Day Trip to Vancouver
Aaron and I planned to go to Vancouver earlier this Fall, when we were planning out the remainder of our weekends. I had just started a seasonal job at Paper Source and wanted to get as many hours as I could. He asked if he could have December 12th. The weekend crept up on us, but we were very much looking forward to a day outside of Seattle despite 100% chance of rain. We left early and met with friends for breakfast in Bellingham, which helped break the drive up. Eighty minutes later (and some at the border), we were in Vancity.
Our first stop was Bloedel Floral Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park, which makes up most of the photos above. Aaron mentioned that he wanted to find one, and I unintentionally found it via Pinterest, ha! It was the perfect rainy day activity. Tickets were $6.50 each, but we both agreed it was well worth the money. It really felt like we were in another world (similar to what I would imagine Jurassic World would be like) with all the sounds and birds flying around. We spent a good hour there, admiring all the different types of birds and at God's creativity. I'm surprised I'd never heard of this place before, and would definitely come back.
We headed over to Gastown next to grab some coffee at Revolver. We settled with some Heart Coffee and worked on our books for some time. This led to some great conversation, learning more about each other, our different personalities, our strengths and our weaknesses... more on this later.
We had about 45 minutes left on our parking so we stopped in at a few stores, including Old Faithful Shop (I always want all the things here!), One of a Few, Frank & Oak...
One of our friends had told us to stop at B.C. Sushi for all-you-can-eat sushi. We made one last stop there for a late lunch and it was delicious! We didn't end up going with the all-you-can-eat option, however we got so much food for the amount we paid- I did the lunch combo which included a small salad, miso soup, chicken teriyaki, several pieces of sashimi and a California Roll. This was all for a grand total of $10. Hip hip hooray!
All in all, it was a great trip. I look forward to many more mini-adventures in Vancouver, hopefully when it's not so wet!