End of story?

After my talk on Wednesday I flew with my family to Calgary from where we took a shuttle to our hotel at Banff. This is a lovely place to go to. We had a look around town (the only incorporated municipality within Banff National Park), had drinks in the hotel bar, went swimming in the hotel pool and rented skis. On the next day we drove to Lake Louise (actually, a lake that is named after Queen Victoria's daughter), which is also a famous ski area in the Rockies. It was a fantastic day: blue skies, sun, perfect snow. Skiing was simply awesome. We regretted that we could not stay any longer. But we had to go back on the Saturday. And then at the airport, I discovered that I had lost my passport. F***'s sake! With two non-photo IDs West Jet allowed me on board the plane to Edmonton. My family left this morning for Montreal. I am still here waiting for an answer from the Austrian Embassy in Ottawa, which I phoned and informed on arrival.

P.S. The final straw came at 3.30 AM: — fire alarm. We had to evacuate HUB Mall in the middle of the night. The temperature was -16°.

P.P.S. Информация о Банффе по-русски: kanada.turne.com.ua/resort/banff