Vulcan, Canada

-
When you're a small town in Canada, on a road to nowhere, and need some tourism dollars, make the most of your name! Originally named for the Roman god of fire, they've redone their image for Star Trek and now people stop and hang for longer than a tank of gas. The small visitor center has a shop and museum and around town are fun Trek things. Leonard Nimoy as Spock has his own tribute.

I know this is Canada but it looks like Dorothy's house landed in the wrong place! No sign of the wizard or of Oz. Vulcan is a 90 minute drive south east of Calgary and once you are out of the city, this is the view. 

Sunrise is still late in the winter, this was around 8:00 am.
And even if you don't want to spend time in the Trek Center you can drive the few short blocks around town and find Van Gogh street art.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Innsbruck - here despite it never being on my to-see list

-
Image
First the backstory. In about a week I'll be boarding a cruise ship (this year's Cruise Trek) in Romania. When I booked the flight many months ago, I had a brilliant idea to go in a week early to Vienna and use it as a base to spend a few nights each in Albania and Bosnia. Fast forward to 6 weeks ago and the Covid restrictions, flight schedules, and hotel prices made me give up. Changing the flight to Vienna would result in penalties and possibly fare increases so I made the best of it and thought, where can I go in Austria where I've never been? Innsbruck, hmm. Can I get a free flight from Vienna? Yes! Can I get a free hotel room? Yes. Check! The city is picture perfect though. Nestled in a valley between two mountain ranges, it's green, colorful, and everything you could want a place to be when the purpose is total work decompression. No major sightseeing, no expectations. You, a city and a view. It's walkable and small. You've got to look up, left and right,
Read more