Banff

Three nights at the Fairmont Banff Springs while Karen attended a conference — rain on the way in, sun on the way out, and a castle worth getting lost in.

Three nights at the Fairmont Banff Springs, three restaurants, and not once leaving the building: a French brasserie, an Italian room, and an Alberta steakhouse.

Afternoon tea at half past eleven in the morning, in a bar that used to be a hotel lobby — and what the stand is actually for.