On Friday, June 9, 2017 we left CWA with Kathy and Andy at 7:30 a.m. We met Deb and Bill E in Minneapolis and then flew to Vancouver on Delta. We got there by 12:40 local time. Customs was a zoo but they had lots of kiosks for the self check-in process which included taking our pictures. We still had to get checked out by a person. We took taxis to our hotel in Vancouver- the
Rosedale on Robson which is a smaller suite hotel right in the middle of downtown. We had a view of the mountains and these cute houses from our 13th floor room. Apparently they aren't superstitious in Canada!
We had lunch and a beer at the hotel restaurant which was really quite good! We tried poutine (french fries covered with cheese curds and gravy!) This is a Canadian thing, we all decided it was awesome! The weather was very nice- 69 for a high and sunny.
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| Kirk and Bill on the library steps- very lovely building |
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| Tasting the local brews |
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| Kathy and Deb in front of a Poutine shop |
We walked around the area for awhile, then came back to the hotel and got cabs to the
Al Porto Restaurant in the Gastown district (near the harbor). This is a very nice place- with excellent service and food. Most of us had the special, halibut with risotto and fresh carrots and green beans and a salad for $30 CDN. Got back to the hotel and headed to bed, we were very tired after getting up at 4:00 to catch our flights.
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