Vancouver I

The brain needed to be rebooted. 

We also wanted a fun trip to celebrate our anniversary.  What number, you ask?  Many.  We look at each other in disbelief - has it really been that long?  Not possible.

Just shut up and celebrate, right?  So we did.

Lorette came to town just before we left.  She did the day justice with her post, which left me with one  picture to add.  (I barely escaped camnesia.)  Blogger blogging blogger.

I scored on the patternbook front:

Jaeger JM-06 (discontinued!), Simply Shetland Four, Rowan Summer Tweed (finally).

Vancouver stunned us.   

Somewhere in British Columbia, there is snow.  The view from the plane clicked the brain computer back on.  Memory started to reload.  This held space in RAM until we landed.  Then the city of Vancouver took over and filled us.

I've never taken pictures of sidewalks until I found this labor of love. 

Can you imagine the guys pressing the leafy parts into freshly poured concrete?  These were scattered throughout Yaletown, which is the Soho of the city.   The 2010 Winter Olympics are spurring big changes.

This guy was used to keep the door open.  Can you see the idiot tourist on her knees taking multiple shots of this boy?  Good thing the frog couldn't blog the blogger.

The Aquabus is the ferry between Granville Island and downtown Vancouver.  It is the cute little blue tub in the foreground.  The city integrates itself with the water seamlessly.  I want to live here.

 

 

Who might this bird be?  A grey gull?  He was the antithesis of the hummers.  He whined constantly.  He begged for food.  He posed for pictures.

Sometimes events unfold slowly enough for my prehistoric digital camera to understand.  A passerby warned her mom to wash her hands Right Away.  Vacation was taking hold if someone else thought of psittacosis before I did.

Up next:  what knitting did the Etherknitter knit, and how does Vancouver rise to the fiber occasion?

Comments

[Caroline M]

I've seen that skyline, I've been on the Aquabus on Lost Creek and I wanted to live there too. When the boy child can survive the plane journey we're going back. I kept the dollars left over from the last two visits so it's a firm plan.

Excuse me while I go away and sniff over my memories.

[Marcy]

Looks wonderful, E. And what's the fun of being a tourist if you can't do silly tourist things?

[claudia]

I would love to go there someday.

[Paula]

*sigh* You're breaking my heart. I love to visit Vancouver. I was born there and have family in both Vancouver and Victoria. Maybe next year. I think I will at least get to go to a work meeting in Vancouver at the end of April.

Happy Anniversary! I think you picked the very best place to visit.

[Dotty]

You were in Vancouver and you didn't tell anyone! I would've loved to meet you (and Mr. E). I hope you made it to Three Bags Full and indulged in some Indigo Moon sock yarn.

[Juno]

Somebody beat you to the worst case scenario? You WERE on vacation!
Love and kisses (and envy, too, for your trip)
J

[LaurieM]

I've heard Vancouver does well for fiber. I look forward to hearing your report.

[Kathy]

Happy Anniversary to you and Mr. E.! Looking forward to Vancouver II -- you know it's on my list!

[Danielle]

Happy anniversary! You've just convinced me to add Vancouver to my list of cities to visit.

[Marcia Cooke]

Someday...you make me want to go there! As for "how long"? We have our answer: forever! (Bet it's longer than you...we're so much older!)

[Teresa C]

It's wonderful, I'm so glad you had a great time. And honestly, who even let's their kid play with pidgeons!?

[PumpkinMama]

Happy Anniversary, looks like a really wonderful spot and a good time.

[Kim]

Oh my, it all looks wonderful! How fun that you and Mr. E just picked up and left on an adventure. :-)

Happy Anniversary!!!

[margene]

You know it's a wonderful place when they take time to put leaf prints in the sidewalks.

[Rachel H]

Great choice for your trip. Happy Anniversary!

[Teyani]

I love the leaves pressed into the sidewalk. downtown Olympia has places where they have pressed all sorts of crab parts and fish skeltons - I figure some wonderful woman did it!
I got to meet Lorette yesterday - isn't blog world fun.

[Lucia]

Ah, vicarious living. Thanks for the tour (so far -- I eagerly await the fibrous portion).

[Manise]

Happy Anniversary! Super photos. Love the tug boat. Looks like someone plucked it out of the bath tub and placed it in the water. Can't wait to see part 2.

[Lorette]

It looks like you had a great time! I haven't been in Vancouver in years, though we don't live far. Might have to remedy that.

[Chris]

Happy Anniversary! Sounds like a great trip for rebooting. One of the many wonderful things about blogging: virtual travel. Now I can add another destination to my want to see list.

[Romi]

Happy happy anniversary! It looks like a wonderful trip!

[Peeve]

I've never been to Vancouver, it looks beautiful!

[Sylvia]

Yes, just a gull with a sucky attitude. There are regal wild gulls and domesticated bully gulls and everything in between. Our pelicans don't stoop to such behavior!

You two wear the years well and have a tangible bond. Beautiful.

Much can be done with concrete. My dad positioned leaves on his driveway and used a mild chemical solution (safe to wash into the bay) to leach the color and stain the concrete -- it's a collage of rusty leaves now.

[Beth S.]

What an incredible picture you took from the plane! So blue, so craggy. :-)

And happy belated anniversary!