live from vancouver!

You know you're in Vancouver when all the ads on the Internet keep talking about day trips to Whistler and Groupon tickets for Vancouver restaurants. Such smart advertising robots! I AM HERE AND ALIVE! And currently dealing with a problematic off-on Internet situation ...

... But on the plus side, I'm here with my sister and my niece (and my bro-in-law) in a beautiful city whose "humidity" feels like a soft breeze compared to my city. I've only been here for a couple of days and am just starting to get over my jetlag, a jetlag which means I'm up at the crack of dawn-ish (6:30am) every morning.

It's amazing looking down at the hustle and bustle of the city, the boats making their constant trips, the runners who work out at any time of the day, the other fellow camera-obsessers who have MUCH nicer cameras than I have, and relishing in the fact that I have yet to be carded here in Vancouver (which is also a relief because I kept forgetting to stow away my ID in my wristlet). There's so much to be explored still, and I am stoked to see it all.

But enough chit-chat for now: here are some pictures from my first couple of days in Vancouver. And today I'm meeting up with KYM! I'm so excited and by the sounds of some comments I'm getting, you're all going to seriously hurt me if I don't take lots of pictures with her haha. Never fear, my camera is with me wherever I go :)

Reunited and it feels so good :) And a mere twenty-four hours later, we may or may not have dyed our hair (it's what us sisters do!).

With my adorable niece (who always wants to hold my hand, cute thing) on a water taxi.

Eating scrumptious gelato next to an artsy-fartsy (and I mean that in the kindest way possible) building. I've come across tons of public art, much of which I don't understand, but it's refreshing to look at compared to my lack-of-public-art city.

Standing next to the Olympic torch! It wasn't lit but y'know, it only costs $3,000 to light it up on special occasions. And my birthday is the very last day of this month. Any donations? ;) 

In a nutshell my days have been full of gasping at the amount of Starbucks here, trying out new foods, singing B-B-BENNY AND JETS loudly on the patio at a restaurant because it's our song (ever since 27 Dresses) and trying to catch The Boy on MSN whenever I can. And now it's Friday - time to take care of my niece, meet up with Kym(!!!), and take in more of this place.

What are your plans for the weekend? :)

Hope you have a great one!