Friday, January 30, 2009

A weekend away


We are off to Canada for the weekend...back to the beautiful city Jim and I were married in nine years ago: Vancouver, B.C. It's been way too long since we visited and we're excited to be going back.

Whenever we are in Vancouver, we walk. A lot. It's a beautiful city with wonderful sights, friendly people, and it's very pedestrian friendly:

One of the highlights for me (aside from having my husband to myself for 4 days straight in a beautiful little downtown hotel) is visiting the Vancouver Aquarium. It was the first place I ever saw Beluga whales. A new baby Beluga was born there just last summer. Her name is Tiqa and I can't wait to see her:

Here's a peek into the underwater world of the beautiful Belugas at the Vancouver Aquarium via their own personal Beluga webcam (<-- that's a link).

My mom and step dad have kindly offered to mind the farm while we're gone, so we leave things in excellent hands!

19 comments:

CaliforniaGrammy said...

Have a wonderfully romantic weekend!

CaliforniaGrammy said...

But now . . . wait! Won't the Super Bowl be on Sunday in the cute little downtown hotel?

the7msn said...

Have a wonderful trip - I hope the sun is shining every possible minute.

Country Girl said...

Sounds like a great time. How nice to be with just hubby and you. I would like to go to Canada sometime with my family, I went a few times as a child.

Claire said...

Ooooh, I'm so envious! I love Vancouver and spent some lovely vacations there. Even though I grew up on the other side of Canada, the two coasts are my favorite parts, except for the Niagara Valley in Ontario, which is also lovely.

Mo said...

Have a great time. I also love Vancouver and we had a blast there last summer. We got to see the new Beluga baby. Great experience.

Jenny said...

Have a fantastic time Danni! I'm hoping you're taking your camera with you! (-:

deborah said...

Thanks for this post on Vancouver, a city that's been on my list of "must visits" for a long time. It's just moved up a few notches with your recommendations. I especially appreciate the pedestrian friendly part. Enjoy!

Farmer Jen said...

Have a great time, and take lots of photos! You know, photos of the scenery and such...

Marigold said...

Well, gee. You really ought to take a side trip over to the Olympic Peninsula. Really you should. :)

Chiot's Run said...

Have fun. Looks fantastic.

Carolynn said...

Hey! That's my town. We could have met for coffee.

I got married in Vancouver, too. I also got divorced here, but that's another story...

Have fun - the sun is shining for you!

CeeCee said...

Lucky dog! I hope you have a wonderful time. :)

Christina said...

Hope you had a great time.... your sour dough looks fantastic.... thanks for sharing!

Mim said...

Have a wonderful time. Can't wait to hear all about it. Well, not everything, you can leave some of that alone time stuff to yourself!

warren said...

Have fun and...uh..be bad!

farm mom said...

Hope you had a great time Girl! And hey! Look! We're linked! ;)

SooZ said...

very nice blog...

Hope you enjoyed your stay.

Suzie in Delta BC

Egghead said...

I hope your time away was better than you expected. I love Vancouver although I haven't been there in years.