We spent a half day, a night, and another half day in Vancouver B.C. before boarding our ship, the MS Volendam, for an adventure in Alaska.
We stayed at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver. Looking out our window way up high we could see downtown where gardens grow on top of buildings.
That evening we went for dinner at Bao Bei, a restaurant that our neighbor Jeffrey in Los Angeles told us we must visit. Two of our favorites on the menu are the Shao Bing (crunchy sesame flatbread with braised pork butt, Asian pear, pickled onion and mustard green) and the Mantou (steamed buns with braised beef shortrib, hoisin, scallions, pickled cucumber and roasted peanuts). There is no doubt that next time we visit Vancouver we will return to Bao Bei.
Later we walked over to the Steam Works Brewing Company for a glass of wine for me and a beer for Larry. This place was wonderful with all its framed French posters and interesting nooks and crannies.
The next morning we went on a proper tour. We started out in Vancouver's Chinatown where the street lamps were adorned with mischievous dragons. The fresh-from-the-oven apple tarts at the New Town Bakery were crazy-making. More photos and notes to follow.
[Photos taken with my iPhone using the Hipstamatic app]
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