I have been abroad and once again enjoying the museums and galleries at my ports of call.
In this case two worthwhile places to visit in Calgary with those interested in military technology and history. The Hangar Aviation Museum. Short perhaps on exhibits but plenty of information and a wonderful range of aircraft engines including a Merlin. The merchandise is pretty good. I myself bought a rather nice Operation Chastise T-shirt and there is a Lancaster flown by a Calgarian in the secondary hangar.
The other place is the Military Museums located near a Canadian Army barracks and deals with all branches of the Canadian military history including the Kings Own Calgary Regiment KOCR.
Great dioramas, exhibits and masses of information and when I was there an exhibition on trench warfare. My Polish fiancee was particularly interested in the Poles who emigrated to Canada post 1945.
Great store as well with some wonderful pins, T-shirts, books and you can get a wonderful print of the giant mural mosaic which dominates your view when you come into the museum. The emphasis is on remembrance and learning for the younger generations.
Lovely people there too and that goes for nigh on all the Canadians we met.
Some images all resized greatly. Unfortunately I still have to get the hang of this new bridge camera and should have stuck with my older DSLR.