Stampede ends...

It's been a while since I posted.

Went to the Stampede yesterday, I have to admit this city knows how to throw a party. If you're from out of town, the image you have of Stampede is probably just a big rodeo. It's actually a city wide celebration, where companies sponser free breakfasts & lunches for anyone that walks up off the street.

The Stampede parade was Friday, July 6th. Calgary's a city of 1.2 million people, over 400,000 people showed up. NO one works that day at all, unless you're in the service business. From this point on, people just go out & have fun. There are party tents all over the city during Stampede and most of them are open to anyone that wants to walk in.

If you work downtown it's casual week for you. You're free to dress as you please, but cowboy fashion is preferred. It takes some time to get used to seeing people dressed in western wear, but give it a few days & you'll become accustomed to it.

More to come on the Stampede as soon as I get finished what I'm doing at work.