Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Vancouver

 

After an amazing time in Alaska we got to spend a few days in Vancouver.  A tough act to follow but the weather certainly helped as we finally saw sunshine and felt warmth again.

Saw a movie filming.  They were strangely secretive about what film but the selection of old cars was quite something.

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Vancouver is a real foodie town so we got to enjoy some of it.  Lots of focus on barn to bistro so food trucks, small local restaurants and a huge food market on Granville Island.  We could almost see Granville Island from our hotel but the walk was a couple of miles over a bridge to build up our appetite.  The public market there is like a mini Borough Market, or Reading Terminal for our American viewers.

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Guess who became Jakki's best pal

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We were tired after grazing so got a local cab back.  Views from the cab weren't too shabby

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The next day we got straight back on to the foodie tour with a DDD (Diners, Drive-ins and Dives).  The food was great but the ice-cream sandwich the highlight.  Anyone want to guess what flavour?  A hint - if was breakfast time.....Yes, those are beer bottles in the background but we are on holiday!

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The best way to see Vancouver is on a bike so we had to join the masses.  Legally you have to wear a helmet so at least it wasn't just us looking geeky. 

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We cycled the 6 mile sea wall around Stanley Park and then checked out some other areas.

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A very cool city and we'll be back one day for a little longer and when we have more energy to do it justice

 

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