shopping @ Calgary

skybird

I am going to Calgary for the US-VISA interview this Thursday and will stick around for 4-5 hours. I don't have a vehicle so I need to walk around or take buses.
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6 K3 m* D0 L" b2 S; d% R- o8 fAre there any of places (malls, clothing stores...) around the downtown recommended to go? Or convenient to go by public transit?
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ywxsyy

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3 }2 e; E2 d4 R, c( a; F+ t: y7 wchinook还可以，坐c-train（lrt）到chinook那站再走个5分钟的样子，除了crossiron最大的mall就是chinook了
sunridge也可以，坐个lrt下来就是
/ m/ E* o0 a% V  y7 t* t& ?. |本人更喜欢chinook，店更多，人气更旺，sunridge那边基本是印巴友人的地盘

ywxsyy

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downtown是有个td squre，不过据说现在在专修，很多店不开，你自己查一下
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莫迭儿

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! c- v% Z/ z% l. zBy the way, c-train is free within the downtown area!
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Take the c-train and get off 8 ave, 5 st. SE. (start from #10 Eatons  in the map shop along the 8 Ave(Stephen Ave)
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A lot of shopping malls, including Bankers hall, see map

skybird

chinook还可以，坐c-train（lrt）到chinook那站再走个5分钟的样子，除了crossiron最大的mall就是chinook了
sunridge也可以，坐个lrt下来就是
  Z# E' f9 ]% ~7 H+ e8 d: O; _: M: Y本人更喜欢chinook，店更多，人气更旺，sunridge那边基本是印巴友人的地 ...
ywxsyy 发表于 2010-8-17 11:09

Thank you so much! Is Chinook a department store or a mall like WEM?

skybird

downtown是有个td squre，不过据说现在在专修，很多店不开，你自己查一下
9 b! ]: Y8 J5 |- n. K% S' |8avenue上也有挺多店的，HR啦，morale啦都在那条路上
5 K* {3 ]; n2 ?- d& Jywxsyy 发表于 2010-8-17 11:10

) d: r% t: w7 T2 @/ e4 A( yThanks! That's really helpful!

skybird

By the way, c-train is free within the downtown area!

' T" l( m# r" ]  @/ D  E/ L  NTake the c-train and get off 8 ave, 5 st. SE. (start from #10 Eatons  in the map shop along the 8 Ave(Stephen Ave)

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莫迭儿 发表于 2010-8-17 12:09

Thanks! That's really helpful!
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BTW: Are you sure that it's free to take C-train within the downtown area? Any official notice about this?

ywxsyy

BTW: Are you sure that it's free to take C-train within the downtown area? Any official notice about this?
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绝对是free的，不用担心

ywxsyy

Thank you so much! Is Chinook a department store or a mall like WEM?
' L, k3 |' _! s% d7 rskybird 发表于 2010-8-17 14:04 [/quote]
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跟wem一样的，该有的店都有

平安结~

skybird

BTW: Are you sure that it's free to take C-train within the downtown area? Any official notice about this?
skybird 发表于 2010-8-17 14:06

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% _: F! A3 @% Kywxsyy 发表于 2010-8-17 15:32

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skybird

Thank you so much! Is Chinook a department store or a mall like WEM?
skybird 发表于 2010-8-17 14:04
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跟wem一样的，该有的店都有
ywxsyy 发表于 2010-8-17 15:33

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sofia

我咋觉着calgary的东西比edmonton的还贵呢？