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Calgary, Canada Day, Diana Schwenk, Hump Day Chronicles, Millennium Park, Olympic Plaza, photos, Stephen Avenue Mall
I think it’s high time for me to share a lighter post!
On July 1st, Canada celebrated its 146th Birthday. In comparison to many countries, Canada is still quite young and she is a beauty! I feel grateful and blessed to be a Canadian.
This year’s celebrations started out in Millennium Park instead of the usual Princess Island Park which hasn’t totally recovered from the recent floods.
Canada Day activities continued on Stephen Avenue Mall and Olympic Plaza with a grand finale of fireworks on the Centre Street Bridge.
I truly meant to check out the fireworks this year but I was just too tired to head back down there. An afternoon in the hot sun, no doubt, played a role in knocking me off my kilter.
I hope you enjoy the photos below. Happy belated Canada Day to all my Canadian readers and a very Happy 4th of July to my American friends tomorrow.
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- Two boys enjoying popcorn in their ultra cool wagon at Millennium Park
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- Fireworks photo by 680 News
~ HUMP DAY CHRONICLES ~
How did you spend Canada Day?
talktodiana 
Happy Canada Day again. Who said you can only celebrate in one day? Glad to see the beautiful weather you mentioned. Sounds like the warmth was a bit of a shock to the system. Hope people are recovering well from the flooding and that a bit of sun goes some way to helping. Have a lovely weekend xx
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Happy ID! (To us, too!)
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Yes Happy July 4th to you – The US really knows how to celebrate!
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Well, you know US… we’re party folks!
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Happy 1st to YOU!!!!
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Thanks!
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Happy Birthday Canada! 🙂
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Thanks Patty!
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Happy Canada Day! I enjoyed the pictures. It looks like a really fun day.
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Thanks Sheryl!
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You know till recently I didn’t know about Canada day I just didn’t think of Canada having a national day, every man and his dog knows about the 4th July but America isn’t the only country that has proud people living in it……………we have Australia Day and now I know about Canada Day and I hope all my Canadian friends had a bloody awesome day………..
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When is Australia Day?
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Happy Canada Day to you.
It must have been great to relax again after all the calamity of the floods.
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I’ve been doing too much relaxing!
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I spent Canada day.. Canada Dry…. love the photos… must look up the origins of the soda Canada Dry… remember the name but can’t remember the drink…
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It’s Gingerale!
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Ok now I remember… now why don’t we get it here anymore.???
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Well I personally put out the order to stop shipping it there haha I don’t know why, maybe it wasn’t in high demand? Want me to send you some?
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When I was younger it was everywhere… Canada Dry probably decided to boycott us in the earlier years before Mandela got out…
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I went out today and casually looked for Canada Dry (I don’t drink pop) and didn’t see it in my travels…
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This is so awesome, Diana!
I felt a lot of pride looking at the fun celebrations you took part in.
Great post ~ thanks for sharing this!! 😀
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My pleasure Andrea – it was a hot, hot day and yesterday we hit 32c – as you know, quite unusual for these parts!
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Ahh, nothing better than a hot and sunny day to celebrate July 01 with. How great, I’m so happy the weather perfectly complimented the festivities! 😀
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I love summer and I really hate to admit it but… sans AC I am grateful that today is only going to be 21 degrees!
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I’m the same way! Hot weather in small doses is all good, but a continuous heat wave is not my cup of tea either – 21 degrees is perfect weather in my books. 🙂
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I do love tropical vacations…if I could figure out how to get an ocean….
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😀
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Happy Birthday Canada! One of my favorite places to travel.
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If you ever make it out west let me know!
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Happy Birthday Canada! Thanks for being a close friend! 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by and Happy 4th of July tomorrow!
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