A Day in Banff

Fairmont Banff Springs

Note to Kathe and Jim:  If you want to take a hike around Lake Louise don't stay in bed until 9:45 in the morning! By the time you shower and eat breakfast it's too late!

There are so many tourists here in the town of Lake Louise that as of this evening Jim and Kathe have not actually seen the Lake. For the past two days all of the parking lots have been full and there have been hundreds of cars parked everywhere on the roads and sidewalks leading up to the Lake. And yet it's been overcast or raining everyday.

So after another attempt to find a parking space late this morning, they gave up and decided to drive to Banff for the day.

Look out the hotel window, dear 

That turned out to be a great idea because Banff was sunny and warm when they got there. The town is a real tourist town with lots of gift shops and restaurants but it's in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. They walked the streets with the rest of the crowd and stopped for nice lunch at the Maple Leaf Grill.

After lunch they walked up to the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel where Jim stayed once when he came here on a ski trip many years ago. It's a really beautiful property, and it would be fun to stay there sometime if dogs are allowed.
If they allow deer, why not!