Best of Western Canada - Day 4: From Vernon to Banff
On day four of our coach tour we make our way from Vernon to Banff
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Day 4: Vernon to Glacier National Park to Yoho National Park to Banff
The Natural Bridge at Yoho National Park
Just before we get into Banff we begin to see snow on the mountains (We are informed that the snow is fresh and only 2/3 weeks old. We arrive in Banff and have a quick drive through tour of Banff Avenue where all the restuarants, shops and hotels are. We check in at the Spruce Grove Inn Hotel, 545 Banff Avenue, Banff. 
Banff high street, Banff bridge, Banff Springs Hotel, At the back of Banff Springs We go and visit the Banff Springs Hotel, which is about 10 minutes walk from the downtown Banff in the other direction. As we get there we find that its quite touristy. You can walk through the complex, we made our way through to the back of the hotel. When we got outside we could see an outdoor swimming pool, we could see a gym and their view from the pool was absolutely amazing. Inside the hotel there are shops, at tourist prices, its quite a vast building and worth a visit. As the day wears on we make our way to Grizzly House Restaurant. We found by about 19:00 restaurants are getting full and bookings may become necessary after this time. We got seats outside and ordered wild game sausage (Buffalo/Caribou sausage, smoked and served with wild berry chutney, pickles and bread) for starters. Which tasted fantastic. For the main meal Kim ordered buffalo steak and I had a T-Bone steak both cooked to perfection. The restaurant had a nice buzz to it and a very good atmosphere, whilst we were there we nosed around other tables and they had fondues and hot rocks. The restuarant specialises in Alberta Beef, exotic game meats and seafood including shark, alligator, rattlesnake, ostrich, frogs legs, buffalo, venison etc etc. As we leave the restaurant, we head for Star Bucks, Kim goes for a nice warm tea with soya milk and me the nutter that I am a Mocha Frappacino, theres a positive vibe in Banff and we make our way back to the hotel to chill for the evening.
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