Canada

26 Dec 07 - We spent the first two days of our Canadian holiday on the Rocky Mountaineer train that took us from Vancouver to Lake Louise through the Rocky Mountains. Unfortunately on the second day, a freight train in front of us broke down and damaged the track which then had to be repaired. We ended up being stuck overnight on the train in the mountains whilst the track was being fixed. We passed the time playing cards, cluedo, hangman, and even "I spy with my little eye...." (we must have been really bored). Luckily Denning was smart enough to bring his laptop & DVDs along.



28 Dec 07 - After a long train journey, we spoilt ourselves by staying at the Fairmont Lake Louise for two nights. We went skiing at the Lake Louise Ski Resort near the Fairmont and also horse-sleighing around the frozen Lake Louise. Really wanted to try dog-sleighing but it was booked out months before. Experienced extreme cold at Lake Louise (went down to -15 degrees), I was so afraid that my toes were going to fall off whilst we were on the sleigh!



3 Jan 08 - We returned to Vancouver after visiting Lake Louise, Banff and Calgary. In Vancouver, we visited Stanley Park, Vancouver Aquarium, Capillano Suspension Bridge (the world's largest suspension bridge), Gastown and Chinatown. Highlights in Vancouver were seeing the cute otters and beluga whales at the Aquarium and eating lots of cheap fresh salmon sashimi.