(For now in the personal blog, until I have some technical content to write about.)
Ben and I are in Banff to attend WWW2007 (and, in my case, the W3C AC meeting as well). We arrived yesterday after two ahead-of-schedule flights, only to have our car rental delayed because the online reservation system neglected to book the car we asked it for. Eventually we got on the road, except to get from the Calgary airport to Canada's Route 1 requires a lengthy trip through less-than-beautiful parts of Calgary (parts that include two Chili's and one Tony Roma's, among other things).
We finally reached the interstateprovince, and enjoyed the beautiful and imposing approach of the mountains as we drew nearer to the the Rockies. We got into town (Banff) around 4 in the afternoon, and headed out to find a bite to eat. After being turned away at a restaurant with a closed kitchen and no remaining reservations for their upcoming lobster dinner, we ended up at the Rose and Crown Pub. We ended up eating our first meal of the day on a second floor patio with sweeping vistas of the mountains surrounding the town. The sun warmed our faces as we inhaled both the cool mountain air and the hearty pub food. Spectacular.
We walked around town a bit, with Ben playing the role of the nagging wife (wanting to go clothes shopping constantly) and Lee playing the role of the Japanese tourist (wanting to take pictures of everything). (OK, that's one of the more stereotyped sentences I've ever blogged. But I digress.) We headed back to the hotel room for a nap, and then back out to walk around town more, taking advantage of the extremely late sunset. (Not quite Edinburgh in June, but close.) We met up with some W3C folks at their rented house and hung out there for a bit. We grabbed a quick bite to eat (not hungry enough for a full dinner), and headed back for the night.
Today, Ben went skiing and I've attended the first day of the AC meeting. All's well. Just wanted to update and share a couple of pictures. (They're processed with Picasa which I don't really know how to use, so nicer pictures will come once I'm back home.)
This doesn't surprise me at all. I have taken many a trip to J. Crew with Mr. Szekely.
The views of the mountains are breathtaking. I can only imagine what it was like in person!
PS... you on skis? WHAAAAAAAT? :)