Anybody been to Canada?

ShellG

Hi Jani82,
We took a trip to US and Canada (from Brisbane, Australia) in Sept 2011, spending just 6 days in Canada itself. From San Francisco we flew to Vancouver and stayed 3 nights. We spent a couple of days exploring this beautiful city on a hop-on/hop-off trolley bus, which was a fabulous way to get an insight into Vancouver. From there we flew to Edmonton, picked up a hire car and drove down the Icefields Parkway through the Canadian Rockies, staying in gorgeous Jasper and Banff before arriving in Calgary. We visited the Athabasca Falls, Athabasca Glacier on the Columbia Icefield, Sunwapta Falls, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Banff Gondola, Lake Minnewanka Cruise (package deal with Glacier ride/Banff Gondola/Lake Cruise was the best/cheapest way to see all three). The views over Banff and surrounding areas from the top of Sulphur Mountain were spectacular, as was the experience on the Glacier ride. The lake cruise was relaxing and a nice way to spend a couple of hours. Lake Louise is amazingly beautiful, and we both would love to see more of this area when it is snowing. Calgary is a pretty city and we wish we could have spent more time there. In Vancouver we missed out on seeing Victoria and the Butchart Gardens... just not enough time. We also did a day flight to Niagara Falls from New York, which was well worth the time and expense. We visited both sides of the falls on our tour, loved it, and everything we saw and did in Canada. We didn't see any Native/Aboriginal civilisations, although we did see the Totem Poles in Stanley Park which were interesting. Good luck for your trip and have a fabulous time, it's so easy to do in Canada!! Oh, and the people are so friendly, just like Aussies and Kiwis.