How did we get this room?

Today we drove from Banff to Lake Louise - not very far really. And Kathy drove - I had this fear that I would turn on the wipers instead of the indicator and swerve the wrong way when changing lanes on the Trans Canada highway.

The weather decided to stop cooperating today and has been grey and rainy.

On the way, we stopped at Johnston's Canyon - there was a nice little walk along a mountain stream with a waterfall at the end. And I love waterfalls.



Then on to Lake Louise. I thought there was a TOWN - boy was I wrong. There is a little shopping mall - looks kind of like a cross between a roadside halt and the shops at Perisher...

The Chateau Lake Louise makes up for all that. First of all it is HUGE. Then - inside it looks like something out of Disneyland - except with better views.




Our room wasn't ready when we arrived - so we went to the lakeview lounge for a glass of wine and a plate of antipasto to pass the time.



There was a lady in formal dress playing a harp as background music.

Now we are in our room (did I say room? I meant suite) and we may never leave!!

I don't know how it has happened - but somehow they put us into this huge suite! Really, the smaller of the two (yes two) bedrooms is bigger than the hotel rooms we are used to. As well as that, we have a huge lounge room - with its own small bathroom. (In case we have guests, dahlings).





Then there is a bedroom with two single beds and its own bathroom.

And the main bedroom with a king sized bed - with a gigantic bathroom with a separate shower big enough for two and a spa bath.




Each bedroom has its own TV - as well as the TV in the lounge - and its own mini fridge.

We are loving it - and aiming to spend as much time as possible in the room!