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Driving on the Lion’s Gate Bridge through Vancouver heading towards Whistler. We had FABULOUS weather our entire stay (cool but with the sun shining). And to think I was worried it would rain!<\/p>\n
After we reached the halfway point, we decided to stop at Tim Horton’s<\/a> to pick up coffee and a snack. Weeelll, we decided to use a credit card for payment since we hadn’t picked up the local currency yet. Unfortunately, they only took Mastercard, which OF COURSE, is the only type of card we don’t have. EEEKKK. I think the employees felt sorry for us, though, since we had already ordered and were about to leave to find an ATM with our tails between our legs… and they proceeded to GIVE US our coffee and food FOR FREE. I have never felt so simultaneously embarrassed and grateful all at the same time. SONICEOMG.<\/p>\n Getting closer! You can see the mountains!<\/p>\n Arriving at Whistler Village and being welcomed by the Inukshuk.<\/p>\n Before it got too dark, we took a stroll around the Village and found the Olympics rings. I’m a HUGE Olympics junkie so this was so exciting for me. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n So I pride myself on doing thorough research when making vacation plans. But I totally messed up in Whistler. The entire reason we made the extra trip there was to take the Peak 2 Peak gondola up to see Whistler & Blackcomb Mountains. I somehow missed the fact that the gondola was closing for the end of the season a mere 3 days before we arrived. ARGH. So yeah. That’s why the above pic is completely empty. We were there and didn’t even get to go up on the mountains. EPIC FAIL. I was so pissed at myself. Oh well. Gives us another reason to go back? I guess?<\/p>\n Instead we did some more wandering around the Village. We went back to Olympic Plaza, tried the coffee at Blenz<\/a> and admired the mountains from afar.<\/p>\n The views on the Sea to Sky Highway back to Vancouver were so beautiful.<\/p>\n Vancouver, September 29 – October 1<\/b><\/p>\n I love walking along Robson Street. It’s so vibrant and has such great energy. It has the feel of a big city without losing its intimacy.<\/p>\n We had such a fantastic time biking along the Seawall last year that we did it again. Sadly, Rob injured his foot while biking (he used the wrong part of his foot to pedal) so we had to take it easy the next few days. Regardless, biking the Seawall is probably my #1 favorite thing to do in Vancouver besides eat.<\/p>\n Speaking of eating, our beloved Japadog was closed! Waaahhhh.<\/p>\n But we more than made up for it with nommy meals at Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar<\/a> and Hapa Izakaya<\/a> among others.<\/p>\n No Joshua Jackson<\/a> sighting but we did see this notice for Fringe<\/i> filming as we walked from Chinatown back towards Downtown. So cool!<\/p>\n All in all, we didn’t do much but still had a FANTASTIC trip. It reinforced my love of the city and I can’t wait to go back again. Next time I’d really like to explore the Kitsilano and Granville neighborhoods, possibly visit Victoria, and actually go to Whistler when the gondola is open (d’oh!).<\/p>\n Now I’m finalizing our plans for our next trip to Orlando & Miami, which is just over 6 weeks away. I’m totally counting down the days…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This past weekend was probably the most productive 3 days I’ve had at home in a long time. Ok, so technically the house isn’t technically clean yet. BUT! We got rid of A LOT of the mess that’s accumulated these … Continue reading
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