Adventure World

Ow, my head but WOW, the room, WOW, the hotel (Fairmont Banff Springs), wow wow the spa!!! The others in my group were up early but after some discussing beforehand it was decided I was best to stay at the hotel and rest up today. The bump on my head is very impressive! So as soon as they left I decided to adventure around the hotel and have a nosey at some of the rooms. WOW, this castle is fascinating. An armour room, ball room, nooks and crannies everywhere to explore, spiral staircases, historic photos on the walls - and a large gingerbread house replica of the hotel. This place is outstanding. I booked myself into the spa centre for the afternoon - ahhh - Bliss pure bliss. So this is how the other half live! Springs, steam rooms, lounger chairs with fruit and fresh juices and muffins to choose from. Do I ever have to leave?

Am I in a dream? I have seen the pictures but nothing prepared me for the breathtaking view out the window of Lake Louise this morning. They are preparing to open the ice skating rink on the lake so I woke to the sound of activity. I did a tour of the Chateau this morning. This is a must do in my humble opinion. It was 2 hours long and fascinating, from the details of why the doors all have their own hand painted flowers to the sneaky peek views into the conference rooms. What a fascinating hotel. This place is not just about the room I booked but the history and character of the hotel. We even managed to book in a slot to walk the resident Labrador dog, Sonny to take for a walk. It’s all these touches I think that I will remember for a long time to come. In the afternoon we headed up to Lake Louise for an afternoon of skiing. The womans downhill racing is on here in a few weeks and there are a load of very professional skiers around. Just a tad intimidating as they fly past on the downhill run!!! But it was fascinating to watch. Unfortunately at the very end of the day I managed to have a massive fall – now I own a pink crash helmet as a result. I didn’t realize my head could hurt that much. We travelled from Lake Louise to Banff that evening but much of this was a blur due to the sudden candy floss in my head. Now, where is my bed…???