Dateline: Banff, Alberta. The wildflowers in this area are really going crazy, you can probably see some pix of them at http://cruztalking.blogspot.com, the other DrC’s blog. The flowers and the conifers love all the rain we’re getting. The tourists…not so much.
We’ve already visited the chocolates shop of Bernard Callebaut here in Banff, it is a firm headquartered in Calgary that makes some of the best chocolate we’ve ever eaten. Pricey as anything, roughly $100C/lb. but so delicious. If you are here in Banff, or Calgary, do yourself a favor and try some Callebaut chocolate. In Calgary you can even visit the factory and watch it being made. And no, I don’t get paid to advertise their wares.
Here’s a funny bit of local history. When the railroad was building across Canada they thought they’d have to tunnel through the mountain against which Banff townsite today snuggles. Maps were sent east with the geographical feature labeled “Tunnel Mountain.” Subsequently the railroad discovered they did not need to dig a tunnel and the rail line runs around the mountain. The name of the mountain never got changed and our RV camp is located on Tunnel Mountain, a mountain with no tunnels. I’ve been coming here since the 1970s and it’s the first time I’ve heard that story.
