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This is what a few days look like on Gabriola Island (near Vancouver).
Today I did something really funny. While I was standing on the corner of Robson and Hornby Street this, I believe American, woman came up to me and asked me for directions while she was on the phone. I told her, take the first one left, again left and another left turn. She thanked me and started walking. I stood there stunned that anyone could fall for the oldest trick in the book. Because left, left and left makes a circle
. I quickly walked towards a hot dog stand waiting for her to appear around the final corner in order to complete the circle, too bad he didn’t have a chair and popcorn. After 8 minutes she showed up and halfway she realized something was wrong and she asked someone else for directions. Today I made somebody smile if only it was me
. Absolutely funny. Forgot to take a picture though. Next time. Will probably pull the prank once more
.
Bonus picture: right in front of my building the Dalai lama.
Well, the title says it all !. Being in Vancouver for a day looks like I was brought up here. People are friendly (has a lot to do with my location) and are willing to help you in any way (even the cops
). As you might have read before I live (rented an apartment through Craigslist.org) in Yaletown and this proved to be an excellent decision. Everything is around me; (grocery)shops, clubs, cafes, coffeeshops (of course not the Dutch ones though the ‘culture’ is the same), car rental, Granville Island, the water (very Dutch), the beach (right around the corner) and much more.
A few days ago I rented a Ford Mustang Convertible (hoping to get it, you know how it goes. I’ll probably end up with a Dacia Logan) which I will get this Wednesday to go to Vancouver Island for the weekend (my aunts live there). The funny thing is that I got it for 3 weeks for only 300CD. I was very happy (almost as happy when I got my first Sony). The drive promises to be amazing. A spectacular 3,5 hour drive (including the ferry) towards everyone’s favorite weekend destination; Gabriola Island. Hope the cruisin’ goes well.
The other day some Chinese coño tried to sell me a prepaid sim-card for 117,50 CD at the Rogers shop on 1392 Robson Street in Vancouver. When I went to Wireless Wave they told me it’s nonsense that an activation fee of at least 100 CD applies. I soon realized I got f*****. After I bought the sim card at another location I went back to the Rogers store and told this Chinese take-away-burger-flippin-whore that I got the simcard from next door without paying that amount of money and that I worked for the VancouverSun (a newspaper based in Vancouver). Clearly I don’t work for them but she realized she did the wrong thing. I walked outside and said the wonderful phrase ‘have a nice day’ (same thing a cop says when he/she gives you a ticket). But this time I meant it
.
Everytime a purchase is made they *all* ask me if I have a coupon, stupid coupons !. Felt like McCulkin in Home Alone 1 when he buys a toothbrush…….you have a coupon for that? Bloody hell.
Based on the backstory of one of the most beloved childrenʼs novels of all time comes the extraordinary love story between a simple woodsman and a beautiful maiden. Not having many possessions but wanting to marry his maiden, the woodsman sets his heart to build a large and beautiful cabin.
L. Frank Baum wrote the back story to the Tin Woodsman in his book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Heartless: The Story of the Tin Man is Whitestone Motion Pictures retelling this little known story of the tragic arc of a beloved character who was once human, made of flesh and blood that turned into tin.
After a stressful day in Vancouver I finally nailed it ! An excellent apartment in Downtown Vancouver in the area of Yaletown.
“Yaletown Known to many as Vancouver’s little Soho, Yaletown has experienced a revival in the past several years to emerge as downtown’s trendiest residential neighbourhood for urban professionals. Impeccably hip, Yaletown is brimming with quality restaurants, boutiques, and galleries. It is a neighbourhood to see-and-be-seen.”