Miles 4057-4063: Seattle, Train to Vancouver, and Vancouver
That morning, we got up early so we could catch the train. Dad dropped us off at a monorail station and drove to a parking lot nearby. It was low-clearance, so we couldn’t fit with the car-top carrier. Mom, Jackson, and I took the monorail to the Amtrak station. Dad drove there and parked nearby. It was a fancy train: there was a dining car and first-class with big, comfortable seats. When we got to Canada, we went through Customs. I exchanged a little of my money for Canadian.
After going to our hotel, we went to Dinesty’s Dumpling House. It was so good: cucumber-garlic salad, spicy Mongolian beef, Shanghai fried noodles, and pork and crab soup dumplings. Best Asian food I’ve ever had!!! I tried green tea while we were there and it was really bland. After lunch, we rented bikes and rode through Stanley Park. It was really nice along the waterfront. At first, I thought Vancouver was huge, but the other downtowns I saw were North Vancouver and other cities around Vancouver.
After returning our bikes, we got some dessert: I got a mango bubble tea with tapioca pearls at Comebuy, Jackson and Dad got parfaits at Whole Foods, and Mom got mochi ice cream and a macaron. After we went back to the hotel, we went to Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market. We got a bunch of appetizers: fish tacos, grilled brussel sprouts, truffle fries with parmesan mayonnaise, and open-face West Coast oysters. We went back to the hotel, I journalled, and then we went to bed.
“Travel like a train: narrow, straight, undisturbed, destined.”