{"id":14255,"date":"2018-04-03T00:01:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T04:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=14255"},"modified":"2018-03-11T07:38:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T11:38:22","slug":"c-is-for-calgary-2018-atoz-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=14255","title":{"rendered":"C is for Calgary ~ 2018 #AtoZ Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14224 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/C.jpg\" alt=\"C is for Calgary\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/C.jpg 200w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/C-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">C is for Calgary<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">2018 #AtoZ Challenge<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1886905.8654047493!2d-117.62439273785973!3d51.69519455798213!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x537170039f843fd5%3A0x266d3bb1b652b63a!2sCalgary%2C+AB!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1520284592610\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re staying in Canada today but are headed west. &#8220;Go west young man&#8221; as the saying went. Although, to be more politically correct these days, I guess it should say &#8216;young people&#8217;. Anyway, we&#8217;re off to the province of Alberta and the city of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgary.ca\/SitePages\/cocis\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calgary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Home of the famous Calgary Stampede and host to the 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary is a cosmopolitan city which can attribute its growth to the Canadian oil industy.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s nickname is &#8220;Cowtown&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C is for Calgary 2018 #AtoZ Challenge We&#8217;re staying in Canada today but are headed west. &#8220;Go west young man&#8221; as the saying went. Although, to be more politically correct these days, I guess it should say &#8216;young people&#8217;. Anyway, we&#8217;re off to the province of Alberta and the city of Calgary. 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