Day one of two in Banff
We woke up and gave ourselves a very chill morning before heading up to Lake Moraine. It took a little bit to figure out the parking a shuttle situation, but we make it heckin’ happen. Once there we decided to do the 4.6 mile hike up to Lake Agnes. The hike takes you up 1260 feet up passed Mirror Lake up to Lake Agnes with stellar views of Lake Louise along the way.
Before grabbing the shuttle back to town, we plunged in Lake Louise! The internet said the temp was about 55 degrees, so very cold but it felt so good. Ariel and I went twice.
After making our way home, we did a dip in the hotel hot tub and got ready for dinner. We had walked past an unbearably cute Italian restaurant called Lupo, and were able to snag a late reservation. The restaurant was beautiful and the food undeniably delicious. We shared a burrata caprese, the crispiest focaccia I’ve ever had, an herby salad with preserved lemon vinaigrette, grilled broccolini with garlic confit crema, chili crisp, and lemon, marsala mushrooms with butter, and we each got a pasta. Ariel chose saffron bucatini with sausage, Emily a rolled lasagne with bechamel and ham, and a spicy rigatoni alla vodka for me. For dessert a bruléed torte limone with what we thought was a cherry crème fraîche.
We went back to the hotel happy and full, and crawled in bed to admire the moon before falling asleep.