Exciting days in Medicine Hat. Yesterday a visit to an exquisite rural museum at Etzicom, complete with a badly deteriorating windmill museum, plus a stop at Red Rock Coulee, complete with - you guessed it - red rocks formed at the bottom of the ocean that once covered this part of the country. Climbing the hill in a screaming wind proved to be a monumental feat, accomplished with some difficulty.
Today, we visited St. Patrick's Church, a beautiful neo-Gothic building across the river in the Hat. While there, admiring gorgeous stained glass, we had a terrific visit with the janitor, an Iraqi immigrant, who shared some of his story with us, after letting us in graciously through a locked door. Later in the day, after a supposedly Tapas lunch - no Tapas were in evidence - we had an equally fascinating visit withe the owner/operator of the Millagro Food shop. This retired police officer from Saskatchewan is a purist. He makes Cuban coffee fresh for each cup, bakes his own bread and buns, and serves world famous Kosher hot dogs, straight from New York! His cafe, about 10 feet square, is a choice delight. Smoothest and sharpest coffee I've had in months. We plan to return for a proper lunch in the next day or two, to sample the real goods!
He was a trove of great thoughts about places to eat in Medicine Hat, plus a purist chef';s view of the food industry. A visit to the Esplanade art exhibits, plus a display of old motorcycles, including a racer build around a jet engine! Imagine straddling an engine with after burners and 2000 lbs of thrust! We are at home now before venturing out to another eating adventure, likely Indian or Vietnamese food. This town has an amazing collection of ethnic eateries! Who knew?
Today, we visited St. Patrick's Church, a beautiful neo-Gothic building across the river in the Hat. While there, admiring gorgeous stained glass, we had a terrific visit with the janitor, an Iraqi immigrant, who shared some of his story with us, after letting us in graciously through a locked door. Later in the day, after a supposedly Tapas lunch - no Tapas were in evidence - we had an equally fascinating visit withe the owner/operator of the Millagro Food shop. This retired police officer from Saskatchewan is a purist. He makes Cuban coffee fresh for each cup, bakes his own bread and buns, and serves world famous Kosher hot dogs, straight from New York! His cafe, about 10 feet square, is a choice delight. Smoothest and sharpest coffee I've had in months. We plan to return for a proper lunch in the next day or two, to sample the real goods!
He was a trove of great thoughts about places to eat in Medicine Hat, plus a purist chef';s view of the food industry. A visit to the Esplanade art exhibits, plus a display of old motorcycles, including a racer build around a jet engine! Imagine straddling an engine with after burners and 2000 lbs of thrust! We are at home now before venturing out to another eating adventure, likely Indian or Vietnamese food. This town has an amazing collection of ethnic eateries! Who knew?
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