These are pictures added to the May 26th post. The interenet is faster in Vancouver.
This is the vehicle that takes passengers to the Columbia Ice Fields - for info check out the following sites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrQYvzbUCqM&feature=related also look at
Banff is a tourist town and the cost of living here is expensive, as a result people trave by bus to
The Town of Canmore made us think of the Royal Canadian Air Farce and John Morgan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1lIhymngpI&feature=related also at
Again, valley view from the back balcony of the hotel
This is the valley view from the balcony at the back of the hotel
This is the view from the other window in our room. - We are so happy that our tour rep at Sears recommended adding this to our vacation!
This is a view from one window in our room
Coming down the mountain from the hot springs to our hotel
The hot sulpher springs in Banff, Alberta
Double click on this pic to get a good look at Allan in his 1920 swim suit!
The water is 103 degrees F and the air is cool - my feet were tingling from the cold when I got into the warm water
What a view - can only imagine what a difference if the sun had been shining.
We were taken to Banff from Calgary by Greyhound bus to our hotel - then we took a short walk (about 10 minutes) to the hot springs on Sulfer Mountain
Allan got to see fighter jets at Calgary airport
and again - here the fields have been plowed in a horizontal direction and a virtical direction giving you a vision of plaid fields - interesting.
another aerial view of Calgary
We are now coming into Calgary
This is the first time we flew Westjet from Toronto to Calgary - nice trip - the attendants were very friendly and attentive to our needs. The plane had lots of room - a difference from Continental air which we have used to fly to Mexico.From Banff, Alberta
The first day of our trip has brought us from unseasonally high temperatures in the 30's in Toronto to a chilly 12 degrees C in Calgary and Banff. It is cloudy but we are able to see the mountains, the cloud ceiling is still above the peaks - and they are beautiful even without sunshine! I have only been here a few hours and I want to return again one day. It was interesting to leave Calgary where the land was running from flat to rolling hills then as we came closer to Banff we could see the mountains.
The Rimrock Resort in our home for this evening - it is awesome! Here is the website if you are interested in taking a look http://www.rimrockresort.com/ . After checking in we went to the hot springs http://www.pleiadesmassage.com/banff/index.html where we took time to get into the pool. What a view while you soak in 39 degree C/ 102 degree F water. We rented swimsuits in 1920's style - what a hoot!
Later we took the local transit bus into the downtown area, did some shopping and sightseeing before heading back to the hotel. There is a 2 hour time difference between here and home, they tell us it doesn't get dark until 10:00.
I took several pictures today but the internet is rather slow and the pics are not uploading for me tonight. At a later date I will be able to update this page, so 'till then bear with me.
We will be leaving our hotel at about 7:30 in the morning to meet with the Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tour. I can hardly wait!
Bye for now
Anne
The first day of our trip has brought us from unseasonally high temperatures in the 30's in Toronto to a chilly 12 degrees C in Calgary and Banff. It is cloudy but we are able to see the mountains, the cloud ceiling is still above the peaks - and they are beautiful even without sunshine! I have only been here a few hours and I want to return again one day. It was interesting to leave Calgary where the land was running from flat to rolling hills then as we came closer to Banff we could see the mountains.
The Rimrock Resort in our home for this evening - it is awesome! Here is the website if you are interested in taking a look http://www.rimrockresort.com/ . After checking in we went to the hot springs http://www.pleiadesmassage.com/banff/index.html where we took time to get into the pool. What a view while you soak in 39 degree C/ 102 degree F water. We rented swimsuits in 1920's style - what a hoot!
Later we took the local transit bus into the downtown area, did some shopping and sightseeing before heading back to the hotel. There is a 2 hour time difference between here and home, they tell us it doesn't get dark until 10:00.
I took several pictures today but the internet is rather slow and the pics are not uploading for me tonight. At a later date I will be able to update this page, so 'till then bear with me.
We will be leaving our hotel at about 7:30 in the morning to meet with the Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tour. I can hardly wait!
Bye for now
Anne
