While driving around downtown Vancouver we saw plenty of sites - the Tiffany & Co. store (I was not allowed to go in this store.... :) or the Coach store!) and a cement truck whose tumbler was covered in a "skin" that looked like a bunch of asparagus. Can't imagine why!
We visited Canada Place and the Vancouver Convention Center and saw a totem pole that was carved about 100 years ago by Charlie James (http://discovertotems.com/node/81). We also walked along the pier and saw numerous sea planes arrive and depart. Rachel even gave a dance performance on the circle platform we found! Vancouver is an "art friendly" city - there is a beautiful sculpture at the Vancouver Convention Center named "The Drop".... (http://www.vancouversun.com/Entertainment/drops+into+convention+centre/1958106/story.html) that looks like a really big rain drop falling from the sky.
Since the Winter Olympics of 2010 were just held here in Vancouver and Whistler, their stamp on the area and rememberances are all around. We could see Whistler Mountain and an area that could have been used for the ski jumps as well as what looks like the torch lighting structure from the opening ceremonies. There are also many totem poles located in the largest city park in Canada - Stanley Park. We explored here for a short while and went to the overlook.
After this we headed back to Bellevue, WA. We stopped at Billy McHale's in Bellingham, WA and enjoyed Ryan's antics building nachos. This place has good food - and lots of it for a really reasonable price! Not to mention the 31 flavors of margaritas.....lime was good but cherry was better! My question.....do they have a place like this in TEXAS??
More photos have been uploaded - check them out! (Got to go get clothes from laundry...use the link on yesterday's post! :) )
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