Mark & Shari's Excellent Adventure (Days 3 & 4)

SummaryIn which our intrepid explorers actually, you know, explore. Day ThreeI woke up early and went for a walk to watch the sunrise. Banff was quiet - just some folks walking to their jobs - and the sun hit a cloud perfectly. It was an incredibly peaceful way to begin the day.However, when I got back to the hotel room, I reached up to adjust my glasses… and they broke. The bridge snapped, leaving me with two half glasses. A trip (on foot) to a local optometrist was unsuccessful - she was kind & tried to help, but they were broken in a such a way that they could not be fixed. Thankfully, Shari had reminded both of us to bring an extra pair… so I wore my older prescription for the rest of the trip. It didn't affect driving or sightseeing, but it made reading small print more difficult.After that mini-adventure, we went to grab lunch at Tommy’s Neighborhood Pub. We were a bit early for opening, so we wandered around some shops and scoped out more restaurants for later meals. (Turns out…