The very tail end of summer found us gallivanting the streets of Vancouver, BC. What a great city! We went for a stellar bike ride, consumed exceptional food and drink, walked the lovely neighborhoods, admired the majestic belugas at the aquarium and cheered on our Portland Timbers as they took on the Vancouver Whitecaps.
We found an exceptional brewery, called Brassneck Brewery, southeast of downtown Vancouver. Here we drank good beer, ate tasty snacks and made good with the locals.
Discovered a beautiful community garden during a downtown walk.
For Bonnie's birthday, we ate at an exceptionally yummy "Canadian tapas" spot called Oakwood Canadian Bistro in Kitsilano Beach.
Start to finish, one of the best meals ever.
They used this mixer/succulent object to divide the communal table, but it didn't stop me from chatting up the friendly Canadians.
Pack of travelers, in a park in the West End neighborhood, hours before we went to the Timbers-Whitecaps game.
(Tim, Mike, Rick, Juan, Liz, Bonnie, Kathy,
Andrea, Miriam, Aidan)
(Tim, Mike, Rick, Juan, Liz, Bonnie, Kathy,
Andrea, Miriam, Aidan)
On our way out of town, we stopped at a random Dutch diner, where Miriam got a pannenkoek (pancake) with bananas. Notice how it's shaped like a wooden shoe!
Miriam started at a Montessori school in early September - she seems to be loving it and evolving each day. Also in early September we were visited by Miriam's Aunt Maureen (Sacramento) and Uncle Dennis (Florida) followed by a visit from Great Uncle Fred (Spokane). We loved our summer...and we are excited to get some rain and colder temperatures.
Uncle Fred, Miriam and Liz in Normandale Park (NE Portland)
We installed a new front door...Miriam turned the old one into her personal slide. (Hours of entertainment.)
Happy Autumn and Falling Leaf Season, everyone!
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