Canada Trip: Day 3 & 4

Here is a continuation of our trip:

D A Y   T H R E E:

     We headed to downtown Vancouver BC on Monday, June 23. I did not realize how large Vancouver was. It was way too busy for me. I did not like it at all. We did not even get out of the truck--we just drove to see the sights around downtown. We also did not realize how heavily Asian populated Vancouver is. Her is what we saw:

• downtown business district
• Canada Place (where the cruise ships are)
• Chinatown (very heavily populated homeless area--pretty scary and sad)
• Gastown (more ritzy section of town with nice restaurants and shops and cobbled streets)
• Robson Street (shopping and restaurants--where you might see celebrities)
• Granville Island (shops and restaurants located on Granville Island under the Granville Bridge)
• Stanley Park

     We were exhausted after the crazy downtown driving (Michael especially, since he was driving). We decided to eat out and have a really nice meal after driving around Vancouver all day. We went to Milestones. I would compare it to a Macaroni Grill or even just a little nicer. We all had a really good meal. I had a California Spring Salad--delicious; Michael had steak and mashed potatoes (shocker, I know); Cam and Jar both had seafood linguine; and we all split sweet and spicy chicken wings.

     We then did just a little shopping in the plaza near our campground. We picked up a few groceries at Whole Foods. We then went back to the camper to relax. We were really glad to be out of the "mess" of the city. We watched Jack, the Giant Slayer.

downtown Vancouver BC

it reminded of us Pennsylvania

We really thought Vancouver looked like Korea--there were lots of Asian shops and restaurants

there were tons of fancy cars in Vancouver--we saw Aston Martin, Bugatti, Ferrari, Porsche, and Lamborghini to name a few--this is a Lamborghini

D A Y   F O U R:

     Michael did some office work all morning, and then at noon we headed to Ft. Langley (called the "Birthplace of BC" and also a fur trade post of the Hudson Bay Company). It was a cute small town with the fort, some historical sites, some shops, and a few restaurants. We bought some candy at the candy shop and some pastries at a bakery/bookstore for the next day. We stopped at a cute Art and Cultural Cafe and had bison sandwiches (tasted like a cross between ham and turkey). It was a relaxing day. We headed back to the camper and watched movies and read the rest of the evening.

candy at the candy shoppe

some shots from the candy shoppe

the candy shoppe

where we got our pastries

This train was so fast--I guess a lot of people have been killed on this train track

the Art and Cultural Cafe that we ate at

the cafe