Vancouver and Whistler 2012

Went to Canada for a 5 days conference on early March 2012 and spend another 3 days in Whistler (a winter resort 2-hours drive from Vancouver). Theses are some of the photos taken when we were not holding umbrella, it rained almost everyday.

This is our room in Century Plaza hotel Vancouver

 

View from our room in Century Plaza hotel Vancouver
This is the kind of cloud we get everyday, and then followed by the RAIN!

 

 Occasional clear sky with clear view of Whistler mountains

 

 

Granville island kids market

 

Lunched in Bridges, a famous restaurant in Granville island

"Tony tony chopper" back in Vancouver! He was standing on the same spot 2 years ago http://cksnews.blogspot.com/2010/04/granville-island.html

The globe girlfriend bought from Granville island

 

Met up Eugene and Royston who just touched down a day after we arrived
We spend sometime in a coffee house in Gastown and walked around downtown Vancouver

"Hon's", my favorite Chinese restaurant in Vancouver
 

Museum of Anthropology

Out and about in downtown Vancouver

 

 

 

An evening the guys came over to our hotel with icewine and Eugene played chef to us

On the way to Whistler

Summit Lodge and Spa, our hotel in Whistler village

The view from our hotel on a sunny vs snowy day

Cow's is Canada's best icecream according to Reader's digest

Breakfast before our dog sledding adventure along soo river

 

Spend half a day at Scandinave spa whistler for couple massage and outdoor bath.

Its really therapeutic dipping in the 40degreeC bath with snows falling on your head and looking at the expansive view of the mountain. This place is a piece of heaven!

Out and about in Whistler

Had one of our best Whistler dining experience in HY's steakhouse.
Its always nice to sip some wine over hot meal with love ones and enjoy the snow outside the window.