Reflecting back on trip to Vancouver, I thought I'd make a list of all the of the cities I visited, places we went to, things we did and the food we ate. Everything we planned for this trip was done in Google Docs, ain't that amazing ;) ha! Don't believe me? Here...
Ok, now you can call us nerds :p It was truly an adventure to do so many things in a short span of time. We're awesome!
- Vancouver, BC
- Victoria, BC
- Seattle, WA, USA
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| Walking across the Capalino Suspension Bridge. |
Cool places we visited:
- Vandusen Botanical Garden
- Capalino Suspension Bridge
- Grouse Mountain - took the skyride up 4,039 feet (1,231 m)
- Stanley Park
- The Prospect Point Lookout
- The Butchart Gardens
- Granville Island
- Make Vancouver - cool store in Granville worth checking out again! We won a pair of custom pins :)
- Space Needle
- Pike Place Market
- First Starbucks Store! (in Seattle)
- Seattle Outlets - spent way too much! Luckily we didn't get charged at customs :)
- The Crab Pot Restaurant and Bar
- Lynn Canyon
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| On the Ferry from Vancouver to Victoria. |
Awesome things we did:
- Ziplining in the snow
- Cooked crab for the first time, bought fresh at The Lobster Man - it was delicious!
- Cliff Walk at Capalino, walk down the Capalino Suspension Bridge
- Road trip to Seattle - rented an Accent but got a Mitsubishi Lancer instead, woot woot!
- Shopping at the Seattle Outlets - bought a ton of clothes!
- Took a ferry from Vancouver to Victoria - beautiful scenery, but super windy!
- Sake sampling at Artisan Sake Maker - discovered that I don't like Sake.
- The Observatory Restaurant - expensive but amazing view!
- Eating all the amazing food that was in Vancouver.
- Watched Hunger Games - great movie! But for more intensity, I recommend seeing Battle Royalle!
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| At the Observatory in Grouse Mountain. The view of the city was just amazing. |
Yummy Restaurants worth trying again:
- Japadog
- Toshi Sushi
- Go Fish - amazing fish and chips by the harbour in Granville!
- Lobby Restaurant @ Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier - not the best view but the food was amazingly good!
- AYOeat - small Indonesian shack, delicious!
- Thomas Haas - good for desserts!
- Kristy's MBA House kitchen with me and Kristy as the chef ;)
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| If you are in Victoria, try this place out! The dude is hilarious but even more importantly, the food was amazing. Be prepare though, it's spicy! |
Delicious foods that we indulged on:
- Crab and Oysters @ MBA House!
- Green tea waffles @ Vandusen Botanical Garden
- Terimayo and Negimiso @ Japadog
- Indonesian food - Victoria @ AYOeat
- Halibut and Fries @ Go Fish
- Sushi @ Toshi Sushi
Things left undone!
- Bike in Vancouver.
- Drink the Jägerbomb we bought, ha!
- There's probably a ton of other things, can't think of them right now...
And of course...
I gotta thank my awesome tour guide, none other than... baby :) for taking me around. I love you! It was Kristy's first time to many of these places, so it was a fun exploration for both of us. Until next time... hope to visit Vancouver again this year in hopefully June or July.
