November 18, 2013
What a good night’s sleep, most definitely needed it! Unfortunately, we woke up to a very gloomy sky. 😦 But that was okay right? Hopefully!
Started off with a delicious breakfast at home with BAGELS: something they really need to start selling in Brisbane because we miss them dearly when not in Canada.
Soon we were heading out and starting the day.
First stop, Stanley Park (huge, 1001 acres) with the hope of riding bikes if it didn’t start to rain. It was looking good! But unfortunately, it started to rain as soon as we got off the bus. So no biking but a little bit of walking around to see what the park had to offer.
Look how pretty it is!
Lots of seagulls and ducks
Some fam shots!
We missed all the wild blackberries! 😦
We barely made it into the park but it was wet and cold…
Since it was raining, we thought of going to Science World as it was indoors and would be fun. But alas, they were closed on Monday.
So sad, so my sister decided to show us Granville Island next. A peninsula and hotspot for Vancouver tourism and entertainment, this shopping district includes a large public market, a marina, performance arts theatres, fine art galleries, craft studios (glassblowing, printmaking, jewellers, etc), and much more!
Oh my gosh, berries so cheap! Australia, why you no have good price like this?
The public market was bustling with amazing delights like baked goods and fresh fruit. Every stall was appealing in its own way, but particularly because most, if not all, were offering local products including artisan cottage-industry foods and hand-made crafts.
We also had lunch at the market: perogies, sausages and dessert of cheesecake and macarons – all yum!
Also got some flavoured honey sticks, 4 for $1 – haven’t tried mine (honey lime) yet though!
The Umbrella Shop. It was hilarious to hear the employee say something along the lines of, “Now, the important thing is that you need to open the umbrella all the way out to dry.” Never heard umbrellas being taken so seriously before!
The Crystal Ark – had a great time in here just looking at everything. Yes, I like collecting rocks/minerals! And even bought a few items as Christmas presents! 😉
So many polished stones to choose from!
My sister greeting some ducks on our way out!
We decided to head to the University of British Columbia with 2 intentions: To see the Walter’s Harvard Lab (from the show Fringe!) and to get a tour of my sister’s study area on campus at UBC Hospital. We also wanted to go to their Museum of Anthropology, but that was closed on Monday too, so many fails!
And yes, the rain has not let up at all. By now, we (but especially me) were all feeling chilled to the bone and miserable.
So it turns out that what Michael believed to be was Walter’s Lab was a FAIL! Because we had a completely wrong building! I’m pretty sure this is the Iona Building, School of Theology
The one we really wanted to see was this Chemistry Building. Aieya, I guess next time! Photo credit: As linked
We got a quick tour of the OT area at UBC Hospital and chilled out in their student lounge for a bit. So miserable with the rain and cold! If you know me, I can take anything but rain, I detest rain!
Soon we headed home in order to meet my sister’s friend for sushi dinner! The sushi restaurant was decent, the company definitely made it better. It was an uneventful evening as we just headed home and hung out after dinner – sorry no pictures!
And that’s the end of Day 02!
