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Also see Peter's first visit to Vancouver (in Dutch only).
16.00 The flight left Amsterdam Schiphol Airport with a 1.5 hour delay. Instead of the planned landing at 17.10 PM Vancouver time the plane landed at 19.15 PM. Click on the images below for an enlarged screen shot of both the Amsterdam (Schiphol) and Vancouver (YVR) flight plan.
After arriving in Vancouver we drove to downtown Vancouver to drop off the suite cases at Ton's house. We immediately had to take care of our thirst and went to Milestones Pub at Robson Street.
Peter arrives at the airport.
At Milestones we met Richard Kozuszyn from Amber Bred & Breakfast.
06.00 Peter woke up very early at about 6 AM in the morning. He had breakfast with Ton and took a walk to downtown.
12.00 Peter and Ton had lunch together at McKenzie's on Robson Street and had a 'grande latte' at Starbucks Coffee.
14.00 After watching Seagate's building (now Crystal Decisions) Peter walked to Canada Place to take pictures of the float planes.
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18.00 Visited the local RCMP division in Vancouver (Harvey and Karen).
| 20.00 Afterwards we went to Joe Fortes Seafood restaurant where we met Richard (damned, again) and Tailor from Toronto. |
Oysters |
And when Joe Fortes closed we went to Milestones (again). Where we met ...
Ton (L) and Peter (R) ... ???
The day started with rain and clouds but it turned into a beautiful day. Peter stayed home all day. We had lunch at McKenzie's. At 18.00 PM we picked up a pair of rental skis in North Vancouver (Brand: Head, model: Super Cross Ti). That night we went skiing at Cypress Mountain (18.00-23.00).
Lunch at Presto Pannini and then Peter visited Gastown (see below). Drinks with Joeke at Dix after Ton's work and then to Milestones.
Gastown and the steam clock.
08.30: We visited Seattle (Microsoft campus, Boeing Fields, Safeco Field, downtown area at Pike Place Market) and evening: dinner at Capone's (see below for restaurant details).
05.00
Wake up.
06.00
Leaving to Whistler
08.00
Drop off our suite cases at the Seagate chalet
08.30
Uploading with the Whistler gondola with Kaio and Ivo
10.00
We met Nick Levens on Whistler Mountain
12.30
Lunch at the Roundhouse lodge
16.00
We met Erika, Persio, Gabriella and Ismael at the Garibaldi Lift Co. for a few
drinks.
18.00
Shopping at Market Place and eating at Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).
20.00
Arrival at the chalet where we fell asleep right away.
08.00
Wake up and breakfast
09.30 We toke the gondola to Blackcomb.
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Peter at the top of Seventh Heaven on Blackcomb. |
19.00
Dinner at Earl's
22.00
Back in the chalet
08.15
Wake up and breakfast
10.00
We left the chalet to ski on Whistler
Mountain. We started in the village and skied down
from Whistler Mountain to Whistler Creekside where they trained for the North
American junior down hill championships. We stayed on Whistler mountain for the
remainder of the day. Ton was surprised about the amount of Dutch ski tourists
on the mountain.
17.30
Dinner at the Mongolian Grill restaurant.
20.00
Back in the chalet to hang out.
08.00
Wake up and breakfast.
11.00
We decide to give up skiing because of the weather forecast. We drove to
Whistler Village for some shopping.
14.00 Upon arrival back in the chalet we learned from the American TV stations that there has been a 6.8 earth quake in Washington State just before 11 AM with the epic centre in Olympia. Peter and I hadn't felt anything ... And we just visited Seattle last Saturday ... can you imagine?
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REDMOND,
Wash. Feb 28 — The economic impact of
the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked western Washington Wednesday
likely will top $2 billion, state officials said Thursday. That figure
includes the heavy damage to public property, like the state capitol
building in Olympia. The private sector also suffered from the temblor.
The facilities of Seattle’s corporate giants, including Starbucks,
Amazon.com and Boeing also suffered their share of structural problems.
See http://www.msnbc.com/news/537710.asp for complete story. |
16.00 Drive back from Whistler to Vancouver. In Vancouver we took Marine Drive along the shore line of West Vancouver.
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Valley at Squamish as seen from highway 99 (Sea to Sky highway). |
19.30 Beer with Richard Kozuszyn at his Bed & Breakfast.
20.30 Dinner at The Keg Steak House (lobster and steak) with Ton and Brendon Joseph.
22.30 Visited Brandys (North American style strip joint) which is located above The Keg.
11.00 Wake-up and copied pictures and text to the web site.
13.00 Dim Sum (Cantonese lunch, Hong Kong style) at Victoria's Restaurant in downtown Vancouver. Afterwards we dropped off Peter's ski's at the rental shop in North Vancouver and took a grande latte (coffee) at Starbucks.
15.00 After a long drive through jam packed traffic we arrived in Burnaby where Ton went to his Nissan car dealer to have his CD player checked. We also took a look in the show room.
16.00 Peter went shopping at the Metrotown mall in Burnaby.
20.00 We picked up Brendon Joseph and P.A. (Paul André) for sushi dinner at Shebusen on Burrard Street where we had an "all you can eat" sushi barbeque.
22.30-01.00 We all met Nick Levens and Richard Kozuszyn at Milestones bar on Robson Street for a couple of beers.
10.00 Waking up.
11.30-14.00 We went to Granville Island to visit the small art galleries and have breakfast (grilled ham foccacia bread and latte).
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Peter is boarding the aquabus on Granville Island to return to the downtown side where Ton lives. |
14.00-16.00 On our way to the airport we visited Jouck (Grounds of Appeal) and Richard Kozuszyn (Amber Bed & Breakfast).
16.30 Arrival at the airport and time for a final beer.
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17.30: Peter is waving goodbye and walks towards the x-ray check before walking to the gate. Bells and whistles went off because of all the metal and coins Peter was wearing in his pockets. |
18.45 Peter's flight (KL 682) departed on time.
12.35 Arrival in Amsterdam. The expected time of arrival at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam was 12.37 PM (local time).
| Capone's Restaurant & Live Jazz Bar 1141 Hamilton Street Vancouver, BC V6B 5P6 (604) 684-7900 Cross Street Located just off Davie Street Published on http://www.mybc.com: 05/04/2000 This is Yaletown's original--and only--live jazz venue, featuring a selection of local performers as well as showcasing international artists five nights a week. The food is New York-influenced with a West Coast flair, and Capone's is becoming quite renowned for its unique tapas and martini pairings. Located just off Davie Street, it's open seven days a week from mid-day until late. The menu here is in effect throughout open hours. There's a selection of soups, salads and breads including the rustic salad (roasted lamb, goat cheese, tomatoes, cucumber and kalamata olives on a bed of spring mixed greens in a fresh rosemary vinaigrette) in two sizes: small for $7 and large for $10; and warmed goat cheese bruschetta ($8). Pizzas and calzones feature several gangster-inspired names: the "Capone" is tomato sauce, chorizo sausage, capicolla, mushrooms, banana peppers and mozzarella ($13), and the vegan "Untouchable" is tomato and pesto sauces, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes and roasted peppers ($14). Two of the pasta choices are linguini pescatora for $16 (mussels, clams, scallops, calamari and prawns in a garlic-white wine sauce), and chicken cannelloni for $13 (fresh roasted chicken breast with locally-made ricotta cheese and baked in a basil-rosé sauce). Six entrées are on offer, and all are accompanied by fresh café vegetables and the day's specially-prepared potato: the grilled halibut in a sweet strawberry-balsamic reduction is $17, and the New York steak is a Grade A strip loin with a trio peppercorn reduction ($18). The tapas menu is where you'll find the tapas and martini pairings; for example, the pork tenderloin medallions tapas with an espresso port reduction on a bed of grilled polenta ($9) goes well with the "Miles Davis" martini (Smirnoff and a dash of vermouth shaken and strained into a glass rinsed with scotch and garnished with an olive); and the Sambuca prawns, sautéed in garlic butter, fresh basil and fennel served in a Sambuca cream sauce ($9) are best accompanied by the "Licorice Whip" martini (Smirnoff and black Sambuca). Martinis are all $5.95. Desserts are both familiar and decadent, including Mudd Pie and chocolate pecan pie (and all are $6). Reservations are recommended. |
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| Date / time | Activities (tentative) - Travel report and pictures will follow |
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| Tu 20-Feb-2001 17.10 PM | Arrival in Vancouver (flight # KL681). |
| We 21-Feb-2001 | Adjust to time difference in Vancouver. Peter is invited to visit the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) & Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP). |
| Th 22-Feb-2001 | Sightseeing and shopping in downtown Vancouver and evening skiing on Cypress Mountain. |
| Fr 23-Feb-2001 | Unknown, open agenda. Lunch: Presto Pannini. Evening: drinks after work (Dix?). |
| Sa 24-Feb-2001 | During the day: skiing on Mount Baker or visiting Seattle (Washington State, USA). In the evening (6 PM): meet great bunch of friends at Capone's Restaurant and Live Jazz Bar in Yaletown (Vancouver) and go out afterwards. See below for restaurant details. Invited and confirmed (underlined): Mark, Brendon, Silvia, Bernie, Erika, Persio, Gabriella, Ivo and his cousin, Regina and Ronald. And Peter and Ton of course. Unconfirmed: Kimberley, Richard. Can't make it: May. |
| Su 25-Feb-2001 | Whistler. We will leave Vancouver at 6 AM. We will stay at the Seagate Software chalet for 4 nights. A group of people will join us for today. |
| Mo 26-Feb-2001 | Whistler. |
| Tu 27-Feb-2001 | Whistler. |
| We 28-Feb-2001 | Whistler or NHL Ice-Hockey (game is soled out, we still need 2 tickets ... HELP) at GM Place in Vancouver: Vancouver Canucks vs. Dallas Stars. |
| Th 01-Mar-2001 | Whistler. Returning back to Vancouver at the end of the day. |
| Fr 02-Mar-2001 18.45 PM | Skiing on Grouse Mountain in Vancouver. Departure to Amsterdam (flight # KL682). |
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