CANADA COCKTAIL CULTURE...Pt 1...Vancouver. Canadians must be the politest folk on the planet. So polite they offer a shot on meeting...another 'cause it seems like a good idea...another one for the road...and maybe ones between. At each stage "Sir" or "Mister"...Gotta be the politest folks on the planet. But I digress...explanation later. We arrived in Vancouver after 30 hours of travel from Sydney airport. Replaced plane, missed connecting flight in LA, eventually arrive in Vancouver at 11.45pm. Message from our AirBnB...prepared to wait up until we arrive. Arrive in Gastown...magnificent Georgian apartment block surrounded by highrise...greeted by Michael and the biggest dog I have ever seen...a 100kg British Mastiff, Hugo. Michael had been the Art & Music reporter for many of Canada's daily newspapers for many years...connoisseur of classical music and poetry.
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