It was an epic and memorable trip in May’17, which was originally intended for WL and her friend CY to attend their friend’s wedding in Vancouver. It eventually panned out to be a partial road trip for the 3 of us, and then slowly evolved to be an activities-filled 16-day YOLO trip. Follow the entries to read about the daily happenings!
Day 5: Vancouver
It was 22 May, and was Victoria Day holiday. A bright sunny day and Vancouverites seemed to be out to enjoy the sun. Ian+Katrina brought us and some of their overseas friends out for a day of fun.
We went to
Granville Island for lunch. It didn't feel like an island, as it's essentially well-connected to the downtown by a bridge. The Public market is a busy place. We packed food from there, and ate at the exterior area, where we enjoyed the sun and the entertaining street performances. The area also featured many local shops selling items made by local artists or vendors.
We had pretty good ice-cream on the island, before embarking on a little round-trip cruise onboard the Aquabus at False Creek, the short inlet right at the heart of downtown Vancouver. It's some touristy thing that we had to check off the list.
The initial plan to visit the famous Stanley Park was put off, as we were told there was a closing time at the park, and there was a jam. We headed to a small neighbourhood park at Kitsilano, just across the water from Stanley Park. A few of us started playing Frisbee while others had a picnic with chips, until the frisbee fell over the edge of the little hill we were at, and got dangerously perched within a network of thorny tree branches.
Dinner was at
Richmond Night Market, which is a very Asian-type of night market (think: Taiwanese style), with stalls predominantly selling Asian food but at a much higher price. Not to forget, there was an entrance fee too! I wasn't impressed, but I guess this was something closer to their birthplace, for the sizeable Asian immigrants at Vancouver.
An impromptu decision for Karaoke brought us to Party World. It was the last activity that the RV friends would probably do together in the foreseeable near future, as we would be leaving Vancouver the next day, and Ian+Katrina would be back to their Vancouver lifestyles.
