VANCOUVER WEEK-END

What fun!  I don't know what was so special ... just a week-end in Vancouver that I have done dozens of times .... but being in the hotel (16th floor water view side of the Marriott Rennaissance) made it seem like a real vacation.  I went for dinner with an old friend on Friday night then on Saturday morning I toured around Canada Place looking at the lights, the old Woodward's Christmas display windows (from the 50's!) and drinking Starbucks Latte's.  In the afternoon I met up with Dorothy and her cousin Connie.  We went to West Vancouver to Park Royal shopping center than back down town for more touring around.  Dorothy and I went to a little oyster bar for a big dish of Mussels for dinner, then the Vancouver Christmas Market (put on by the German society ... lots of good German food, beer and mulled wine!)
Back to reality today.  Went shopping and getting ready for Christmas Eve an Christmas dinners!  Here are some of the pictures I took ..

 One of 4 old window displays for Woodward's department store in the 50's

 Tables set up for kids to decorate ginger bread houses before their visit to Santa

 German Christmas market downtown vancouver

 Merry Go Round at the Market

 My night view from 16th floor hotel room

 And here is the daytime view ...

 Cute cakes from the Japanese Grocery Store in West Vancouver

On the way to Vancouver at the half way point where we meet the ferry going back to Victoria