7/30/13 Lunch At Harry Potter's Hogwarts's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Glacier National Park and Banff, Canada

July 23 - August 8, 2013

The Great Train Escape

Early this morning we drove north on the Bow Parkway to the Johnston Canyon trail head. We were eager to see bears, elk and moose. We didn't see any, but we hiked about 3.5 miles round trip on one of the most popular trails in the Rockies and there were hordes of people. The trail was a series of well maintained catwalks beneath overhanging canyon walls with the turbulent waters of Johnston Creek flowing beneath our feet. A unique experience for us.

A funky cafe built in the early 1900s was at the trailhead, and after the hike we enjoyed hot chocolate, again. And again, the hot chocolate was a quick fix until we could drive back to Banff and have lunch on the patio of the Banff Springs Fairmont Hotel. Okay, so it wasn't Hogwarts.  The exterior of the hotel reminded us of Hogwarts and being there was magical.

After dinner in downtown Banff, we attended a free concert by students studying at the Banff Center's Summer Music Program. The program was in a beautiful little church and provided a pleasant and relaxing evening.

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