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<\/a><\/p>\nIt was a gorgeous day so we decided to walk through Yaletown towards False Creek and take the Aquabus<\/a> to…<\/p>\n …Granville Island<\/a> where we checked out the Public Market, indulged in a nutella crepe, did some window shopping and found these little guys…<\/p>\n The Vancouver Olympics mascots. I love them! My favorite is Mukmuk<\/a> on the very left. Isn’t he cute?<\/p>\n We headed back across the creek for a walk along the seawall and I was so excited to see…<\/p>\n BC Place! Home of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.<\/p>\n The Olympic Village! Which housed the athletes. YAY. I’m such an Olympics junkie.<\/p>\n Aaaannnndddd… that’s pretty much it for our first day. LOL. Except for watching the Lakers lose to OKC in game 3 but let’s not think about that.<\/p>\n Friday, April 23.<\/b><\/p>\n We woke up to a dark, overcast day. But it wasn’t raining (yet)! So after picking up coffee and donut holes (breakfast of champions!) from the Tim Hortons<\/a> next door, we drove to Stanley Park<\/a> to…<\/p>\n … rent bikes and bike along the seawall (I think it’s around 5 miles?)!<\/p>\n The start of our bike ride.<\/p>\n I was treated to my first and only sight of blooming cherry blossoms while in Vancouver. LOVE.<\/p>\n There was some sort of filming going on at the Vancouver Rowing Club (couldn’t help but hear the director barking out “Action!”). But we didn’t stick around long enough to figure out what it was.<\/p>\n The view of downtown Vancouver across Coal Harbour.<\/p>\n Totem poles.<\/p>\n Canada Place! The main press\/broadcast center for the Olympics.<\/p>\n Lions Gate Bridge — connecting downtown with North Vancouver across the Burrard Inlet.<\/p>\n A beautiful garden area.<\/p>\n And finally, Lost Lagoon marked the end of our bike ride. SO FUN!<\/p>\n We finished just in time for lunch (mmm, Japanese ramen) and after freshening up at our hotel, we decided to spend the rest of our afternoon walking around downtown along Georgia and Robson Streets. In the rain!<\/p>\n Just a few blocks away from our hotel was the Vancouver Art Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n We didn’t go inside but instead admired the beautiful hand-painted mural by Michael Lin<\/a> hanging on the exterior facade.<\/p>\n I was also excited to see that the…<\/p>\n Olympics Countdown Clock<\/a> was still there!<\/p>\n We headed down Robson Street for shopping (Roots<\/a>!) and also to find the Japadog<\/a> stand. \ud83d\ude00 You see, when I was planning our trip, I happened to watch the episode of No Reservations<\/a> where Anthony Bourdain is in Vancouver and he has a Japadog. So I wanted one too. Of course.<\/p>\n The menu. It’s basically different types of hot dogs (beef, bratwurst, etc) that are topped with various Japanese toppings. I ordered the basic Terimayo dog, which had Japanese mayo, seaweed, onions, and teriyaki sauce. I know, I know. It sounds totally weird but it’s YUMMERS! Really.<\/p>\n Luckily there was no line. Awesome! We ran back to our hotel to enjoy our Japadogs, rest our tired feet, and get out of the rain.<\/p>\n We ended the day with even MORE Japanese food for dinner at Guu with Garlic<\/a>, an izakaya in the West End. SO GOOD!<\/p>\n UGH. I WANT TO GO BACK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s been over a week since we got back from Vancouver and I still have the vacation blues… so yes, to prolong the memories, here’s the start to yet another vacation trip report. (I’m also going to finish the Australia … Continue reading <\/a>
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