Capilano Suspension Bridge
Suzan was in the NW to see her sister's family over Thanksgiving, and was able to make it up to Seattle for a few days after the holiday to hang out with me. :) Yeah Suzan! We hung out in Vancouver for a few days, then returned to Seattle in time for her flight back to Houston. No exciting commentary to follow... I'm just trying to get the photos posted in under a year. :)
Oh no! Don't fall Suzan!
Gas Town
Cute area...
The Cambie Hostel
Vancouver's oldest original pub, The Cambie was built in Gastown as a hotel and pub in 1897. Still remaining are the original tiffany ceiling lamps, first installed in 1896. As the beer began to flow, so did the colorful history and stories.
Gastown Steam Clock
"The famous Gastown Steam Clock was built by horologist Raymond Saunders, owner of The Gastown Steam Clock Company just opposite the clock. He built it based on an 1875 design. The world's only steam clock is powered by steam from an underground system of pipes that supply steam to heat many downtown buildings. You can sometimes see steam escaping from vents in the sidewalk - here it is put to good use."
Fertility statue
Mighty big statue in Gas Town
Stanley Park
Tree Huggers
Gotta love trees and parks!
Wonderland?
Wonder whose idea it was to decorate this crazy patch of park land?
Ho
Hard to resist
Aquarium
Stanley Park has everything...
Baby seal
Oh so cute!
Getting in touch with nature
Suzan is at one with the ducks
Biggest squirrel ever!
And they say everything is bigger in Texas... I don't think so! This little rodent was huge!
Santa, Cat, Suzan
Yes... I'm just now posting these pics in October even though we made the trip last November!
Family Poles
Carved by First Nations and local artists
One decent photo out of the roll
(not hard given the setting of Stanley Park)
It’s easy to spend a lot of time in Stanley Park, but we finally escaped and decided to see more of Vancouver
The Naam!
My favorite restaurant in all of Canada! Not only is it open 24 hrs, it’s all vegetarian! Laid back and comfy like Kirby Lane, only with an all veggie menu, fresh desserts, coffee bar, live music, etc. I love this place! Be sure to order their miso fries and you’ll be in heaven!
Crazy Statue
Just off Robson Street
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Located at 578 Carrall Street (downtown/Chinatown), this is the first full-scale classical Chinese garden outside mainland China. Impressive, eh?
Mosaic
Even their mosaics are nicer than ours (well, nicer than mine anyway). :)
Gondola
You can ride all the up to the top of Grouse Mountain
Chanukkah
Once back in Seattle, Suzan, Evan, and I light candles for Chanukkah. :)
Wheee!
Those Jewish kids sure know how to party! ;) (Only kidding! I had to post this photo because it cracks me up! We were actually having a good time playing dreidel, though you couldn't tell from this exact moment in time. The concentration on the game... too intense... too funny! Anyway, hope it makes you laugh too. It really was a lovely way to cap a lovely weekend!).
Love the Suzan! So glad she came to visit for the holidays!!
The End!