Vacation Post: Alberta 2017

Every year, we take an annual vacation (farther and longer) usually end of April or beginning of May.  Reason for this timing is we try to get some nice weather, but also have it early enough so that we are still paying low season pricing.  The last few years, we've been venturing around Europe.  And then during the summer, we'll do a shorter getaway either within Canada, or to the nearby United States.  This year, we decided to do it differently.  This May, we decided to take a short vacation in Alberta.

We flew into Calgary, and drove towards Banff.  To avoid the high costs of accommodation, we stayed in the hamlet of Harvie Heights.  Compared to Toronto, food seems to cost a bit more in Alberta.  But because taxes are less there, it seems to even out a bit in the end that way.  We did a bit of 'home cooking' just because it was more convenient for some breakfasts, and dinners.  Here's a list of where we ate.

Canmore:
Rave Coffee
Le Fournil Bakery

Banff:

Wild Flour Bakery

Lake Louise:

Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise

Calgary:

Naina's Kitchen

Calgary Farmers Market - Analog Coffee, Simple Simons Pies

Market on McCleod - Fresh-a-dilla Fresh Tortilla

Mercato

Sidewalk Citizen Bakery

Crossroads Market - Alaturka

Philosafy Coffee

Pigeonhole

Still need to do the write up for Piegonhole.  Need to find the photos as well....but definitely a must go to when in Calgary.