Vacation

Vancouver 2010

by noelle on May 6, 2010

At the end of April, my hubby, best friend, her boyfriend, and I went to Vancouver for the week.  Vancouver, Whistler and New Westminster are amazing and beautiful.  It was an amazing trip.

Day 1:  My hubs and I arrived in Vancouver, rented a car and picked Tansy and Tim up from the train station.  They had been in Seattle for the weekend, and took the train up to BC.  We met up with Prixie, Jason, Marcin, and Jody and drove the two hour drive up to Whistler.  When we got to Whistler, we checked into our Chalet, and then left for Ziplining.  Ziplining was one of the funnest things I have ever done, and I recommend it to everyone!

Day 2:  This was the day we stayed in Whistler for breakfast and a little bit of shopping.  Did a little shopping and then headed to the Sea to Sky Highway. We slowly drove to Vancouver and stopped off at some places along the highway to take pictures.  Shannon Falls was amazing.

Day 3:  Today was a very busy and tiring day, but it was really fun.  We started out in Horseshoe Bay for the Seawell Sea Safari.   We got to see some seals and bald eagles. Our next destination was the Capillano Bridge, did a nice little hike.  Then off to Stanley Park for a horse drawn carriage ride.  Fun day!

Day 4:  Today was Jason’s birthday.  So we took him to the Telus Science World.  After, he had to leave and meet up with Kenji at the airport so the rest of us walked to Chinatown for some dimsum and shopping. We later visited Dr. Sun Yun Garden.  Later on that night we went to Osumu’s for sushi and then Foggy Dew for some drinks.  It is very hard to find a Timmie’s (Tim Horton’s) in Vancouver and we were so excited when we finally found one.

Day 5:  It was an easy day.  We went to the Vancouver Aquarium to see the beluga whales.  Afterward, we went and walked around downtown for lunch.  Had the most amazing burgers at a place called Cactus.

Day 6:  Prixie and Jay’s wedding!  It was a great party, even though I had a killer headache.

Day 7: We drove Tansy and Tim to the airport :(   We were sad to see our Timsy go.  We chilled for the rest of the day.

Day 8:  Flew back to good old Ontario

Here is a slide show of the trip.  Be warned.  It is about 440 images.  LOL.

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Mexico 2009

by noelle on July 13, 2009

I am back from Mexico!  The trip was fun, but I was happy to come home.  The mosquitoes were unbelievable!  I got eaten alive.  The mojitos were delicious and plentiful.  I made some new friends as well.  Vlad’s bro’s wedding was beautiful.  The bride was beautiful, the food was great, the surroundings were tropical and everything was amazing.  Here are some pictures:

However, I would not recommend going to Dreams Tulum.  Here are the reasons why:

  • The mosquitoes.  This may not be the resorts fault, but they were unusually vicious.  They need to spray or something.
  • No reservations for restaurants.  This makes waiting times of 1.5 hours plus.
  • The beach.  It may look beautiful, but the first 6 feet or so of water is covered with sharp rocks making it very painful to get into the water and out to the sand parts.  The water is not clear either and is full of sea weed.  Ugh.
  • The layout of the resort.  It is HUGE.  We had to walk 10 minutes from our room to the beach.
  • It is expensive for Mexico
  • It is a Wedding Factory.  There are at least 3 weddings a day.
  • The bar closes at 1:00am
  • No alcohol in rooms except for 3 Coronitas (very tiny Corona’s).  This makes partying pretty difficult.
  • Two restaurants are closed each night.  Usually the French and Italian.

P.S. – No march baby for us.  Hoping for one in April now.

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