4th-5th June 2025

Today was our last day in Calgary and Canada. We were flying home in the evening. First, we had breakfast in the hotel, checked out, luckily being able to leaving our bags at the hotel. We were going to try the level 15 route through the city. Not sure why it is called level 15, because it is only 1 or two storeys up. Many of the tower blocks are connected by bridges across the streets and avenues by this level 15 route. At this level in the tower block are restaurants and shops. You can walk between these areas, across the covered bridges into other areas without venturing outside. It is a bonus in winter when it can be -20. Entry for us was in the elevator in our hotel. We soon got lost and had to leave. The system breaks down where the bridges take you to tower blocks under renovation. I think all the routes out of our area were blocked.

Instead we took the train which is free in the central part of the city. We took it as far as we could, the city hall. We visited the public library where we had a coffee. Then we did a slow walk back to the hotel, stopping at the Local Public Eatery again. for lunch and a beer.

Picked up our luggage and caught a taxi to the airport. We arrived rather early and had to wait for the check-ins to open. Then it was on through security (where R had her waist swabbed for explosives), customs, onto the flight and back to Heathrow where Phil was waiting to take us home.

It was now 5th June, so all a bit confusing. That night, I wandered along the landing to the loo. “Why are there stairs here?” I queried, half-thinking I was in yet another hotel. I will not repeat R’s reply, but she did mutter asking me to draw a clock……