Nuba (Hastings)

If I recall correctly, Nuba was on the other side of Hastings Street when it first started. I remember going there a few times maybe a couple years ago. This time, when I was about to head back to where it was, my friends stopped me and said, "Where are you going? It's right in front of you. Sure you've been there before?"

So this is where it is.
It's down in the basement.

Pearl Castle (Richmond Centre)

It was another girls' day out. We decided on having lunch at Richmond Center's Pearl Castle.

Hon's Wun Tun House (Robson)

It's been a while since I last visited Hon's on Robson Street.

Ricky's (Dunsmuir)

I don't remember how we decided on having Ricky's for lunch that day, but it is just right across the street from my work, on Beatty Street and Dunsmuir Street.

Cactus Club Cafe (on Robson street)

So I take it that most people already know that Cactus Club Cafe has changed a lot, not only with their new menu by Canada's only Iron Chef Rob Feenies, or their restaurant design and atmosphere, but also all the friendly hot hostesses and waitresses. Although my friend said they've always had cute waitresses, I'm not too sure, at least I notice it a lot more now than before.

Red Robin on Robson

Yet another group lunch downtown. We had a large group, about 9 people, so we had to find a place that has big enough tables to fit us all. This time it was a pick between Korean food and Red Robin. Korean was too far for some so we settled for Red Robin.

Boston Pizza

A family/birthday dinner on a weekday night, the birthday dude picked Boston Pizza. We went to the BP on West Broadway, it has free underground parking. I was surprised that there were quite a lot of people that ate out there at BP.

Tropika

Another group lunch downtown. It was a pick between Tropika and Indian food, four to two, and another two more that just tagged along :P

Squamish Big Chief Hike - A&W

We have always heard about how beautiful it is up on the Big Chief but we have not had the chance to go up there until last Saturday. It was about a 2 hour hike each way, and it was like what the warning on the sign says on the way there, 'This is not a walk in the park'. It's not terrible either though. But it is a bit hard on the knees coming down and my legs are still sore. It is however, a very rewarding hike. The view up on the peak is just amazing. There're actually three peaks but we only went to the first one this time, but we're sure we'll be back again for the other two. Here are some pics from hiking :D

Trip to Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon - Part III - Subway

Trip Day Three. Plan for the day was Mount St. Helens in the morning and shopping at Woodburn Outlet Mall in the afternoon. Just so you know, this is going to be a very short entry because I forgot to take pictures again ~.~ On our way from Mount St. Helens to Woodburn we agreed on having subway. We needed something lighter and perhaps a little healthier as we had been eating too much the previous day. Subway offers two vegetarian option, the Veggie Delight and the Veggie Patty. I always go for the veggie patty because it is more filling. We really like eating at Subway on our trips in the states. It's good when we don't know where to go or just want something quick to eat that's not greasy. Oh and sometimes you won't see Veggie Patty on their menu so just ask for it, most of the time they should have it.

I'm sorry but I only have a picture of my food half way through eating and since it doesn't look too gross, I thought I'd have it up anyways... I have some pictures from Mt St Helens too.

Trip to Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon - Part II - The Cheesecake Factory

For the rest of the second day we visited two malls before we had dinner. We went to Lloyd Center Mall which was pretty uneventful. From there, We were going to take public transportation into downtown but the weather was getting worse so we decided not to. We were looking for camera stores that sell Canon stuff. For some reasons, the camera stores we visited did not carry any Canon and we were told to try Shutterbug. So with our GPS set to the nearest Shutterbug, our adventure began. We had no idea where we were going to end up. We all thought we would end up at a tiny ghetto Shutterbug store and it would all be a waste of time because they wouldn't have what we want either. About thirty or so minutes later, we arrived at this bigger and newer mall that looked ten times better than Lloyd Center Mall. Not only we found what we came for, we also found the place where we wanted to have dinner at. This mall we end up at was Washington Square and The Cheesecake Factory was where we ate.

Their menu is HUGE, check out their website and you'll know what I mean. We ordered Evelyn's Favorite Pasta and Thai Noodle Salad. That morning I had a little bit too much of IHOP so I was craving for some asian food. The closest thing I could find on the menu was Thai Noodle Salad and it turned out to be pretty good, but not too much noodle, which was really what I wanted. The pasta was good too, lots of different yummy veggies and pine nuts. Their bread was wonderful too. The dark one was sweet, think it was chocolate flavour. We had two baskets of breads before our meal :P We were so full so we all just ate my friend's cake. She ordered Stefanie's Ultimate Red Velvet. It was a huge slice, a lot bigger than other cakes and very tasty... Picture time...