We had two full days to explore the Banff
area and decided we would explore the town on the first day, rather than take
on another big drive of the area. The weather holds out - the forecast was for light rain.
After a big, yummy breakfast in the ‘gold’
lounge, we took a walk around the Fairmont to explore the hotel. We went up to the Banff Gondala for a bird’s
eye view of the six mountain ranges. It was still really
cold and the boys were hoping there would be snow. We were prepared this time and took
gloves. Up, up, up we went and much to
the kids delight, snow! It was game on
with the kids having snow ball fights for an hour – Terry joined in – I was taking photos whilst dodging the snow balls. There were little pikas running around the
trees.
We then went for a walk around the
town. There were lots of little shops - Will found a
popcorn shop, James a lolly shop, Terry was looking for a T-shirt, and I found
a Christmas shop. Terry and I finally found decent coffee.
We decided to head back to the hotel – our
days have been huge and the hotel was so nice, the room so big we all just
wanted to chill.
The kids were begging us to go out – they just want to chill out with unlimited wifi – so we headed down to the lounge for evening canapés which would
become our dinner. More room service for
the kids! Terry and I then went down for
a bit of R&R in the mineral pool in the Willow Spa. Bliss!
Stairs in the lobby
Banff Gondola
At the top!
A boy's dream - to make a snow man. Not a lot of snow around.
Snowy and Fluffy
Time for a snowball fight
Terry is waiting behind a bush, ready to strike
Hey Dad
Head shot - Man down!
No sympathy from James
Getting supplies
The view!
Terry finds a spherical roller bearing - might have a new customer
Breaking the rules - risking a close up with an elk
Running amok in the town
Lolly shop!
Back to the Fairmont - the place to be!
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