Went to an aussie pub in Vancouver known as the moose down under. Here is our pie and chips. VB was available but we went with a local brew.

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after two misrable days the sun is out and what a great day it was…we took a drive up what is the most scenic route i have ever been on (no joke) to the winter olympic town of whistler. the drive took about an hour and the scenery just got better and better as the […]

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we took a boat ride on a tiny ferry to granvile island which was one an industrial island, today it has transformed into a great fresh food market and a lot of arts and craft centres. we found the breweryand sat down to a delicious pumkin ale…yes pumkin ale…but the silly liquor licencing rule would […]

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Yesterday’s heavy rain has stopped so we have been able to leave the pub….today is very grey and ther is a constant fine mist…very moist but ok to get about. the waterfront is beautiful hopfully we will see it with blue skies over next few das and see the huge mountain backdrop.

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This cuddly little chap was eating some plants on the side of the road…We pulled over and watched him for a while and named him Barney.

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vancouver has one of the biggest china towns in north america. lots of colou and plenty of interesting smells from the spice shops.

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gastown is vancouver’s historic district down near the waterfront. it is similar to sydney’s rocks with plenty of old wharehouses and the like being turned into galleries, souvineer shops and cafes.

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heres a photo of the hotel’s labrador retriever

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we found a japanese bbq so some good healthy food at last…..only one problem it was eat all you can. They did put a two hour limit on it but the food kept on coming you just filled out a card of what treat you wanted and they brought it out and you cooked it […]

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although very overcast the vancouver harbor looked spectacular although very quiet. The olympic flame has been put down there it was a pretty impressive structure so was the huge killer whale sculpture made from black and white six inch bathroom tiles. the trip from seattle took about 2 hours and was pretty easy until we […]

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the toilet is better than a lot of hotel rooms we have stayed in. The place is over the top and was opened in 1934 by queen elizabeth i to give you an idea of splendor. Rooms huge and antique, bit old fashioned for my liking nearly to comfortable.-expecially with choice of pillow types and […]

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