unlived memories

today in a lesson there was a short mentioning of vancouver. suddenly i felt like... something struck me. i don't know. can you miss somewhere you have been in for just 28 days and is-like- 250000 miles away?

clock tower on top of apartment

this is from one of our favorite streets, the beloved robson. it is, you know, the shopping street, with all the fancy brands. the visitor's guide told that we would be seeing celebrities down robson, but we haven't seen any. i want my money back! oh wait, the tourist guide was free. darn.

haven't i missed blogging about things i make, rather than places i see? you bet i have! maybe one or two more travel photos. then back to basics. i miss working!

the real vancouver...

no, actually there is not one real vancouver. the new. the glamorous. the rich. the sporty. the kind. the multinational. the gourmet. the art-loving. the poor. the homeless. the old. the dirty.

i don't know, don't you think any city in the world is kind of a mixture of all these? wait a minute, then every city in the world would be the same, right? but they are not. hmmm. it's been a while since i've been back home. let's see how many more entries will be on the lovely city...

so how's the nightlife in vancouver?

hm... depends on what you mean by 'night'. practically we couldn't find any open bar/pub after 11 pm. i am serious. maybe the ones that are open are gone underground... but how can we poor tourists know about those? we usually go out at 11 pm to have a drink; so this is the dialogue with the bartenders: 'wellcome guys, we are closing in 15 minutes, so you'll have to drink fast.' and live music... what live music? one more fact: no drinking outside after 10 pm. it's a clean city. a sober, clean city. except for the underground clubs:)

yes, we are at the seaside, but...

this is jericho beach. not the kind of beach that i am used to. i had never seen a real tide before. the water just mooooooooves. i don't think i would want to get into the ocean, although i'm a big sea fan. the water is just... dark. and it's not very clear either. people usually run, cycle, walk, sunbathe (in vancouver?), play beachball or barbeque here. but not swim.

i wonder how it looks like when it's windy?

am i a tourist or what?

it has actually been more than one week since we have been to the place shown here. with my speed of updating, the journey will take about 2 years to blog about:) this was a really neat neighborhood in vancouver, called gastown. it is as touristy as can be. but i loved the buildings, the shops...everything! not to forget this weird bus-like thing. we actually bought souvenirs!

we need to go where the locals go!

i know, i know. it's been forever since i updated. and we are not even where i am picturing now. but i'm trying my best, right? this is a public market in vancouver, granville island. the island is like a toy town, with all the colorful small buildings. there are many small arts and crafts shops here. the public market located in the island has lots of fresh fruits, cheese, meat, candies... all sorts of things, and quite inexpensive ones, too! it was really a surprise to see it. we were able find some good food (a rarity in this continent!) and enjoy it around the locals. the serving sizes are huge, so we buy one meal to share...

we are here!

hi, we arrived at our destination. ok, it is canada, vancouver actually! tomorrow some photos may come. for now it seems a bit chilly in the evening. very natural, very expensive, very calm. too calm maybe? the journey was long and boring. well, since we are coming from turkey, that is no surprise! am i jet lagged? no, but i'm tired! we even managed to fit in a mini-walk around the outer part of town.

i'm out for now. hope the power adapters we bought from back home work;)