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:

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

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

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  3. 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.

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  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

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

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  7. 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!

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

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

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  10. 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!

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

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

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  13. 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!

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

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  15. very nice blog...

    Hope you enjoyed your stay.

    Suzie in Delta BC

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

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