Finally! We get to see Alaska. Our first stop was Ketchikan, the Salmon capital of the world, and what a cool city it is. The first thing you have to know if you ever go to visit Southeast Alaska is that
Month: October 2007
Granville Island
One of our trips in Vancouver was to the Granville Island Public Market. If you are ever in Vancouver, you have to go! I\’ve never seen a farmer\’s market like this!
We were trekking all over the
Do you like surprises?
I don\’t. This year I have seen so many surprises and there are still more to come. The one surprise was a birthday party (the most common it seems). The birthday girl arrived and everyone had been
Stanley Park, Vancouver
Our next stop in Vancouver was Stanley Park, but we were unable to see the Train Ride and the Farm Yard because there was a strike! Seriously, they better get their act together before the Olympics in
Chris and his necklace
Chris was walking around the shop at the Capilano Bridge and he found this really nice necklace so he bought it. It represents salmon which is a symbol of respect in the Northwest Indian Culture:
Our condo in Vancouver
We looked at hotels several times and we couldn\’t decide where we wanted – a lot of the really nice hotels run over $400 a night. So I looked online and found a condo for rent right on Expo Blvd. It
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Our first stop in Vancouver was to see the Capilano Suspension Bridge. It was a bit “touristy” but still really cool.
The bridge was built in 1903 to replace the original hemp rope and cedar plank bridge
East Coast (rain) vs. West Coast (sun)
We have been crazy trying to catch up with work – I haven\’t even finished downloading all of the photos. But I wanted to post something!
We were in LA and I kept saying to Chris it was SO dry. If