractive, well-designed facility with convenient access to the city and some impressive mountain views.
The fourth busiest air terminal in Canada (after Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal), YYC was renovated and expanded in 2003. It now consists of four concourses linked to a single, unified depatures and arrival terminal. There is also an upscale but reasonably priced business hotel (the Delta Calgary Airport) right in the terminal.
Although Calgary's airport has always been above-average, recent renovations have led to a much improved feeling of spaciousness. Navigation around the facility is also easier, since signage and flight information have both been greatly improved and the former North terminal is now fully integrated into the main building.
A stunning visual feature of this airport is its...
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Advantages: Safe, friendly, good transport Disadvantages: Extremely cold winters
...around on foot is quite easy. During the extreme winter temperatures, the downtown area can be navigated using enclosed walkways between buildings, above street level.
At first, shopping seemed quite limited. You soon realise that most of the shops are concealed in shopping malls. Again, this is to counter the -40C winter temperatures that hit Calgary for months on end. Most hotels have tourist maps in the lobby area which show the locations of the main malls.
There are numerous coffee shops and restaurants to choose from. The Subway chain is good for the economy lunch, serving a great choice of huge sandwiches, filled french sticks and wraps. They are about £3-4 each with a drink. My personal favourite for dinner was The Old Spaghetti Factory found at 222 3rd Street SW. You can have unlimited soft drinks and garlic bread, soup...
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Advantages: Very nice and clean city Disadvantages: -
.... the disadvantage is that the luggage has to go through the customs, so you have to pick up your luggage, walk through the customs and check in again.
WHAT TO SEE
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At 15.45h Canadian time, (in Germany it was 23.45h) we landed in Calgary. For approximately 33$ we took a taxi to Downtown. On the 3o-minutes trip we already had a beautiful view of the skyline. We checked in our hotel and went out to see a bit of the town and to buy some beverages. First we went to CALGARY TOWER, for 1o$ you can go to the top of the 191m high Tower and on the observation deck. Likewise there is a turning restaurant, as well as several brochures and maps down in the entrance hall, which are for free! For the first day we'd seen enough and we were tired, so we went back to the hotel.
I noticed that the whole city was very clean! But two beggars wanted to have...
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