Tag: Vancouver
The Best of 2011
I wasn’t going to do a 2011 “Year in Review” post, but now that the year is over, I’m feeling nostalgic. I knew I would travel less in 2011 than in 2010 (after all, I traveled 11 of 12 months in 2010), but what I lacked in quantity, I made up for in quality. I…
FriFotos: Best of 2011
This week’s #FriFotos theme is the best of 2011 – check out the Twitter stream for some amazing photos!
Foto Friday: Granville Public Market Flowers
Public markets are a gold mine when it comes to photography. The sights, the color, the people. While spending the morning at the Granville Public Market, I was especially taken by the bright, beautiful flowers. Whoever says Canada is just cold & wintery hasn’t been to this vibrant market!
Foto Friday: Granville Public Market meats & cheeses
I know what you’re thinking – ‘An entire post just on meats & cheese from a public market?’ Yes. Because they are to. die. for. Granville Public Market: you stole my heart!
Foto Friday: Granville Island Public Market produce
Many people closely associate public markets with one thing: produce. While the Granville Island Public Market has a whole host of other things, their produce is there to shine. It’s displayed in creative, competitive ways: cherries & raspberries piled high in pyramids, bananas as yellow as the sun, oranges as high as the ceiling.
Vancouver: Sake
I have always been afraid to try sake. I’m really not sure why. I think it’s because of the assumptions I had made, what I thought it would be: alcohol-y tasting & smelling & knock-me-off-my-feet strong. But, one Friday in June, I was feeling adventurous didn’t want to look wussy in front of my new…
