In Vancouver the sun is finally shining. I’ve spent my second day here, wandering around the downtown and trying to figure out the bus system. It reminds me a lot of Toronto, but I suspect that might just be because it is a big Canadian city, full of helpful Canadians who say ‘eh’ a lot. There are ridiculous amounts of coffee shops here, too. Vancouverites seem to drink a lot of coffee.
So far my favorite place is a wonderful little market called Granville Public Market, located on Granville Island south of the downtown. The market is filled with gorgeous fruit and vegetable stands (literally – everything is perfect!), delis, butchers, entire stalls devoted to salmon products (salmon jerky!), bakeries, etc. Heaven, in other words. (At prices that are just about as high as heaven, too. $50 for a veal escalopine at the butcher!?) I am now dreaming about putting in a condo right in between the spice stall and the place where I bought the carrot cake. Oh, and the public bathroom (er, washroom) in the market – after being in China I was shocked and overwhelmed by the cleanliness and the free toilet paper.
We’ll be here in Vancouver until sometime next week when we’ll head up to Whistler for some skiing, or aprés ski. It’s been a bit difficult to slow down and blog my experiences, but I’ll try to do better.
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