The Rocky Mountaineer was a visual and gourmet experience. First day too dud from Vancouver to Kamloops. We were about 12 hours on the train. The early starts are due to fitting in on the lines with all the other trains that are travelling. Each day we would pass at least 20 other trains all with over 100 carriages. Most things are carried on train certainly in this part of Canada. Our train did not travel fast but at a speed where people could photo the scenery which changed every time we rounded a corner. Sometimes it was thick spruce forest, other times open flat farm land. Deep gorges and ravines. A carriage holds 40 people and the meals in the dining room are done in 2 sittings. They start serving alcohol at 10am which just seemed a bit early for me. Lunch was a 3 course meal with 6 choices for main. The food was exceptionally good but far too much of it. Kamloops is a large city. We have very nice accommodation in new apartments opposite the park it is lovely to have daylight til about midnight. We couldn’t face any evening food so just a gourmet ice cream from an ice cream parlour.
Next day 6.15am start travelled Kamloops to Lake Louise. This was an interesting journey travelling alongside canyons huge and small rivers and finally climbing to 5800 feet above sea level. To do this we travelled through 3 mountains in a spiral fashion. Most impressive. Finally got to Lake Louise. Our hotel room looks directly out on the lake and the magnificent mountain. The sun was shining on it and it was awesome. This morning the cloud was hanging around so photos not so good. Lake Louise has a population of 1200 but 1000 multinational staff live in a complex behind our hotel. In winter it is a ski resort.
Our hote. Beautiful gardens
View from hotel window
What are the temperatures like?
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