"Canada is like one part Oregon, one part Minnesota, and a big splash of Europe. I kind-of like it! Tom, let's move here next!" - Myla
A quick flight from Seattle took us to beautiful Vancouver BC, Canada. It was all of our first time there and I let Tom know I could definitely live there! The airport is beautiful and quiet. Vancouver is clean. We hopped a train from the airport to the waterfront. It was the kids' first train ride ever and it was a blast to watch their reactions to little things like the affect in the train when our train was passed by another going the other way.. My favorite part was people watching. There was a group of 4 young guys watching a soccer match on their phone. Along with their kind-of British accents it made me feel like I was back in Europe. We got off at the waterfront downtown area and let the kids just run in a big cement open area. They were super thrilled about the pigeons - as we don't see many of those in Seward. We also stumbled upon the world's first steam powered clock right as it was striking 11:00. That was a treat. The rain started not long after we got downtown and then the rain turned to snow. Most of the people we talked to seemed thrilled that it was snowing. I kept thinking that it was an awful lot like where we just came from. We ended up at a brew pub playing cards and feasting, then headed back to the airport.The kids' decided that their souvenir from Canada was going to be Canadian money. So they went to the exchange desk at the airport and exchanged their first money. They had so much fun looking at the paper and the coins! Overall we are waiting through a 12 hour layover. I'll be honest. I'm tired. My eyes hurt as i don't have my glasses. The next 16 hours on the plane are going to be long, but I'm so looking forward to what is on the other end. We will lose January 1 because we are crossing the international date line, so I'll touch bases again on the 2nd! Happy New Year everyone!!
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Naomi
12/31/2016 20:21:28
Close to that area is China town. It is a place I love going to. I adore visiting Vancouver. I could live there too! I can't believe you don't have your glasses available, Myla. Drat. See you in 2017!
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