The last time we were there, we went to a bar in Gas Town (an area) where you can legally smoke pot. Really. (I didn't- honest, but I had some friends who wanted to see what it was all about). Some people wanted to check it out, but I had zero interest in going there again because I thought it was just weird and uncomfortable. Instead, we went to a bar that was right near it that was a lot of fun, called The Black Frog.
Back story on the Black Frog: the last time I was in Vancouver, Darrel and I went to go check out the famous steam clock they have, and ducked into a restaurant/bar for lunch. I had the most unbelievable tuna melt of my life there. I swear, I have been talking about it for two years. But we didn't know what the place was called. So this time, we walked back to the Steam Clock, found it, and ate lunch there on Saturday. Turns out the damn tuna melt was a special the last time I was there. Really!? I was so sad! But we liked the vibe of the place, so we took all of our friends there at night.
I have that book "1,000 Places To See Before You Die", and I live by it when I travel. (I actually highlight the places after I have seen them because I'm a dork like that). One of the things to see in Vancouver was the Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden in Chinatown. Darrel, Ras, Ethan and myself took a cab down there on Sunday to check them out. The garden is exactly what you would see if you were in China. They had men come from over there to build it, the materials are authentic, and it cost over 5 million dollars. It really was cool! Some pics are below. Our plan was to eat lunch in the third largest Chinatown in the world, but after about five minutes of walking around, I told Darrel I did not feel safe and preferred to go up closer to our hotel. It was a SHADY place, let me tell you! I decided I would rather have the memory of the garden than the memory of a mugging!
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