An Epic Avalonian Adventure: Another Thursday Adventure...

Had another fun adventure this past Thursday. No big hike or trip to Banff, instead we had a bit of fun around Calgary. Started off the morning at oeb or Over Easy Breakfast. Shereen kept telling me about the breakfast poutine there. So, we had to try it. She got a veggie poutine, with an egg, tomatoes, avocado, perhaps some green peppers, cheese curds of course, and the gravy was substituted with hollandaise sauce, all over seasoned potato wedges. I got mine with bacon or lardons are they called it, eggs, hollandaise sauce, all over wedges. Quite tasty and rather filling. Enjoyed it with a Cesar, Calgary's 'native' alcoholic drink.

Next, since we were out and about, stopped by Hair Haven and got a cut from Lyn. Friendly older woman who enjoyed chit chatting. Told me she was from Thunder Bay and spent a year living in New Zeland before settling down in Calgary. The haircut was average, to say the least, but I was quite content seeing as how I've been needing one for a bit. At one point I was a bit distraught for the simple fact I couldn't just go get a hair cut. So, I am happy I don't have to worry about that for another few weeks.

Ended up at Stumptown, a Portland-esque coffee shop after that. There was a 'cardboard' buffalo head. After that, we headed to deVille Cafe and Wine Bar out towards Bridgeland. I did a bit of writing while Shereen did a bit of studying. I got a chocolate coffee while she had a green chai tea of sorts. After that, we walked down to Bridgeland Market and Tazza, a middle eastern deli. She ended up getting a pita of sorts while I was still full from breakfast. This was around 5 in the evening. A fun filled day with lots of adventure. Here are a few of the photos!

(oeb Menu)

(For a Thursday at 10 am, the place was packed. We had to wait about 10 minutes for a table. Nice little set up with the chalk board over head.)

(Our neighbor was kind of enough to let us take a shot of her food - looked delicious)

(Perhaps the weakest Cesar I've had since arriving in Calgary. No asparagus, no celery, no beef stick, nothing to really spice it up... For those of you who don't know what a Cesar is, it's vodka, clamato, hot sauce, and worcestershire sauce. Like I've said before, the Cesar is Calgary's claim to fame, at least in terms of mixed drinks.)

(Breakfast time after a little crossword action)

(It came out in what I consider a take out box. You can see the egg and hollandaise sauce, as well as a few bacon bits and perhaps a cheese curd or two and maybe even a potatoe wedge. It's pretty hard to mess up fries, eggs, and bacon for breakfast and this was a hearty meal.)

(It actually says - OVEREASY)

(Time for a hair cut - you'll see what it looks like later)

(Stumptown Coffee Shop)

(They also had a record store)

('Flight of the Conchords' album)

(Cardboard buffalo head a Stumptown - they sell their own coffee as well)

(Trying to figure out what to order)

(Time for some writing - notice the new haircut)

(Green tea of sorts and chocolate coffee)

(Shot of deVille Coffee and Wine bar)

(Here's what part of the shop looks like)

(Bridgeland Market)

(Ok, not sure why I took photos inside the market. It wasn't a sweet floating market like in Vietnam or an awesome street market like in Korea or Thailand. Not sure what I was thinking... but I did it anyway.)