Friday, August 1, 2014
Rode UberX with quantum13 and Tadija to King Street Station. Got our boarding passes. Quick food and drink to go from a cafe around the corner. I ate an egg and cheese croissant sandwich while we waited. Amtrak 510 to Vancouver BC. Nap. Ate fruit salad. Snacked on banana chips. Taxi to our hotels: quantum13 and Tadija in Sheraton Wall Centre and me in The Burrard. settled. dim sum lunch with Clara, quantum13, and Tadija at Kirin. This is where I met Clara. Bought beverages at a drug store. We walked cambie street bridge to yaletown. Clara left us for home. Back to hotels. Shower, rested. Walked to Canada Place. This is when I met markus. Vancouver Metropolitan Symphony at Canada Place near Cactus Club. The others got gelato from nearby. We listened to the symphony play various selections while seaplanes landed and the sun set. We walked to Wall Centre. quantum13 and Tadija dropped some stuff at their room. We walked alongside the Davie Street Block Party to dinner at Sushi Bella. Clara went home. The rest of us went to Markus' and chilled. He served prosecco, pistachios, and peanuts. I walked quantum13 and Tadija to their floor before returning to The Burrard. To bed late.