Gastown tourist trap :-) er I mean Gastown Steam Clock. Built in 1977, it's now a tourist magnet. It's cool but there are a lot more cooler restaurants and buildings to check out in Gastown such as Brioche (excellent Sicilian inspired Italian food, soup, sandwiches, pastries and coffee) and the Alexander Building.
Gastown in the sub-tropical rain forest cloudiness that all Vancouverites grow to love!
Spiffy new headquarters for the Dubrulle International Culinary Arts - Art Institute of Vancouver. One for aspiring chefs. UrbanVancouver - everywhere!
Taken from the Number 16 Bus northbound. The flip side to Vancouver's weather. One day it's sunny, the next day its cloudy, gloomy and cool.
Eric at Supafamous posts his vision for a Chinese restaurant (actually, he is ambiguous as to whether the restaurant will serve exclusively Chinese dishes) and has this to say about the diners in Vancouver:
it's Vancouver and there are no excuses for not being able to handle a pair of chopsticks in this town.
Tom Benjamin writes in his Vancouver Canucks weblog he is tipping his hat to everyone involved in the Vancouver Canucks-Calgary Flames playoff matchup. After tipping his hat to both teams:
A tip of the cap to Ron McLean, Kelly Hrudey and Chris Cuthbert who all did yeoman's work throughout a very long night. Cuthbert kept up with the near frantic pace. Hrudey was at his best, particularly when explaining the game to us. He is the only analyst who will pick out a Bryan Allen and follow him through his entire shift. McLean was the perfect foil even though he did ask the stupidest question of the night. "Do you think the Canucks miss Todd Bertuzzi in this series?" (I'm only tipping caps here, so I'm not going to say anything about Greg Millen.)How Do You Spell Relief?
Greg Millen has been ridiculous during the series, especially—but not limited to—game 5 in which he repeated the rule about nets coming off its mooring and then returning 5 times in the minutes following the controversial first goal against the Canucks. Evidently some pubs are showing the CBC TV broadcast but with the radio play-by-play in protest, which is too bad, because Chris Cuthbert is the best play-by-play announcer for the CBC—can sometimes make the games sound more exciting than they really are.
A comprehensive three-day public show featuring a multitude of exhibitors demonstrating, sampling and selling their food and beverage products. In addition
Granville Street Northbound looking at Yaletown and the mountains. It was a beautiful day for the Sun Run!
Canucks fever in Kitsilano. Go Canucks Go! Good luck in Game 7.
That was one of the most exciting hockey games I've ever seen. It's definitely in my top 5, and is even possibly the best. For six minutes in the third period the refs put the whistle away and both teams traded chances. But you want to know the funny part? I didn't even see Canuck goals #2, #3 and #4. (Me and a buddy were en route to a restaurant, and we heard about goals #3 and #4 when walking down Robson street, as a roar went up from the various apartment complexes and restaurants with TVs.)
Can you believe the overtime periods though? Gelinas poke-checked by Auld on a breakaway. Niemenen hitting the cross bar. This should have been Calgary's series, but Morrison's goal early in the third overtime (I could barely take the first two after the Flames came back from four goals down to tie it) erupted the restaurant I was watching the game with, it turns out, 6 Flames fans.
Game 7 in Vancouver on Monday. So much for my pessimism, eh?
