We are back in Toronto now, but it was a good, relaxing week visiting your Vancouver grandparents.
I was afraid of how you would behave because just before we left on this trip you were not your usual cheerful self. You were very cranky and threw multiple tantrums the weekend before. I'm not sure why that was. Maybe you were a little under the weather… Anyways, here's a few snapshots I took while I was there of our brief stay there.
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This was you in the plane going to Vancouver. Our flight was at 9:15pm so I was worried that you would be
cranky and exhausted since you have a tendency not to fall asleep. I gave you a teaspoon of children's gravol
hoping to knock you out a bit, but you were awake for most of the flight. However, you weren't as bad as I thought
you were going to be on the plane. You were a little restless at the end, but all in all it was a good flight. Having
your own seat really helped a lot. I remember last time it was a nightmare having you sit on my lap the whole
flight… |
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This was you when we got off the plane. You fell asleep 15 minutes before we landed. Sigh. The flight was 5 hours
and you slept when we were landing. Figures… |
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We took an easy day on Thursday, but on Friday Auntie Jane wanted to take you to the Vancouver Aquarium.
She took a day off to take you there. This was you on our way to the aquarium. |
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| The weather was so nice on Friday. It was unbelievably sunny and warm. |
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| There was a huge tank filled with interesting sea creatures all over the aquarium. |
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| Beautiful jellyfish. |
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| I think these were mackerels. You were a little bit grumpy at the beginning, but you loosened up at the end. |
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| Auntie Jane held you almost the whole time we were there. |
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| You were really shy around her at first, but you guys really bonded during this trip. |
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| Look how sad you look here. I think you were a bit confused as to where you were. |
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One of the highlights of the aquarium was seeing a 4-D show. They gave us these cool glasses that you were
so excited to put on. |
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The theatre workers were warning us that kids under 4 may get frightened and scared because the 4-D movie
had a lot of interactive features- shaking of the seats, things coming down from the ceiling, loud noises, etc.
However, you were totally unfazed. Meanwhile Auntie Jane and mommy were the ones that got scared watching
the movie. Haha. |
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| Next, we went outside to watch the beluga show (which you loved), the seals and the dolphin show. |
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| Here are the seals. |
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| The dolphins were so smart. They did so many tricks. |
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| You kept calling out for the dolphins to come closer, but they couldn't hear you. |
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| We went back inside to see the giant turtle and sharks. |
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After our aquarium experience we were famished and Auntie Jane took us to a Japanese ramen restaurant
called Benkei. |
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There's a huge Japanese population in Vancouver and I really wanted to try the ramen restaurants while we
were there. |
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| Auntie Jane and I ordered the Miso ramen and daddy ordered the spicy miso ramen. |
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| Here's a little view of the restaurant. |
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| Our ramens are here! |
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Here is daddy's spicy miso ramen. He loved it. I didn't think that he would because he's not a huge
fan of noodles. |
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| Just next door was a marble slab creamery. You were treated with ice cream! |
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| On the way home you passed out in the car. Aigoo aigoo. |
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On Sunday it was game 5 of the Vancouver Canucks vs. the LA Kings. Daddy was so stressed because the
Canucks were losing the series 3-1. He didn't want to do anything the day of the game so we just quickly
dropped by Metro Town to have some Pinkberry frozen yogurt. It was delicious!
BTW, they lost the game that night :-P |
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| On Monday daddy and I went out on our own to Granville Island. We took the 50 False Creek South bus. |
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| Granville Island! |
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Here's the Lobster Man. You can get fresh, live oysters and they will cook it on the spot for you. We didn't have
any though. |
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| Granville- Toronto's version of St. Lawrence Market. |
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| Vancouver has some lovely flowers. |
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| Yummy meats. |
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| Gorgeous produce. |
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| By the docks on Granville. |
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| Here's a map of Granville Island. |
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| I took this outside a totem pole workshop. |
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| Daddy and I ate lunch at Tony's Fish & Oyster Café. It was our second time eating there. |
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| The daily menu. |
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| I got the lunch special which came with a small cup of homemade clam chowder. It was sooooo good. |
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| We also ordered fried oysters. Pretty good too. |
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| Here's my fish & chips. |
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| Daddy got the fish burger. |
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After Granville daddy and I headed downtown and walked along Robson. The city was quite dead after the
devastating loss the night before. Here's a sign outside of a Canucks team store. |
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| Daddy and I also stopped by Rogers Arena to check out the team store. It was dead inside. |
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| I think we were the only customers. |
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On Tuesday night Auntie Jane took us to The Afghan Horsemen Restaurant. She always raves about this place
every time we go to visit so I knew we had to check it out this time. |
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| We sat on cushions on the floor. An interesting way to eat. My leg fell asleep multiple times. |
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| We got this delicious bread with an eggplant dip. It was yummy. |
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| I ordered a dish called Mantu, not knowing it is basically the Afghanistan version of a Korean 'mandoo'. |
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| Auntie Jane got a vegetarian dish. It was good. |
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| And daddy got the lamb shoulder. It was delicious. |
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This trip was relaxing for me because daddy and I finally got some time to do our own thing. However, you were
equally happy because your grandparents took you some cool places. |
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| Here you are saying, "Cheese." |
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On Wednesday I met up with my Toronto friend, Lana, who was also vacationing in Vancouver.
We checked out Hapa Izakaya on West Cordova. Here is the lunch menu. |
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Lana ordered the salmon roll. She said it was delicious. Unfortunately mommy couldn't have any because
I'm not supposed to eat raw fish because I'm pregnant. |
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| Mommy ordered the miso ramen. It was oh so good. |
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We also ordered gyoza dumplings. It was unlike any gyoza dumplings I ever tried because there was a layer
of daikon underneath the fried batter. It was pretty good. |
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| We also ordered the chicken karaage. It's basically fried, boneless chicken. It was delicious. |
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The Hapa location was close to Gas Town so Lana and I walked over. We took a photo by the steam clock.
Unfortunately the weather was horrible that day. |
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We went over to Robson Street afterwards and checked out Cupcakes- a cupcake shop that Auntie Jane was
raving about. |
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Here are some of their cupcakes. I really liked the Blue Hawaii which is the one with the blue frosting. It was
a coconut and vanilla cupcake. |
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| And their menu. |
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| Mini cupcakes! |
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| On my way back home I took a picture of the cherry blossoms. They are in full bloom in Vancouver now. |
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This was at the Vancouver airport on our way back home on Thursday morning. It was a very depressing day
because we were all sad to part ways. Your grandparents went crazy over you so I'm sure it was heartbreaking
for them to wait another 6 months to see you when you are changing so much. |
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| This was Friday morning when we woke up in our bed in Toronto. We were exhausted, but glad to finally be home. |
