Sunday, 27 September 2015

San Francisco to Tulsa

A flying day today. Starting from the Admirals lounge at SFO.

Admirals Lounge SFO

Saturday, 26 September 2015

Lazy days

Shopping in the Westfield Centre and Bloomingdale. First coffee of the day.

Followed by the last Cauliflower in California!

Morning
Evening

San Francisco sightseeing for the day ...

Lovely sunny day of sightseeing.

We did an open top bus tour seeing all the sights, ate at the Hard Rock at pier 39, took a boat through the Golden Gate and round Alcatraz ... a very full day!

Alcatraz




Art Museum




Bridge Views - across the Golden Gate

Towering Inferno!

Francis Ford Coppola!

Bun on The Golden Gate

Tramway wires!

City sightseeing!

Chocolate Factory


Pier 39

Greenhouse in Park



Sea Lions

Down Tenderloin way ...

City Hall

Trams!



Thursday, 24 September 2015

Banff to San Francisco

Airport bus to Calgary from Banff
View from room 2020 at the Intercontinental in San Francisco
Going via Calgary airport and then flying direct to San Francisco, taking a taxi to the hotel.

Evening at Zero Zero for Pizza (and Helen with Cauliflower starter ...).


Cauliflower with Cauliflower puree and garlic!



Wednesday, 23 September 2015

Wildlife tour in Banff

Starting from the Fox Suites we went on a wildlife tour and other sights with Banff Tours.

Saw a moose (very young by the road side) and Boo the Grizzly Bear ....





Boo the Grizzly Bear

Boo the Bear

Us at Takakkaw falls

Lake Louise

Gondola arrival at the top of Kicking Horse

Moose by the roadside

Restaurant at the top of Kicking Horse mountain (Highest restaurant in Canada)

View from top of Kicking Horse

Fox Suites

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Kamploops to Banff by Rocky Montaineer

On the train with an early morning start. Took the route ending up with the Rockies and Banff.

Saw eagles and elk, lots of rivers, glaciers and a little snow. Changed to Mountain time and we are now in the Fox Suites in Banff, with two levels, bedroom and bathroom on the lower, sitting room and kitchen on the upper floor!


Starting off in the morning on the train






Monday, 21 September 2015

Rocky Mountaineer train

At the station and waiting to go at 7.30 am. Then by train to Kamloops. Saw lots of wildlife on the way.

We arrived in the Plaza Hotel for an overnight stay - ate in their Restaurant.
Bald Eagle and nest

Arrival at the Vancouver Terminal
Out train
Mountain sheep
Our Red Leaf Carriage


Leaving Vancouver
Coyote


Through the mountains