Granville Island Encounter
If the young couple, he from London and now residing in Victoria, BC and her from Denmark, who I met near the entrance to Granville Island do visit me here on my blog, would you post a comment to let me know if you made it to the bus and the ferry on time today? [...]
A Child’s Favourite Game
Is there anything more intriguing to a child than a creek? This morning we went out for a walk in a local urban forest and although the intention was to get some exercise, there was no way we could get the girls away from this beauty of a creek so I sent Sweetheart on ahead [...]
A Family Day in the Sun
Today being a gloriously sunny day, I decided to skip out of my weekly lunch meeting at the Dot Com Pho and take my girls for a day on the town. We jumped aboard the Skytrain in Burnaby and headed downtown. I asked the girls if they wanted to go on a harbour cruise and [...]
Lunar New Year and a Walkabout in Vancouver’s Chinatown
Went for a walkabout in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Here are a few pics. Enjoy. [...]
Public Washroom Comparisons; East Van Vs West Van
I knew that today I would have the opportunity to visit Ambleside Beach in West Vancouver and Trout Lake in East Vancouver so I thought I would compare the washroom facilities in these parks. First up was the public washroom at Ambleside. The “decor” can best be described as Soviet-era chique. Next up was the [...]
The Inner Sanctum of Paladin Security
Perhaps my favourite part of being a blogger is being allowed past doors with signs that say Restricted Area. While I was on my end-of-the-summer cruise to Alaska I was invited behind a door like this, THREE times. I had a tour of the massive kitchen of the Celebrity Century and later on the cruise [...]
A Day About Town With Papa
Seeing as Sweetheart was going to be stuck in the office for most of the day and it was sunny outside, well sort of sunny, I decided to make it a day to be out and about in the city with my little ones today. As it turns out, the day the day turned out [...]
Skytrain Adventures
The single best $5 I have spent in a very long time was the three-zone ticket to ride the Skytrain. We boarded the “choo-choo train” (as my little ones call it) along the Millenium Line, rode around through New Westminster, Burnaby and Vancouver. We got off at the Broadway/Commercial Drive Station, walked across to the [...]
A Day at the PNE
Not quite as glamourous as spending time on a cruise ship, but a day with the family at the Pacific National Exhibition (the good old PNE) is just about as much fun. Just a touch of background info here about me, in case you don’t already know, I detest “rides”. Things like the Hellevator and [...]