Highlights of our May, 2008 Trip to the Canadian Rockies including Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper-One of the Most Beautiful Areas in North America.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

What's the Best of the Best???

So after 2 weeks of travel what are some of the most memorable places and things we did—a very tough decision as all the hotels we stayed at were outstanding (and different), we ate many excellent and memorable meals and saw some spectacular sites.

So here goes our opinion-others on our trip may differ:

Top Hotel:
Fairmont Vancouver

Best Restaurants (by City):
Post Restaurant, Lake Louise, Alberta
Vij's, Vancouver, BC
Takerra Lodge, South Jasper, Alberta
Cafe Brio, Victoria, BC
Maple Leaf, Banff, Alberta


Tourist Sites:
Columbia Icefields and The Icefields Parkway
Royal Museum of British Columbia, Victoria
Butchart Gardens, Victoria
Banff Gondola to Sulfur Mountain & Cosmic Ray Station
The Bears, Elk, Caribou and Moose around Jasper

On Top of the World

On Top of the World
Actually the Blogger on Top of Sulfur Mountain, Alberta (Near Banff)

Beautiful Lake Louise

Beautiful Lake Louise
Looking Out from the Fairmont

Bow Lake, Alberta

Bow Lake, Alberta
Beautiful Even if Frozen in May!

the Kicking Horse River Covered Bridge

the Kicking Horse River Covered Bridge
Golden, British Columbia

The Weather Didn't Stop Us!

The Weather Didn't Stop Us!
A Drizzling Day at Medicine Lake (Near Jasper Lodge)

We Met Some New Friends

We Met Some New Friends
Not every animal was in the wild-this one was in an ice cream store in Banff

More New Friends

More New Friends
Ryan the Potter in Fields, BC

Tourists Caught in The Act

Tourists Caught in The Act
(Of Taking Pictures that is)-Emerald Lake, Alberta

The Banff Springs Hotel

The Banff Springs Hotel
A Beautiful Castle with Great Service!

Lake Mildred at Jasper Park Lodge

Lake Mildred at Jasper Park Lodge

Columbia Icefields

Columbia Icefields
One of the Must See Sites in North America

The Banff Gondola to the Top of Sulfur Mountain

The Banff Gondola to the Top of Sulfur Mountain
Wow! What a View

Rudolph's Cousin Grazing

Rudolph's Cousin Grazing
Near Lake Maligne, Alberta

How did we get all that luggage in the trunk?

How did we get all that luggage in the trunk?
With some help from the Lake Louise Bellmen

A Moose at Lake Maligne, Alberta

A Moose at Lake Maligne, Alberta
The Moose Has the Right of Way

The Post Restaurant Wine Cellar

The Post Restaurant Wine Cellar
30,500 Bottles and GREAT Food!

Emerald Lake in May

Emerald Lake in May
Near Field, BC

The Four Amigos on the Columbia Icefield

The Four Amigos on the Columbia Icefield
What an Experience!

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