Calgary Apartments

There are a wide variety of Calgary Apartments for Rent either on long or short-term lease, ranging from city apartments to sprawling country residences. Deep in the East of Canada lies Calgary, home of the 1988 Winter Olympics, one of the earliest homes of the 'Mounties' (Fort Calgary) and home to various museums and other attractions.

Canada is especially appealing to British travellers because of the fact that we have a common language and heritage. It is the kind of destination that a Brit is likely to adopt as a second (or even first) home.

Working in Canada is a real prospect for UK residents that want to spread their wings a bit, and whilst Canada is certainly 'across the pond', the culture shock is not so great as may be presented by many European cultures, and having the language and similar standards of education helps.

In fact there are many students who start their Canadian adventure with a study scheme that sees them exchange places with a Canadian university student.

Calgary itself in within easy reach of some northerly American cities such Seattle and Washington, and therefore offers experiences uniquely Canadian alongside the possibilities of the chance to experience some American culture at the same time.

Calgary, Alberta

If you thought Toronto was the only Canadian City with a famous tower, then think again. Among the many fine attractions of Calgary including the Zoo, the 'Stampede', the Aerospace Museum and the many other quality museums, Calgary has it's own viewing tower. The Calgary Tower brings you all the rich landscape and scenery of Alberta in a full 360 degree vista.
This city and the surrounding area offers attractions for all the family including the Historical Village, TELUS World of Science, the Olympic Park and Forth Calgary with it's history of the Mounties. Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta and is most renowned for being the first Canadian city to host the Winter Olympics.
The Calgary Hotels in Alberta offer excellent accommodation at very reasonable rates for you to enjoy your stay in comfort only 50 miles away from the Canadian Rockies.
Situated in Mid-West Canada, the main economic activity in this area has been historically centered on the Oil industry, but since hosting the Olympics twenty years ago, the region has embraced the tourism industry too.

Ontario

We wandered around Ontario (in a sense literally as we gradually circumnavigated Lake Ontario) taking in some French-Canadian towns as we went. It was surprising to be greeted firstly with 'Bonjour'' in shops before being addressed in English as a second choice. Natural of course if this is your natural habitat, but slightly odd for a Brit who left France far behind to travel to the North Americas.One thing you can say about Canada is that is as diverse as it is vast, and it IS VAST... Only a few miles away from the cool European sophistication of Montreal are the reserves of Native American Indians with there own issues and problems. A stones throw from them is the busy metropolis of Toronto with it's ethnic diversity and city sleeze. Further West are the wild borders of British Columbia, Canada has it all and has it in abundance.
We relunctantly left this world behind us as we headed back to New York to the remaining few days with our friends in Brooklyn.

The clean air of Canada

There was an immediate change of tempo as soon as we crossed the border into Canada from the US, the roads were as big, the cars were as huge, the buildings were similar as were many of the road signs, but the atmosphere seemed immediately different, somehow a little more homely.

We struck out for Toronto and arrived at around mid-day on a Sunday, the town was quiet, but we were at least able to gain entrance to the CN tower and take in the spectacular views (we were used to spectacular views by this time...). The vastness of Toronto as viewed from the tower is almost indescribable, the city sprawls out for miles around as it's various districts mix and mingle to make up a busy vibrant city - Not so busy and vibrant on a Sunday afternoon though, so we grabbed some lunch and headed out towards our destination Lake Huron. Easier said than done on freeways that snake around this vast city willing you to go the wrong way (or so it seems). Nonetheless we eventually broke out of the grip of Toronto and were on our way to Southampton and one of the finest resaurants in the world.

Friends of ours Jackie and Paul Johnson have a restaurant in a renovated railway station in Southampton that is worth travelling across the globe to visit. Fine Dining at it's best in a friendly atmosphere is what sets this place apart from the rest, if you are ever in the area you won't be disappointed if you eat at Grosvenor's. We were made so welcome and hung around for a few days enjoying the pace of Canadian life. No wonder Jackie is happy here despite being up-rooted from the small channel island of Jersey.