Like I said in my last post, Matthew's cousins were great tour guides.
We first checked out Sherman's cool loft.. if you're interested in relocating here. Let me know!
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| Gastown ... very quaint and lots of restaurants |
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| Available loft in Gastown |
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| Check out the 'hidden' fridge in the wall.. looks just like a cabinet. I'd probably keep opening the wrong one. |
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| Upstairs master bath with sunken tub and separate shower |
We walked along Gastown towards the Convention Centre.
We came across a hot dog vender... but not just an ordinary hot dog vender.. this is Japadog.. a Japanese version of the hot dog link with Japanese condiments..
I decided to try one since I will probably won't get another chance. I got the Kurobuta Terimayo (Japadog's top seller). It was a kurobuta pork link topped with fried onions, terayaki sauce, Japanese mayo and seaweed. It was pricey ($8) but delicious.
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| Surprisingly, Emily enjoyed it too. |
At the convention center was the Olympic torch from the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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| photo credit: Stacy Ma |
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| Digital Orca sculpture made out of huge cubic pixels by Douglas Coupland |
The downtown of Vancouver has numerous displays of art all throughout the streets. The city adopted an Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Program throughout the Olympic Village and Convention Centre. Many of are pieces are versions of Terracotta Warriors (originally from Xian, China) but are decorated in various styles reflective of modern art.
As we were driving home, Emily yelled stop the car!! I see birdies! Yes... we all saw the birdies!
These birdies are a part of Olympic Village. They are sparrows, a male and female which remind me of the birds in Pixar's Bug's Life.
Matthew's favorite place to visit was 5-Sook's garage to see his 'toys'...
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| A garage filled with motorcycles |
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| And a separate garage with this little 'toy' |
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3 comments:
we had a quick tour through Vancouver a couple of years ago--but it sure helps to know someone who can take you to all the sights! you got some great photos of places we sped through!
Very interested to see the huge birds. It's a museum for Matthew to tour 5 Sook's garage! We had been Van Couver so many times but we never had time or chance to do sight seeing.
Very interested to see the huge birds. It's a museum for Matthew to tour 5 Sook's garage! We had been Van Couver so many times but we never had time or chance to do sight seeing.
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