The Fishbowl goes West: Moraine Lake

I told my family that there was NO TIME TO REST during this holiday. As if to prove my point, right after our amazing dinner we decided to pay a visit to Moraine Lake. We were not about to rest on our laurels (or watch Netflix in our hotel room)! Moraine Lake is famous for its blue colour and … Continue reading →

The Fishbowl goes West: the best and worst day

In the previous post in this series, I wrote about our climb up Sulphur Mountain and the gondola ride down, which was very cool even though the views were obscured by wildfire smoke from B.C. Every day of our holiday was jam-packed. At one point the kids asked me if/when we were ever going to … Continue reading →

The Fishbowl goes West: in which the family climbs a mountain

In the last chapter of our journey I wrote about our visit to Drumheller. I've been looking over our photos and they are simply not good enough. Honestly, the Badlands are so big and beautiful that no photo can do it proper justice. Anyhoo... From our accommodations in Calgary we moved on to … Continue reading →

The Fishbowl goes West: the stark beauty of Drumheller

Imagine that you're a kid and there's a truck ahead of you that's carrying a load of candy. You follow it because every once in awhile a piece of candy falls out on to the road. You pick it up - because, hey, IT'S CANDY. You follow diligently, watching the entire time. The longer you follow it, the … Continue reading →

The Fishbowl goes West: animals animals animals! Plus, an unpleasant surprise fact about Alberta

In my previous post about our first day in Calgary I wrote a bit about our great accommodations (here's a panoramic view from our balcony I forgot to upload by the way!) and a very cool sushi restaurant. We decided to spend our second day at the Calgary Zoo. We got up, got dressed, had a quick … Continue reading →

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The Fishbowl goes West: Moraine Lake

The Fishbowl goes West: the best and worst day

The Fishbowl goes West: in which the family climbs a mountain

The Fishbowl goes West: the stark beauty of Drumheller

The Fishbowl goes West: animals animals animals! Plus, an unpleasant surprise fact about Alberta