I flew to Calgary then bussed to Banff to see the rockies. I was blown away by the beauty.
It was such a surprise when at 10pm the sky looked like this, it felt like the middle of the day!
I stayed with Mel, who is a yoga fanatic. I enjoyed watching her do her exercises, and was amazed by her flexibility and strength.
Banff is such a cute town!
It had been raining a lot so the river was around four times its normal width.
This is the Banff Springs Hotel. Mel did a day course about Banff and was full of interesting information. The architect of this building was from England and returned home once he had drawn up the plans. When he returned to Banff in 1888 the hotel had been built back to front – so the grand entrance faced the bush not the road.
Not a bad view for an entrance I would say.
I finally had a Beaver Tail, long overdue but much enjoyed. I had apple and cinnamon and Mel had a chocolate spread (Nutella pretty much).
Mel then had to go to work and I went on to visit an exhibition. Unfortunately, this is the only moose I saw during my visit.
I was reminded how un-artistic I am when I arrived at the exhibit, I struggled to make sense of a refrigerator in front of a green screen with odd noises.
I liked this sign on the way back.
And this display.
The next morning Mel took me up Tunnel Mountain, which had a wonderful view.
Then in the afternoon I went up Sulphur Mountain. Tunnel Mountain looked like a mole hill from the top of Sulphur Mountain.
In fact Tunnel Mountain is right in the middle of this photo, to the immediate right of the town. Don’t strain your eyes too hard – it’s barely visible.
I went up with an Australian girl I met on the bus to the bottom of the mountain. We thought about taking the gondola down but opted for the walk. My travels started with Halifax almost two months ago, 3867km away from Banff, and soon I will be in New Zealand, almost 12,262km away.
It was such a surprise when at 10pm the sky looked like this, it felt like the middle of the day!
I stayed with Mel, who is a yoga fanatic. I enjoyed watching her do her exercises, and was amazed by her flexibility and strength.
Banff is such a cute town!
It had been raining a lot so the river was around four times its normal width.
This is the Banff Springs Hotel. Mel did a day course about Banff and was full of interesting information. The architect of this building was from England and returned home once he had drawn up the plans. When he returned to Banff in 1888 the hotel had been built back to front – so the grand entrance faced the bush not the road.
Not a bad view for an entrance I would say.
I finally had a Beaver Tail, long overdue but much enjoyed. I had apple and cinnamon and Mel had a chocolate spread (Nutella pretty much).
Mel then had to go to work and I went on to visit an exhibition. Unfortunately, this is the only moose I saw during my visit.
I was reminded how un-artistic I am when I arrived at the exhibit, I struggled to make sense of a refrigerator in front of a green screen with odd noises.
I liked this sign on the way back.
And this display.
The next morning Mel took me up Tunnel Mountain, which had a wonderful view.
Then in the afternoon I went up Sulphur Mountain. Tunnel Mountain looked like a mole hill from the top of Sulphur Mountain.
In fact Tunnel Mountain is right in the middle of this photo, to the immediate right of the town. Don’t strain your eyes too hard – it’s barely visible.
I went up with an Australian girl I met on the bus to the bottom of the mountain. We thought about taking the gondola down but opted for the walk. My travels started with Halifax almost two months ago, 3867km away from Banff, and soon I will be in New Zealand, almost 12,262km away.
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