We spent the day just sort of puttzin' around Vancouver today. It's a cool city with some pieces of interesting architecture and some VERY unique people. Unlike Seattle, the people here seem to possess a strong sense of individual style and have a sort of zest that their Washington counterparts lack. There are some very upscale areas in the city itself as well as the 'burbs, and some horribly run-down, skid row areas as well. As a matter of fact, we mentioned to a waitress that we had been down on a particular street and she was stunned. "You WALKED down there?" We told her that we had only driven through and she seemed relieved! :) Seriously. It's not the kind of place you'd want to be after dark. However, the main parts of the downtown area are well-kept and very active in the evening. We sat and people watched on the patio of a restaurant down the street from where we're staying and found out that Snoop Dogg was in concert at The Orpheum across the street. Fo' Shizzle! (heh...)
Tomorrow, we head out of here around 5:00 am to catch a 7:00 ferry to Swartz Bay, Vancouver Island. We'll drive to Port Hardy at the northern tip by evening and I will update you again from there.
Hope all's well. Much love - L.
5 comments:
nice picture! whats in the geodesic sphere?
Did you happen to tell the waitress that your from Detroit??? No fear! Really, you have to be careful of places you don't know...I am sure Jack can tell you some stories from the Urban Legends web site.. Still the pictures are great...did you happen to come across McDreamy??I just love Greys'Anatomy. Keep those posts coming!!
Ben - The dome is the Vancouver Science Expo. We didn't go in (for several reasons, not the least of which was that the parking lot and surrounding park was swimming with Cirque d'Soleil tents and paraphernalia) but thought the skyline was worth a pic. There are so many cookie-cutter apartment/condo-type places there, but there are some very cool, unique buildings, too. It’s definitely a city worth a visit!
Mike and Laura: I am such a television dolt...is Gray's Anatomy set in Seattle or Vancouver? I saw t-shirts with "McDreamy" printed on them, but wasn't sure what they were about. Doh.
As far as exploring unknown territory...actually, I am considerably less afraid of the wildlife in Alaska than the wildlife that exists in places like Hastings St., but that could just be because it is, as yet, an unknown element. Wait until I've run into a bear or two and I'll let you know if I've changed my mind! :)
L
McDreamy works at Seattles' Grace Hospital. Jack looked right at home among the fish. The crabs were huge and so were their prices!
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