A Saturday in Calgary: The Glenbow Museum & Chinatown

I don’t often stop to think about why I do this since I’m having so much fun that I just don’t care. The world is getting smaller and smaller it seems, as people I know come out of the woodwork to find me in my little piece of cyberspace. Just last night, I got a message on my Youtube channel from a person that works with me from time to time. She said her mom was looking for videos about the ‘giant baby’ at the museum and happened to click on my video from Saturday. Talk about dumb luck.

This piece is something that must be experienced in person

The giant baby I am referring to is the sculpture by Australian artist, Ron Mueck entitled, “It’s a Girl”. 15 feet long and eerily realistic, this piece is a must-see. If it’s been a while since you’ve been to the Glenbow Museum, go. This exhibition is in town until January 24, 2010. If gargantuan newborn babies aren’t your thing, perhaps Haida manga is. Yes, Haida manga. 2 things, like peanut butter and chocolate, that seem to go well together. Graphic artist and Haida storyteller, Michael Nicholl Yahgulanaas, has an amazing display of large-scale drawing and sculpture on exhibition also until January 24.

Sunset, hitting a building in downtown Calgary

What better place to go for dinner after a day at the Museum than Chinatown. Since I moved so close to downtown, I’m there practically every weekend. Its great. A friend from work told me that the best deal for Peking duck was a hole in the wall called, Gee Gong. I wanted to see if his claim was true. 3 courses of Peking duck in the heart of Chinatown for only…

Peking Duck at Gee Gong Restaurant, Chinatown

Well, if I told you how much a 3 course duck meal costs at Gee Gong or how it tasted, there wouldn’t be anything to show you on the video, would there?