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plunkybugSaturday afternoon we flew into LA. Got in late and had a yummy pastrami sandwich.
Sunday, we went to Irvine to see a dance performance...some interesting things, some crap things. Early night because we had to be at the airport early the following morning.
Monday we had the flight to Vancouver, via a minor layover in Portland where we boarded a puddle jumper plane. It was getting tossed and turned in the wind, but we got to Vancouver in one piece about 2:30pm. Had to go through customs and sort out transportation to the hotel. The trip from the airport through Vancouver and up into downtown was neat. I was following our journey on the fold out map from the Airporter desk. We checked in about 4pm, called![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
katykate and left a message we were in town, and then out to get some food. We went to a place called Rosies on Robson and had fish and chips for a late lunch/snack. I also had some matzah ball soup, which I found quite odd for an Irish-centric restaurant. Nonetheless, it was tasty enough. We got info on what to do that evening (there was fuck all to do in that area on a Monday night in winter). We headed back to the hotel briefly, to drop off the camcorder, and learned that katykate was sick, and we wouldn't be able to see her that night. After that, we headed for the Futureshop (electronics shop) a few blocks down and then the massive Sears after that. I still can't believe the size of that place! After not finding Chas a new windbreaker there, it was time for us to catch our movie. We saw Narnia, since I still hadn't seen it. The movie was enjoyable. :) We went back to the hotel just a little too late to catch our dinner at the in house restaurant, but the front desk had a few menus for delivery in the area, and we got some honey garlic wings. Then we went to bed because we needed to head out to Victoria the following morning.
Tuesday morning we got up, had a decent breakfast at the hotel (decent enough for free) and called a cab to go to the nearby bus station, where the coach would take us to the ferry over to Victoria. The coach took us back through town, past the airport, through the void of absolutely nothing, and then finally onto the ferry at the port. The ferry ride was about 90 minutes, and then another 20-30 minutes from the ferry port into the heart of Victoria, to the bus depot. From there we took a cab to the hotel. It was neat, because the cab was a Toyota Prius hybrid...apparently both Vancouver and Victoria had a number of hybrids for cabs. It was very cool. From the hotel we were able to take the courtesy shuttle into downtown Victoria and walk around for a few hours, then we came back and ate dinner at the hotel. We were the youngest people there, though we later learned that while the hotel was popular with families in the warmer months, it was a haven for retirees from the colder cities in the winter. We also learned that the tap water is amazing. It was good in Vancouver too, but we really noticed it that night in Victoria.
Wednesday we went to this restaurant a little outside of downtown, the older part, called Floyd's Diner for breakfat. I had The Donald Trump...a variation on Eggs Benny with poached chicken for the meat, with apple chutney on top, the standard poached egg on top of that, covered in a curry hollandaise sauce. Oh it was good. Chas had Listen To Me When I'm Talkin' To Ya Son, which was your basic eggs bacon, sausage type meal. We went into a neat market, and the local London Drugs which were across the street from Floyds for a bit, and then back to the hotel to check out. When we got back to the hotel and checked out, we had the courtesy shuttle drop us at the Immigration and Citizenship office a few blocks away to see what is needed to be done for us to move there, with me being a citizen and all. It seems all straightforward. I need to get the new version of my birth certificate, and sponsor Chas, though it would help if I got my Canadian passport too. We went around a little more and caught a late ferry back to Vancouver. We got in about 7:30 to the hotel, and promptly headed to the skytrain stop a few blocks away and headed to The Republic of East Vancouver in the Commercial Drive area, which is commonly known as "The Drive" and met up withstarra74 and scorchtone who took us to a restaurant called Waazubee for dinner and drinks. We had a great time with them, chatting about all sorts of things. We had to call it a night because we needed to get up early Thursday morning to get a few things done before heading to the airport after lunch.
To be continued...
Sunday, we went to Irvine to see a dance performance...some interesting things, some crap things. Early night because we had to be at the airport early the following morning.
Monday we had the flight to Vancouver, via a minor layover in Portland where we boarded a puddle jumper plane. It was getting tossed and turned in the wind, but we got to Vancouver in one piece about 2:30pm. Had to go through customs and sort out transportation to the hotel. The trip from the airport through Vancouver and up into downtown was neat. I was following our journey on the fold out map from the Airporter desk. We checked in about 4pm, called
katykate and left a message we were in town, and then out to get some food. We went to a place called Rosies on Robson and had fish and chips for a late lunch/snack. I also had some matzah ball soup, which I found quite odd for an Irish-centric restaurant. Nonetheless, it was tasty enough. We got info on what to do that evening (there was fuck all to do in that area on a Monday night in winter). We headed back to the hotel briefly, to drop off the camcorder, and learned that katykate was sick, and we wouldn't be able to see her that night. After that, we headed for the Futureshop (electronics shop) a few blocks down and then the massive Sears after that. I still can't believe the size of that place! After not finding Chas a new windbreaker there, it was time for us to catch our movie. We saw Narnia, since I still hadn't seen it. The movie was enjoyable. :) We went back to the hotel just a little too late to catch our dinner at the in house restaurant, but the front desk had a few menus for delivery in the area, and we got some honey garlic wings. Then we went to bed because we needed to head out to Victoria the following morning.Tuesday morning we got up, had a decent breakfast at the hotel (decent enough for free) and called a cab to go to the nearby bus station, where the coach would take us to the ferry over to Victoria. The coach took us back through town, past the airport, through the void of absolutely nothing, and then finally onto the ferry at the port. The ferry ride was about 90 minutes, and then another 20-30 minutes from the ferry port into the heart of Victoria, to the bus depot. From there we took a cab to the hotel. It was neat, because the cab was a Toyota Prius hybrid...apparently both Vancouver and Victoria had a number of hybrids for cabs. It was very cool. From the hotel we were able to take the courtesy shuttle into downtown Victoria and walk around for a few hours, then we came back and ate dinner at the hotel. We were the youngest people there, though we later learned that while the hotel was popular with families in the warmer months, it was a haven for retirees from the colder cities in the winter. We also learned that the tap water is amazing. It was good in Vancouver too, but we really noticed it that night in Victoria.
Wednesday we went to this restaurant a little outside of downtown, the older part, called Floyd's Diner for breakfat. I had The Donald Trump...a variation on Eggs Benny with poached chicken for the meat, with apple chutney on top, the standard poached egg on top of that, covered in a curry hollandaise sauce. Oh it was good. Chas had Listen To Me When I'm Talkin' To Ya Son, which was your basic eggs bacon, sausage type meal. We went into a neat market, and the local London Drugs which were across the street from Floyds for a bit, and then back to the hotel to check out. When we got back to the hotel and checked out, we had the courtesy shuttle drop us at the Immigration and Citizenship office a few blocks away to see what is needed to be done for us to move there, with me being a citizen and all. It seems all straightforward. I need to get the new version of my birth certificate, and sponsor Chas, though it would help if I got my Canadian passport too. We went around a little more and caught a late ferry back to Vancouver. We got in about 7:30 to the hotel, and promptly headed to the skytrain stop a few blocks away and headed to The Republic of East Vancouver in the Commercial Drive area, which is commonly known as "The Drive" and met up with
starra74 and scorchtone who took us to a restaurant called Waazubee for dinner and drinks. We had a great time with them, chatting about all sorts of things. We had to call it a night because we needed to get up early Thursday morning to get a few things done before heading to the airport after lunch.To be continued...
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