The flights were marathon, but everything went as smoothly as anyone could hope. We scored a row of seats to ourselves on an otherwise packed plane from Brisbane to Los Angeles, an easy passage through LAX and a snappy flight from LA to Vancouver.
We arrived in Vancouver with enough time to head down to the docks area and the appropriately named Water Street, for a beer or two at the Steamworks Brewhouse. It's a very well done hipster district down there with more artisanal craft dispensaries of just about anything you could want a bespoke example of. Including beer, as I mentioned. As always, I am envious of these northern hemisphere cities and their long, sunlit evenings.
A great start.
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| Hipsters heading for Water St: Vancouver already feels like a city that can change texture in a block. Where the hotel is, there are McDonalds and Starbucks... but head over a couple of blocks and the street changes completely. |
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| Bespoke Quasi Flatiron Apartments: and from McDonalds, plate glass, veneer on concrete and brushed aluminium to this in a few blocks |
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| Artisanal Late Evening Sunshine: they make it right there on Water St. |
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| On the way home, slightly unspoked: I don't even remember taking this. Seep deprivation , real freshly baked pretzels, ribs and a few pints of a very nice rye stout can have that effect. |
