Geo: 49.2605, -123.114It was chucking it down this morning, so my plans of visiting Granville Island had to be shelved. Nothing to do but stay in the hotel room until the rain had eased and then went out for lunch. I didn't have to go far before I found a Japanese restaurant. The place was busy, so a good sign. They did "lunch boxes" (bento) which looked nice. I chose the most expensive one with sashimi. When I said the most expensive, it is still half the price of what I would pay in London. Ok, it wasn't the most refined Japanese, but the fish was fresh and the tempura wasn't bad either. The sashimi could be cut a little thinner, however.After lunch, I walked towards Robson square, which is in the middle of downtown surrounded
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