We were in bed fairly early but I couldn't sleep for a long time after we returned from Heritage Park. The day's activities and the emotion of the evening ran through my head all night, so I was happy to get up in the morning and begin work on my photos.
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| Alberta scenes |
Chris, Bob and I went out around 10:30 and went up the Calgary Tower. The day was a little overcast and the air was full of smoke from fires raging in the west, so views were not as spectacular as I had expected. In fact, the tower seemed a little dated, somewhat in need of a a makeover. I enjoyed looking at old Calgary Stampede posters.
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| The bride and her dad |
After walking to the street festival on Stephen Avenue, we made our way to
Milestones for brunch with the wedding people from the night before. By this time, we quite hungry and the small turkey sandwiches weren't really enough to eat -- for once, our shared meal was not the best choice. We ended up spending the entire afternoon sitting at a patio table.
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| Chrissie Grant and Hillary Lanier-Child |
We were thrilled to spent several hours with the bride, and also caught up with many members of the wedding party. My brother Al had not been to bed at all, and Laurel had been up much of the night shepherding her bridesmaids and keeping them safe. A number of guests were somewhat incapacitated for partying, but fortunately we were not in that camp.
Marilyn went off to the Calgary Zoo sometime in the mid-afternoon, but she joined Bob and me later and treated us to dinner at the
James Joyce Pub. By then, the air had chilled and I ran back to our hotel for our jackets. We had a good meal and were glad to go "home" shortly before 10:00 p.m.
