Kings & Company
Quintin and I returned to his apartment for lunch, but only to drop off the car. We hit the streets on foot and walked about 18 blocks through downtown Vancouver, stopping occassionally to eat samosas or gilato, or window shop tobaccanists for Cuban cigars.
The ridiculous moment of the day was when I was solicited to buy some weed. As some of you know, I have sworn never to wear tie-dyed shirts, but I was wearing my STYX shirt, which sports a feaux tie-dye print, to which the pothead pointed when he decided to approach me. "This is a PRINT! This is NOT a tie-dye shirt!" I told him after pleasantly refusing his offer. Quintin enjoyed the fact that I looked more "Canadian" than he did, proven by the half-dozen people who approached me for directions and ignored Q altogether.
Gads.
Le stayed home with her children today - Tessa goes to school at 8:30, and Avery goes to Kindergarden at noon - so it was great to take an evening out with the whole family. Q also invited a friend & coworker, Randy, to join us.
We had dinner at Earl's, a tavern-like restaraunt / sports bar in downtown Vancouver. Quintin & Le sold me on the place by singing praises of Earl's steaks, but when I read the menu, I saw an 8 oz filet, and a 10 oz sirloin. "Excuse me," I asked Quintin. "Where are the steaks for grown-ups!?" These damn Canadians with their bite-size steaks.
It all worked out for the best. I chose instead a spicy seafood pasta dish, with a tomato cream sauce, scallops, and huge chunks of tender salmon... Quintin and family stayed on for "stinky tofu" - their name for "sticky taffee pudding," which is essentially a thick chocolate pudding with chocolate syrup and vanilla ice cream. And words can't express how bewildering was the end of my day, when we all witnessed 5 yr old Avery's rendition (in full) of "Baby Got Back" while a proud father looked on ... which reminds me, I have to call Child Protective Services in the morning. :)
All in all, I put more miles on my shoes today than I have in the past month, but I had a grand time. I got to see the natural and artificial sides of Vancouver, and spend quality time with great friends... I hate to leave tomorrow!
The King Family & Company - Tessa, Quintin, (me), Avery, Le, and friend Randy - at Earl's in Vancouver, BC. They have a great Children's Menu.
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The ridiculous moment of the day was when I was solicited to buy some weed. As some of you know, I have sworn never to wear tie-dyed shirts, but I was wearing my STYX shirt, which sports a feaux tie-dye print, to which the pothead pointed when he decided to approach me. "This is a PRINT! This is NOT a tie-dye shirt!" I told him after pleasantly refusing his offer. Quintin enjoyed the fact that I looked more "Canadian" than he did, proven by the half-dozen people who approached me for directions and ignored Q altogether.
Gads.
Le stayed home with her children today - Tessa goes to school at 8:30, and Avery goes to Kindergarden at noon - so it was great to take an evening out with the whole family. Q also invited a friend & coworker, Randy, to join us.
We had dinner at Earl's, a tavern-like restaraunt / sports bar in downtown Vancouver. Quintin & Le sold me on the place by singing praises of Earl's steaks, but when I read the menu, I saw an 8 oz filet, and a 10 oz sirloin. "Excuse me," I asked Quintin. "Where are the steaks for grown-ups!?" These damn Canadians with their bite-size steaks.
It all worked out for the best. I chose instead a spicy seafood pasta dish, with a tomato cream sauce, scallops, and huge chunks of tender salmon... Quintin and family stayed on for "stinky tofu" - their name for "sticky taffee pudding," which is essentially a thick chocolate pudding with chocolate syrup and vanilla ice cream. And words can't express how bewildering was the end of my day, when we all witnessed 5 yr old Avery's rendition (in full) of "Baby Got Back" while a proud father looked on ... which reminds me, I have to call Child Protective Services in the morning. :)
All in all, I put more miles on my shoes today than I have in the past month, but I had a grand time. I got to see the natural and artificial sides of Vancouver, and spend quality time with great friends... I hate to leave tomorrow!
The King Family & Company - Tessa, Quintin, (me), Avery, Le, and friend Randy - at Earl's in Vancouver, BC. They have a great Children's Menu.
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