The Juniper Hotel Banff

... br><br>Oscar.<br><br>PS: em vaig creuar a la muntanya amb un pavo que portava com una esquella penjant a la motxilla, quin tipus de vaca deu ser vaig pensar jo. Pero vaig recordar la Laura que es mes llesta del que sembla i em va dir que portes una campaneta per evitar els ossos.<br>PS2: Per cert en Vincent es d'aquells que va a les Rocoses amb unes bambes, texans i una jaqueta Quechua. Pel mon hi ha molts aventurers d'aquests. I solen sobreviure !!!<br>

... so I went up to the cable cars because it would be a good view from the summit without the clouds like yesterday. However when I got there it looked like about 4 tour buses had just beat me and the line was huge. I needed to back at Samesun to be picked up for my Safari and still had to have dinner so decided to give it a miss and fingers crossed for tomorrow!<br><br>Well I didn&#8217;t expect it to top the horse ride but the Wildlife Safari is so far the highlight of my time in ...

... in case it attracts bears into the area.<br><br>Yesterday we went on a delightful walk up from Lake Louise to the Six Glaciers Lookout. Under unbroken blue skies we followed the countours through lakeside and forest, then climbed up rocky slopes with impressive views all the way to the end of the trail.<br><br>Interestingly, not many of the trails seem to lead to actual peaks round here, with most of them focussing on ...

... how easily people get addicted to them and their constant "companionship," but watching this girl made me happier than ever not to have one. Otherwise, I might be tempted to fill any void moment with a text message instead of appreciating the unequalled beauty around me. I hopped on another bus (which means I rode all two of the town's transit lines) and checked out the Fairmont Hotel and surrounding Bow Falls, which were of course frozen. On my walk back ...

... catch a small avalanche on the cliff in the center of the valley, a number of expletives left my mouth, summing up my awe! We continued up the moraine finally reaching the swiss style cafe, where we grabbed a hot Chocolate, lovely! Sitting so close to a glacier was awesome, the thunder sounding again, avalanches were happening all over! We stopped for a slash at the bogs, the toilets up here are truly a **** hole, just a hole in a hut basically! We pushed on to the end of the trail which ...

... surprise did not stop there - Max was taking me out to dinner (didn't I feel like a lucky ducky). So back home to shower and pretty myself. Again, I didn't know where he was taking me until we got there - destination Gorgio's, a nice Italian restaurant. We enjoyed a lovely meal and some wine - lucky me no expense spared by my lovely Max today. I wanted to make use of my 3 monthly comp room I get through work before Max left, so I arranged this ...

... There, I met a weird religious man. He told me that both his sons are priests, and he himself knows the holy texts quite well. Then, the conversation continued about like that: He: I am also very interested in the history of Israel. Me: Yes, we have an interesting history. Too interesting history, too many troubles. He: Don't worry. I know that Israel will continue to exist. Do you know how do I know that? Me: No. He: Because god ...

... that stuff that you take for granted or don't realize you have in your every day lives. Going back to Swan is something I'm really excited for as well. It's been almost 3 1/2 years and I can't help but try and remember how things were when I used to live there, and whether or not I will remember it all the same as I used to. It'll also be nice to be back in the city, with all the luxuries that life has to offer. Not sure if I'm a small town girl or a wannabe city ...

... carry out the improvements. Still, even with all the roadworks, you can't help but notice the surroundings. Banff is more tourism orientated than Jasper, but somehow I still found it more visually pleasing. It was purposely built to be tourist town, and whoever picked its location got it spot on. Its as if the Rockies are in a full circle and Banff sits in the middle. A really pretty place. If you walk down the main road and then turn back and look at ...

I just came off a trailhead into the town of Banff, and before I get some chow, I thought I'd write down what I just witnessed. Tunnel Mountain, so named because at one time the government was going to tunnel through it for transportation, actually has no tunnel at all. But an easily accessible trail - 4-6 feet wide in sections, wide enough for a baby stroller. The trail goes up 902 feet to the summit which is 5546ft looking over the town of Banff. Wide vistas ...