The wonderful, friendly city of Vancouver

Flying over Vancouver on a helicopter tour

The city of Calgary, viewed from the top of the Calgary Tower, the tower from street level and the Bow River in springtime

A street sculpture in Calgary

On a road-trip with a wonderfull friend, travelling from Calgary to Lake Louise, via Banff

The Columbia Icefield Skywalk, overlooking the  Sunwapta Valley, 918 feet below

Banff main street in springtime

The view from the Icefield Skywalk

A glacier in the Jasper area of Canada during springtime

Lake Louise in springtime

A trip in a helicopter over the Rocky Mountains

The really excellent Shangri-La hotel, Vancouver, showing an executive room, bathroom and one of the two bars

The really good Fairmont Palliser hotel, Calgary and a ‘Gold’ room

The really excellent Rimrock Resort hotel in Banff,  an executive room and the bar area

The AWFUL Fairmont Lake Louise hotel, the view from the room, the room and bathroom. The hotel is best avoided