Vancouver - The love of my life & ending to an amazing journey

After being in absolutely beautiful Banff, I didn't think that Vancouver could blow my mind even more. We were staying at a hotel downtown and after we arrived there, we went straight to the beach. It was sunset and the sea and the sky were coloured in red, orange and yellow. We saw the cruise ships on the horizon and were overwhelmed with the peaceful and romantic beauty of Vancouver. Due to many rainy days throughout the year, everything is green and alteady in bloom. We also visited the University of British Columbia and toured the most sustainable and green campus in North America. I want/need to study there!! We also did a harbour cruise and got to see the film shooting of the new "Robocop" movie. People are just so amazing in Vancouver - and Canada in general! One day I will live in Vancouver, for sure!

For now, my Canadian adventures are over. I'm sitting at the airport in Amsterdam being all sad that I had to leave my favourite country so soon. Canada, my love, you will definitely see more of me in the future!

Until we meet again,
xx [i]

Banff: OMFG!!

There are no words to describe the beauty of Banff. There's one main street with all kinds of shops, mostly souvenirs but also cool stuff like DC, billabong and roxy. Therefore, people are dressed very good. We went on a 20km hike to lake Minnewanka (the travel guide said 3,4 km but it turned out to be a bit longer). The journey was a bit exhausting but the view was so worth it! It was the most beautiful place I've ever seen! Since 20km weren't enough (watch out for sarcasm) we decided to walk to the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel which is an old and expensive hotel that was built when the railway came to Banff. We casually walked in and checked out the view: BREATHTAKING!

The bus journey from Vancouver to Banff was amazing! We saw some beautiful landscape :)

Now we're Vancouver, which is the last stop of our journey to Canada. They're still shooting Godzilla, so I hope to see some celebs :)

xx [i]

hallo meine lieben !

lange reder kurzer sinn: WE'RE BACK!und wie es der zufall so will ist nun BELLA diejenige die gerade in Kanada unterwegs ist und fleißig blogged und das ganze wieder in's rollen gebracht hat - ICH FREU MICH :))))

nun ja meinerseits gibts viel zu tun in letzter zeit, deswegen, is' hier ein link mit aktuellen vielen schönen bildern von vielen schönen orten mit vielen schönen momenten:

http://instagram.com/wnora#

das war's mal vorübergehend, ich wünsch euch eine schönes wochenende und vorallem liabste grias nach kanada, dort wo die post grad abgeht ;) xxxn

Edmonton - It's (not) all about shopping!

Driving into Edmonton, I felt like being back in Calgary - only on a hill. People are strolling around Whyte Avenue and Jasper Avenue where they enjoy the spring atmosphere. Yesterday we got a tour around the city and checked out the Edmonton Art Gallery. Today we went to te University of Alberta, where we met some people from the Centre for Austrian Studies. Later, we went to West Edmonton Mall, which is so much more than just a shopping centre - it's an unbelievable experience. There's an amusement park, a beach, a pirate ship, an ice skating rink and about 800 shops inside. "This is mental" would be an understatement. Tomorrow we're off to Banff. I can't wait!

xx [i]

Howdy ranger!

Greetings from Calgary, the Texas of Canada! Whenever you turn around, chances are high that you'll see a cowboy. People are sincerely nice in Canada which makes meeting new people quite easy. As this is my first time on the American continent, I didn't quite know what to expect but I'm totally in love with the Canadian way of life. The Canadian sense of space on the other hand is definitely different to the compact cities in Europe. Calgary looks like a big suburban area whose centre (trying to write Canadian) consists of 20 huuuuuge skyscrapers. Everything around downtown is flat and filled with small houses. And EVERYONE owns at least one truck. So, seeing a Hummer has definitely lost its charm because it's so common. Plus, Calgary is a dusty city, therefore I'd recommand not to go out with black trousers if you don't want them to turn grey after a day of sightseeing. We also got the chance to participate in an Aboriginal awareness day. It's was so interesting to learn more about Canada's First Nations and their difficulties and traditions.

Today we are moving on to Edmonton, to which Calgarians lovingly (sarcasm) refer to as "Deadmonton" due to its high death rate. I'm excited if Edmonton will be more "Canadian" or will still have this US feeling.

Hey ho hey ho off to the greyhound we go!

xx [i]