Banff

Woke up to a beautiful view from our hotel window.

One thing that I am going to have to get used to is that prices are in Canadian dollars. When I see a price I have to pick myself off the floor. Then I realize that it’s Canadian; I pull out my exchange rate calculator and find that all is OK.

Came into town for breakfast, a cute coffee shop named Wild Flower.

I usually will leave the name “Rufus” at places where I need to retrieve a food order. I have found that Rufus never gets his order mixed up, Bill often does. This drives family members crazy, yet another reason to do it.

Traveled to Lake Louise. What a spectacular place. I’m afraid that the photos don’t do it justice. In the morning there were many people on the frozen lake. Some appeared to be near the middle of the lake. None in the afternoon. Either people got wise or they were chased off the ice.

Went to high tea at the Lake Louise Fairmont, delightful way to spend the afternoon.

Last night we were up late talking with some people we had met on the Rocky Mountaineer. Others came by and said that the Aurora Borealis was visible outside. There are websites that will give forecasts of Aurora activity in Banff.