Here is the group on the steps to James and Ami's flat. They ordered a fresh snow, just for us.
Ami, photogenic as usual, welcomed us to their kitchen.
They are only a short walk from the beach, so as soon as we got settled, we went to see it.
What a great way to get over jet-lag!
Ocean, harbour, mountains, snow - almost as pretty as New Zealand - if only it wasn't so far away!
The next day Jamie took us to visit Gas Town, where we saw this steam clock. What a hoot, hearing it chime.
Around the corner from Gas Town was China Town with lots of open air shops and this delicate little Japanese garden where we spent quite awhile looking around.
Later, we went to the Festival of Lights at the botanic garden. After a fresh layer of snow, It was especially beautiful.
James and Ami had to show us how it is supposed to be done.
James gets distracted easily.
On another outing, we went to the Vancouver Aquarium where we saw these whales perform.
The Aquarium is located on the grounds of Stanley Park, a huge reserve of trees and trails. This is a lookout at the beginning of one of the trails.
Pete at the same lookout.
The trails were all the more interesting because of the recent snowfall.
Another day, we went snowshoeing. The first thing we noticed was the staff shoveling show off the roof of their buildings.
This is James, Karen, and a Ninja (aka Pete) getting the hang of snowshoeing
The break hut was a welcome site as was the chance to get out of the cold for a wee bit.
Back in Vancouver, we went to Granville Island for a bit of shopping and a meal.
We ate at a lovely restaurant called the Keg, where we had the nicest steak. Mine was at least two inches thick!
Sunset in Vancouver on a snowy day.
