Travel Canada: The Calgary StampedeWritten by Jean Sutherland
Welcome travelers to Cowtown, Canada! This two-week long festival starting first Friday after June 2nd can showcases everything under sun to do with ranching. Here is a short description of attractions, events and festivities this world-renowned event has to offer.Travel Canada: Stampede Parade Those traveling from outside of Canada have most likely already seen a Stampede Parade: estimated TV audience is well over 2 million people at last count. But nothing compares to seeing this kick off party in person! Visitors in attendance will view over 160 entries that can include marching bands, large horses, RCMP, and Stampede Queen and Princesses. Travel Canada: Chuckwagon Races The end of every Stampede evening in Calgary, Canada begins with chuckwagon races – an event travelers flock to by droves. Nine heats of four wagons and 16 outriders compete starting at 8:00pm in Grandstand at Stampede Park, and afterwards partygoers are treated to live music, entertainment, and fireworks. Travel Canada: Stampede Breakfasts A not-to-miss, every morning event at Stampede, visitor to Calgary, Canada, can eat breakfast for free at one of several hundred Stampede Breakfasts around town. Pancakes, juice and entertainment is shared, free of charge, to tens of thousand of attendees on a daily basis, all in spirit of Wild West. Travel Canada: The Million Dollar Rodeo The Stampede rodeo has been wowing travelers to Calgary, Canada, since 1912, with saddle bronc, bareback, bull and barrel riding, along with some tie-down roping and steer wrestling to boot. Over 50 of world’s best compete yearly for largest purse of a regular season professional rodeo.
| | A whole new way to look at a weekendWritten by Thomas Cherian
Eagle RidgeIt will excite your eyes. And your emotions. The sheer wizardry of Eagle Ridge with its swath of greenery makes it hard to believe that it's so close to bustling Bangalore. Privacy-promising cottages are spacious, yet cozy. The whole layout is designed to help you relax and rejuvenate and if you wish to be active, we offer you with choices of horse riding, a swimming pool, sauna, gym and jogging track. Once one's appetite is whipped up, multicuisine restaurant is a natural stop over for traditional Indian, Chinese and Continental foods. The conference facilities here have long been preferred choice of corporates and their families.
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