I'm taking advantage of free internet/wireless when I can, so excuse the frequent early postings (I know, I know - you want Alaska stories - they're coming soon, I swear!).
Jorge finished up with his conference duties for the day, and we finished off the evening at West, one of the top restaurants in Vancouver. Delicious!
Vancouver's newspaper today forecasted "a bit of gray" but mostly sunny skies. Instead, we had a chilly, overcast and occasionally rainy day. Just getting used to Alaska weather, I guess.
Despite the poor weather, we had a lovely day in Vancouver. Beautiful city - surrounded by mountains and the ocean.
Highlights included meeting Malini at Granville Island for lunch. A unique market area, without a single chain store or restaurant. This area was a former industrial shipping/fishing area that the city reclaimed and made into an arts community. The public market is very reminiscent of Reading Market in Philly, and the food we tried was delicious. If the weather were nicer, we would have enjoyed the free jazz concert outside. Instead, we visited all of the stores with their Vancouver 2010 Olympics officially-licensed merchandise. They're getting excited for their turn at the Olympics in a few years, which reminds me of Chicago's hunt for the 2016 Olympics.
Highlights included meeting Malini at Granville Island for lunch. A unique market area, without a single chain store or restaurant. This area was a former industrial shipping/fishing area that the city reclaimed and made into an arts community. The public market is very reminiscent of Reading Market in Philly, and the food we tried was delicious. If the weather were nicer, we would have enjoyed the free jazz concert outside. Instead, we visited all of the stores with their Vancouver 2010 Olympics officially-licensed merchandise. They're getting excited for their turn at the Olympics in a few years, which reminds me of Chicago's hunt for the 2016 Olympics.
We then headed over to the VanDusen Botanical Gardens, which were gorgeous despite the gray skies. The dogwood trees were in full bloom, and gave Beth and I the opportunity to quote "American President" - "Sir, the dogwood is a tree AND a flower."
It also provided us with the opportunity to take many Bollywood-inspired pictures.
Jorge finished up with his conference duties for the day, and we finished off the evening at West, one of the top restaurants in Vancouver. Delicious!
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Loved the Bollywoodesque posing.
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