Vancouver - Day 2 - 12/27/08

The snow is starting to melt away now, little by little. More of Vancouver's sidewalk is finally becoming visible, but there are still some ice, muddy snow, slush and water puddles in certain sections that make for some tricky walking. But so far so good, neither of us has taken a fall. Although, I did forget to mention that as I was walking down some stairs last night at Numbers, I near took a fall right at the bottom of the stairs. I didn't notice there was one more stop and I was about to miss it and had I fallen, it would've been right in front of a group of guys just entering the club. lol But I kept my balance and didn't even spill a drop of my Vodka RedBull. haha

Anyhow, we woke up this morning probably around 9:30 or so. Not dramatically late but also enough to get some sleep from our 3am end yesterday. We took a quick shower and then around noon we headed out to grab a bite. We just ended up going to that Subway that was near us for a quick lunch. We still need to find a more nicer sit-down place soon. Neither of us is big on fancy sushi, seafoods or other exotics...so whatever we end up going to will most likely be something more simpler...but hopefully still nice and fancy atmosphere. hehe


(Canada Place - 12/27/08)

After we ate, we came back to the room to grab a few things and plan out the day a bit. We decided that today we'd hit the shopping areas. We walked from our hotel all the way up north to the Vancouver Harbor, where Canada Place is located. Canada Place was built for the 1986 Vancouver expo and is a landmark here, with it's sail-like roof reflecting Canada's nautical history. On our way there though we stopped at the Pacific Centre shopping area, where more than 150 stores and services are located. It's a nice spot if you need to do some shopping or grab a snack, though some of the stores can be pretty pricey, such as the Harry Rosen. I wasn't planning to, but I ended up buying a nice long sleeve Tshirt that I liked. You know...something new to wear for New Year's. hehe (It was on clearance at the Sears...shhhh. Though, truth be told, the Sears here in Vancouver had way nicer clothes than the ones back home.) We also walked along some of the shops on Robson Street, just checking out the areas. Along the way we snapped a few pictures at some nice snow covered wintery sections. I love how the whole snow filled landscape looks but I would also love to be able to see what's underneath all that snow! Plus, as mentioned earlier, it's tricky walking in it at times. hehe

Once our walks through Downtown were done we just came back to our room, took a quick refresher nap, and then later went for a quick snack at the KFC on Davie St, the gay 'hood. Yeah yeah, I know, I can hear many of you yelling "You're travelling and eating there!?" LOL But no worries, we do plan to eat something nicer soon. We can't always eat fancy after all. hehe As we sat there at the counters eating our chicken, we looked out the windows at the happy gay couples walking by, some hand in hand. Awww...gotta love that. hehe

After our lil meal, we stopped by the Super Value on Davie to pick up some cookies and snacks for when we get the munchies back at the hotel room. It's kinda funny...but I love little walks like this, stopping by at random markets and whatnot. Makes me feel like if I live here,just one of the locals. hehe We then just walked back, chilled for a bit and looked up more info on what's to be done on a Saturday night. As we were walking back, we noticed an ad for the Latino night at Numbers, the club we went to last night. We are so going there this Monday night! Turns out it only happens the last Monday of the night. hehe

For tonight we decided to check out another gay club, which is supposed to be the biggest one here, Celebrities. If you're from L.A., think of Arena...it had one main dance floor with some stairs leading up to some walkways on the side (though they were closed off). We sent in our names to the guest list at around 8pm from the room and were at the door to the club around 11pm. Unfortunately, turns out we had to send in our names at least 24 hours in advance for whatever night we wanted. But further proof that Canadians here are pretty nice & friendly...the guy at the door let one of us get in free anyway. :)

The club played mostly dance/remix music. Lots of bass, beats, electronic music, etc. I don't mind it, I actually knew most of the songs. Juan, on the other hand, isn't into that much. So he wasn't feeling the music. Also, it was a much younger crowd than our night at Numbers, and it seemed like at least half the place was straight couples too. Not that there's anything wrong with that of course, but we were hoping for more fellow gay men since it is a gay club. lol But from what we've been told the gay clubs here are popular with a lot of straight people, too. So I guess it's a good thing. Long story short, we just ended up leaving a bit earlier than planned. Oh and at one point a photographer for their website (Jonathan Evans) came by and snapped our picture. I guess we'll see if we make it on the Celebrities site soon. Watch for us. hehe (Update: we made it on the site! hehe)

Tomorrow we probably won't do a club at night, might actually check out a movie at night if we've got nothing else to do...just do to something more chill. We'll see...