Getting Ready for Vancouver!
Always in spontaneous fashion (aka lastminute and unorganized), we decided to go to Vancouver for the Winter Olympics! After Beijing we decided we would try to make it to Vancouver in 2010 for a couple reasons: a.) we hear it’s gorgeous. b.) we love the pacific northwest. c.) it’s the Olympics! However, that didn’t stop us from waiting until the last possible week to book flights, find tickets, find hotels, etc… Regardless, we both seem to work better under pressure and always end up finding better deals if we wait it out a bit…which luckily happened to be the case for Vancouver. So, now we are officially on our way to Vancouver this week. We’ll both be flying into Seattle on Wednesday then making the three-hour drive up to Vancouver the next morning. We are staying in someone’s flat about 3 minutes from the main Olympic venue so it should be pretty central to ‘all-things’ trendy and cool in Vancouver (or so we hope).
As far as tickets go, that minor detail has yet to be worked out. The darn Canadians are charging 6x the price of the face value, and that’s just on average. It is soooo unlike the sweet and gracious Chinese who only charged twice the price! ;)
Food:
If you know us, you know one thing-we love food! We love to eat. We are really looking forward to all the food in Seattle and Vancouver! Lately, I’ve been on an Iron Chef kick, watching countless videos of Cat Cora and Bobby Flay so, needless to say, I am looking forward to really great restaurants and really great food! There are a couple places on our list but we haven’t really decided where we want to go exactly. Living in Honolulu, having Asian food is almost a daily occurence for myself. I am a bit hesitant to have Asian cuisine on this trip but recently, we’ve been reading about the great Chinese restaurants in Vancouver’s Chinatown so I promised Kate that we would definitly be going. I am hoping to incorporate food and restaurant ‘reviews’ into this blog so be sure to check them out!
The great thing about the Pacific Northwest is the fresh seafood!
See ya in Vancouver! -Natalie
Natalie,
I must say that I am extremely envious of your travels and your life overall.
You are an extremely lucky girl and I’m beyond sad that it has taken me so long to find this site.
Take care and safe travels,
Mike Halvorsen