A Brief Stop in Vancouver

Four and a half hours of driving through the beautiful mountains landed us in Vancouver. This is supposed to be the mildest city in Canada but we were greeted with a surprise sight of a large blizzard, and one that left 6 inches or more of snow on the ground for at least a week. Very weird for Vancouver. The city was at a standstill for a couple of days at least!
We stayed with a high school friend of Martin's - Lisa (or LT). She has a great little apartment across from Kitsilano Beach, so it is an excellent location in a cool and funky neighbourhood. Well, LT had a little surprise for us - a crab and shrimp feast to celebrate missed birthdays, and boy was it good.
We toured the town a little, caught up with some friends we met traveling and enjoyed a few drinks (Paul/Tracy, Andy). Spent some good nights catching up with Kelowna friends Geri/Eric, Pam/Jeremy, also a couple of Brampton friends - Sharon (with boyfriend George) and Tina. We even had a fabulous roast dinner with Michelle's old university friend Nadia and her family. They had a surprise for us too as they pulled out a bottle of Veuve champagne to celebrate our engagement.
We did even manage to do some sightseeing and getting to know Vancouver a little more as we have talked about moving there. One of our stops was the Museum of Anthropology, at the University of BC on Point Grey. A very interesting museum showcasing some of British Columbia's native culture and artwork including totem poles, masks and other artifacts.
Very cool. *Stub and Mush