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| I like my bears like I like my men: stuffed. |
An easy trip out to the Vancouver Airport from SFO. I was
immediately impressed with the beauty of the airport—I learned its dark secrets
on Sunday!
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| The airport is bound to impress with lots of glass and local artwork |
I had arranged through AirBnB to stay with a young couple, Joe and Sharlyn Shao, in a neighborhood close to the beach where the fireworks
were taking place. This was my first experience with AirBnB, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Once at the airport, I had to dawdle a while since I
couldn’t get into the apartment until 4:30, when Joe returned home from work—so
I had a decent sushi lunch in the airport, then took the airtrain (driverless,
and very fast) for $8.50 to Central Station.
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| Cadero Street |
Still having time to
kill, I decided to walk, heavy backpack and all. The distance must have been
little more than a mile—an easy and pleasant walk. I found the building I was
staying in and continued to explore the area. The West End neighborhood is a
cross between the best parts of north Berkeley, CA and State College, PA—leafy,
tree-lined, neatly kept, imminently walkable and generally lovely. Within a few
blocks of the apartment were literally dozens of restaurants and food stores. I
got lucky again! I met Joe coming out to walk his adorable, well-behaved dog Kyra, and went
up to my room. The room shared a bath, and had a private balcony, a comfortable
bed, and plenty of storage; bonus: seagulls—we were within a 15-minute walk
from Vancouver’s beach. I shared my swarma, purchased on Denman St., with a
bold and not-at-all well-behaved seagull on the beach.
See the video: http://vimeo.com/71997462.
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