ahhh... the first week of school. i won't go on (again) about how much i love school supplies or how the kids nowadays don't seem to walk to school anymore... for us, for now, the first week of school means the blissful retreat of the maddening crowd.summertime in vancouver, living downtown, means shoulder-to-shoulder jostling for position at our favourite shops/restaurants/coffee shops/markets/attractions/parks. i am not a jostling kind of person - i like a bit of breathing room. thank heavens that the fresh breeze of september has blown vacationing hordes home, kids to school and so on, and things have thinned out a bit.
today we headed over to the vancouver aquarium. we renewed our membership - it had expired in june and i was not about to venture into that den of lions during the summer crush - and thouroughly enjoyed ourselves. we park over by the miniature railway because i just love the walk through those lowish trees (even if we have to dodge that persistent lady who sells kites). sun dappled early fall grass - delightful! we enjoyed junk food - a hot dog (for me) and an ice cream (for cole) - and watched the dolphin show and touched squishy things and leaned against the glass in the underwater whale viewing area and generally had a grand old time.
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Sounds like a lovely time. Nice to miss the crushing crowds. Amazing how much Coley has grown since the last picture with him and the belugas :)
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