Blogs from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America
Vancouver - The FINAL resting place of the car
Published: May 27th 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver
May 27th 2012
When we woke up in Jasper we had every intention of paying to dispose of the car and then either hitch hiking or catching a bus to Vancouver. We went to the towing company that would tow the car out of National Park and were about to pay but had no cash and they did not take debit. We drove to the nearest ATM and pulled our cash out, but on the way back we stopped in an empty parking lot and did a few donuts to say goodbye. After a good slam on the brakes all of the noises suddenly stopped. The brake screeching was gone, and the strut noise was gone as well. We made the decision right then that it was fate and we had to try to drive it to Vancouver. We ... read more
Till the end...Part 2
Published: May 22nd 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » YVR
May 22nd 2012
OK...I'm lasting longer then I thought I would...here I will post the latest from YVR... oh oh ooooh oh I'm still alive hey hey hey hey I I I Wo I'm still alive...... read more
Erste Woche als Schulkinder
Published: May 20th 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver
May 20th 2012
Die erste Woche liegt hinter uns und sie ist rasend schnell vergangen. Am Montag war unser erster Schultag (sie kennen hier übrigens keine Schultüten). Dieser bestand bei uns ausschließlich aus einem Englisch-Test um uns in die richtigen Level einzustufen. Erstaunlicherweise sind Arne und ich im selben Level - aber in unterschiedlichen Klassen - aber ich gebe Arne noch max zwei Wochen dann geht er eine Stufe höher. Der Schultag hat für uns 4 Stunden (von 9 bis 13 Uhr). Er ist unterteilt in zwei Themen: morgens Vokabeln, mittags Grammatik. Jeden Freitag gibt es einen "Test" um die Woche zu reflektieren und um eventuell in die nächste Stufe zu kommen. Jeder Lehrer geht bei der Vermittlung des Stoffes etwas anders vor. Bei Arne wird mehr auf Kommunikation geachtet, bei mir mehr aufs Schreiben und Lesen. Die Klassengrößen ... read more
May 18th 2012
...sind wie im Flug vergangen. Nach unserer Ankunft sind echt herzlich von unseren Gasteltern empfangen worden. Eva und Arlo sind in unserem Alter und haben zwei kleine Kinder (2 und 4). Als Inhouse-Babysitter wohnen die Großeltern ebenfalls hier. Wir haben dadurch die Chance viel zu reden und es auf die unterschiedlichen Interessen anzupassen. Speziell die Kids entsprechen wahrscheinlich unserem Wortschatz am ehesten :) Unsere Unterkunft ist super und lässt keine Wünsche offen. So haben wir nicht nur einen großen Raum mit Fernseher, Bett, Couch und kleiner Küche, sondern auch ein eigenes Bad für uns. Wenn dies noch nicht gereicht hätte, so gibt es auch WLAN... Ordentlich nach deutscher Gründlichkeit sind wir am Sonntag erstmal auf Erkundungstour gegangen und kurzerhand zur Schule gelaufen, Starbucks gefunden und uns mit den Geflogenheiten des öffentlichen Personennahve... read more
May 15th 2012
Friday 11/5/12- Our flight to Vancouver took us through Auckland. The kiwis are very chilled out; on the departure board showing the flight gates, it said ‘Relax’ if you hadn’t been assigned a gate yet. And I actually enjoyed listening to their accents! Flying into Vancouver you could see so many snow capped mountains! We were really worried that it would be cold, but so far, the weather is similar to Hobart’s – cool, but still bright and sunny. After the long day, we headed to the hostel. We lumped all the bags and the awkward box onto the train, to the city getting lots of dirty looks as we were blocking the doorway. We then had to drag the bags and box about 3 blocks to get to the hostel. We also found out that ... read more
Take Off
Published: May 14th 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » North Vancouver
May 14th 2012
Das Aufstehen um halb Vier Uhr morgens fiel uns ganz schön schwer. Vielen Dank nochmal an unseren Fahrservice, der uns um halb Fünf abgeholt und zum Flughafen gebracht hatte! Nach London Heathrow ging es dann geschmeidige zwei Stunden mit anschließenden vier Stunden Aufenthalt. Der Flug nach Vancouver zog sich dann ganz schön hin. Für uns waren die knapp zehn Stunden schon eine absolute Premiere. Aber wir hatten eine schöne Strecke über Island, Grönland und natürlich Kanada. Während Arne sich den angebotenen Filmen des Bordprogrammes gewidmet hat, habe ich die schöne Aussicht genossen und einige Bilder für euch gemacht.... read more
Grouse Mountain - amazing day :)
Published: May 13th 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver
May 13th 2012
Grouse Mountain is in North Vancouver and is only a 20 min drive from the city. In the winter it is a ski resort and in the summer they have stuff on like mountain zip lines; eagle demonstrations and lumber jack shows but what we were going for was to see Coola and Grinder, the grizzly bears who have lived there for over 10 years. The bears are not related but were found as cubs within weeks of each other. One was lying next to its dead mother who had been hit by a car and the other was found in a forest malnourished and dehydrated. Long story, but they live in a 5 acre habitat at the top of Grouse Mountain enclosed only by an electric fence. We were stood about 3 feet from one ... read more
May 12th 2012
First stop today was the Vancouver Aquarium, which is the largest in North America. They are a non profit making organisation and are involved in marine mammal conservation. They have a sea otter that was found alone in the sea aged approx 2 weeks old. The people who found him waited hours to see if the mother returned for him but she didn't so he was reared by humans. Isn't he adorable? So that was what I liked about the aquarium but after seeing seals; sea lions and a whale swimming freely in the ocean I couldn't bear seeing them being confined in swimming pools. There were dolphin and beluga display shows scheduled but we left as I couldn't bear to watch :( We then did a tour of Stanley Park which is a completely natural ... read more
Breaking Bad Season 4
Published: May 9th 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » West Vancouver
May 9th 2012
Should your wanting to get the brand new season of Breaking Undesirable on DVD you then are in the proper position. It'll be unveiled on June 5, 2012 and its gonna be considered a strike for all you Breaking Awful fans available. It absolutely was an action packed season with lots of moments to relive. So be the initial within your pals to personal Breaking Bad Season 4 On DVD if you pre order it and promise your copy! They're expressing that it'll almost certainly offer out speedy viewing that it absolutely was among the best seasons still as well as a great deal of people will be making an attempt to get their hands on it. I stumbled on a web-site which fits about the present and points out a great deal of tiny products. ... read more
We've Arrived!
Published: May 7th 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » West VancouverMay 6th 2012
Flight with AirTransat was much better than I was expecting, they just didn't stop feeding us so that was me happy! We are sat at the ferry terminal awaiting our boat to Vancouver Island in glorious sunshine and that's the forecast for the next 4 days. Hurray, no rain. Hertz offered us a cheap upgrade on the car so instead of a mid size 4x4 we have a truck. Ian is easily pleased!... read more
