I had the absolute most perfect day last saturday!! I got up early, like usual- did my aqua spin- then got home and waited for my cousin Jake and his buddy Jon to come! They drove 4 hours (approx) from Tacoma, Wa to visit me. Jan is from Germany and studied with Jake (early childhood education) and he had NEVER BEEN TO VANCOUVER BEFORE! So, we headed out no maps some general idea of where we wanted to go: first stop- Lynn Canyon (because we think that 21 bucks for the capilano suspension bridge is overpriced- and Lynn Canyon had 2 suspension bridges. After that- we stop at a Waldorf school and looked around- the boys were pretty stoked as this is a type of school with a certain approach and atmosphere to teaching that is, I think, old fashioned but very refreshing way of thinking. So we stopped and look around the property (with permission of course). Next stop: English Bay and Stanley Park- splashed around for a bit- took some cool videos....Then we went to Granville island- crazy traffic and what appeared to be no parking- until alas Jan spotted someone leaving and we scored their spot!! We saw the market, bought some ingredients to make supper that night, got some yummy chai tea and sat a looked at the water from our seaside table. Last stop: Mountain equipment co-op!! At the end we went to the rooftop parking and I took some pictures of the city. We then went home, and the boys made yummy supper- a German dish I can't pronounce or spell, and then we watched Breakfast club. So that concluded one of the best days yet in my life of 26 years!