by iainandcai | Aug 5, 2015 | Washington State
DAY FIVE After taking things at a relatively relaxed pace in Day Four, we wanted to make sure that we saw the key things that Seattle has to offer in Day Five — namely the Space Needle, the EMP Museum and, of course, the local music scene. Oh, and some tasteful...
by iainandcai | Aug 4, 2015 | Washington State
DAY FOUR After packing a lot into our time in Vancouver, we decided to take things at a gentler pace on the fourth day of our trip. In the morning, we traveled on the Amtrak Cascades train down to Seattle. There were beautiful views all along the coastline and we were...
by iainandcai | Aug 3, 2015 | British Columbia
DAY THREE For our final day in Vancouver we decided to tackle the two most famous tourist spots in the area – Capilano suspension bridge and Grouse Mountain. The entrance to Capilano was crazy busy with lots of queuing but we did get a chance to learn about the...
by iainandcai | Aug 2, 2015 | British Columbia
DAY TWO The day began with a stroll around the sights of Yaletown and Gastown — on the way we encountered David Bowie posing as Batman and a White Walker inviting us to drink an iced beverage. Summer is coming, indeed. One of the activities that we were most...
by iainandcai | Aug 1, 2015 | British Columbia
DAY ONE. We arrived in Vancouver bleary eyed after a nine hour flight. While we waited for our apartment to be ready, we found a lovely Gastown cafe called Nelson the Seagull. Eating sourdough sandwiches, drinking artisanal coffee, sitting on reclaimed school chairs,...