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A Month In North America Part 2 - British Columbia Day 4 and 5

Day 4

That day we met up with an old friend of mine who lived in Richmond, I've known him and his family since he was a young teenager through Wushu and Chinese dancing. I opted for Steveston because I really liked it there and I also wanted fish and chips. My sister, BIL, and niece were going to a wedding that day so we had the day free, and we also had a rental car. 

We were late to leave home, I had to drive super slow as I was not used to driving on the right side of the road anymore, we were still looking for directions, and when we finally got there, there were no parking. Sigh... that was not a good start. Then we had problems with the parking ticket machine. Almost half an hour late, I was not impressed with myself. 

Fish and Chips

After fish and chips, we moved to a coffee shop in the same area. It was a nice cafe with big windows. And the coffee was good.




While chatting at the coffee shop, we came to realize that I only had a single entry Travel Document and we were concerned that if I go to Seattle the following day I would not be able to get back in! To top it off, it was a Saturday so most government offices would be closed!

Luckily, my friend had this brilliant idea to go to the Immigration office at the airport, which was only 10 minutes away. So we did that and found out that as long as I did not exit North America, I would be fine. Phew! That was a big relief!

From the airport we decided to go to Vancouver and visited the Stanley Park. It was a beautiful park by the ocean (or sea?) with a lot of greeneries, play areas, and walking/biking trails. So we parked, and we went on foot... without realizing that we needed to buy a parking ticket. 

The thought crossed my mind about half an hour later and I asked DH to go and check. Sure enough, we were gifted a fourty-something dollar parking ticket. Oh dear...












From there we went back to Richmond for dinner at a Chinese Cafe below Superstore. Yummy!

Casiu, Siuyuk, and Soya Chicken on Rice
That evening, we went to the airport to pick up my parents and my other sister. They were also coming from Jakarta.

Day 5

What better way to start the day than Blueberry Bagel with French Vanilla/English Toffee mix and a cookie at Timmy's?



We continued to Dim Sum lunch at Top Gun restaurant, with great dim sum and an interesting way of serving the Chinese tea.


The day continued with a trip to Vancouver, back to Stanley Park to be precise, to visit the Vancouver Aquarium. Both my sisters and my mom, BIL, Miss Kiki, and my niece went in to the aquarium while DH, me, and my dad went to explore more of Stanley Park.











First we circled around the park by car, and after a full circle, we decided to stop at a point where they had a restaurant and a viewing deck.










Lyons Gate Bridge







When the others were done at the Aqarium, we met up again and went to an ice cream place before going back to Richmond.

Beautiful fall colours





For dinner we had chinese food in Richmond.






One of the perks of being Miss Kiki's mom: I get to bite her chubby cheeks!



From there we crossed over (by car) to Superstore... Check out this giant Shanghai Cabbage!!




Part 3 coming soon now available!

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