>Way Back Wednesday – Money

>So this week Mama Duck has asked us to post something money. Not money itself, of course. Example, she posted a picture of her favorite gold necklace. I immediately tried to think of the most luxurious thing I own or ever did. Hands down the most luxurious place I have ever stayed was the Banff Springs Hotel, in Alberta, Canada. Here’s the stock winter photo for the magnificent ski and summer resort.

And here’s the picture I took from my whitewater raft on the Bow River that runs in front of the hotel:

I guess their picture looks prettier. Ok now the best part was, Mike and I somehow ended up with a gigantic spa suite on a corner that had amazing views of the mountains and river. These rooms go for upwards of $600 Canadian a night in peak summer season, which is when we were there. Here’s a picture of what our room looked like:

The place was amazing, like a fairytale castle. The food at all the resturants was incredible. The spa and gardens were beautiful. The golf course was pristine and the fairways were covered with elk. The golf clubhouse was even luxurious. Too bad I don’t have any pictures with me in them, but I was the one taking all the pictures! Oh yeah, and here’s my rafting guide, Tim. He was Austrailian and told great bear stories. That’s my sister on the right looking rather infatuated.