Zhaohan Xu

I have to say while you look from outside you feel like a typical Japanese restaurant in Calgary however as soon as you walk in you feel you’re travel to Tokyo the vibe and all the staff talking in Japanese. Love the wood decor and tables very elegant. We order the sukiyaki 2 person. Portion very reasonable. The staff show us how to cook it and dip the beef with raw eggs taste like no other!! The best sukiyaki I’ve been eating in my life! They always packed during dinner time so it’s recommend to book a table in advance. Parking is on street side after 5pm is completely free I think.

It’s just WOW after WOW. At certain time you not sure you’re visiting a museum or antique shops. They are of course it’s the biggest antique shop in western Canada. Definitely worth to visit, who knows you may find hidden gems here. It has two stories, tons and tons of old items, from 1900s to early 2000s, from toys, clothes, decorations, furnitures, they all covered. Locate in old Strathcona town also near the farmers market.

Very historic castle located inside the Royal Roads University campus. We came in the morning before the open and there is no too many tourists we can fully indulge ourself into the natural and beautiful architecture here. There is also Japanese garden and Italian garden beside the castle you can enter for free. The castle is not allowed to enter by yourself you have to buy a ticket with guiding tours and the guide will explain very detail the history of the castle and how it transformed to the one we look nowadays. Lots of information from this journey and you will love it. Good to spend 1-2 hours here plus you can roaming around the beautiful campus too.

To be honest the stampede is the same year over year there is no creative or innovation to provide us with different experiences. The food inside become more and more expensive now on average it’s $20-$30 each food not like before it’s below $20 sometime below $10. It’s no longer like before. The rides are the same and plus there is lots crowd with limited seating available so we have to walk and eating the food at the same time. Parking is limited too and parking fee is super high if you don’t want to drive transit is crowded as well plus this year the C-Train is under construction so there is a lot of congestion near the station. Now the owner of Calgary Stampede is pursuing profit more than providing attendants better experience. Obviously they don’t want to invest into maintenance or getting some unique equipment or rides for us to experience. Very disappointed. I still remember before Covid we love go stampede every year now as a Calgarian we already feel bored about stampede

Very ginormous park in Victoria good spot for a walk and feel the nature is around you. You might encounter peacock sometimes they walking freely like their own playground. Lots of trees and plants here even summer you not feeling very hot because there is lots of shades. The path is connected to the oceanfront also to the mile 0 monument of the trans Canada highway. Inside the park also a mini zoo for kids and animal lovers with goats, hams, pigs, you can pet and play with.