Here we are! Touching down at the Vancouver International Airport means we are getting 1 step nearer to our final destination – Alaska!
When we told our friends that we are going to Alaska, most of them were surprised, and asked, why Alaska?
Alaska seems a place, which is far far away from home! But hubby said, Alaska is always one of the destinations in his mind, for it being the “last front tier” of the world. Due to global warming, he would want to have a trip there before it is too late. Glaciers are, in deed, melting faster compared to that in the history.
We arrived at the Vancouver International Airport around 830pm. Hubby was busy on his camcorder capturing inside the airport, while I was waiting for our luggage to be unloaded from the plane. He was so exciting, I was all smile looking at him like a kid, who has finally got what he wanted so badly! I can feel his excitement!
It didn’t take too long for us to get our luggage, before we can jump into a taxi towards our hotel in Robson Street. Robson Street is known as the shopping street, I was very looking forward to that!
After we got into the taxi, it started to rain. We were worried, because for this trip, Vancouver was only a stop point, where we would spend only 2 nights before we board the cruise ship to Alaska. Thus, rain was really a big “ohh ohh” for us! We checked with the driver, and guess what he said? “It was the very first rain of the season”. Oh my! We really pray hard for it not to rain the next day, as our plan was to visit Stanley Park, a 1,000-acre natural sanctuary, by bicycles, thus, it is definitely not good if it rains!
About 35 minutes later, we arrived at our hotel – Barclay Hotel. We checked into our room, and it was a cozy room, like it! The furniture in the room, to me, was antique. Antique, but not old or worn out! We then went out for the very first dinner in Vancouver. After dinner, we walked on Robson Street for a while before we went back to the hotel to take a real good rest after a 22-hour flight from home.
.... to be continued
Monday, March 23, 2009
My Next Trip
OK! Set! We have made our final decision that Hokkaido will be our next destination!
We have been struggling for quite some times deciding where our next destination should be – Hokkaido or, New Zealand, again?
The reason being the word “again” is that we have made our first trip to NZ in year 2001. We spent 2 weeks there, but only managed to cover about 2/3 of South Island. Hubby and I love NZ so much - the weather, the sceneries, and especially the cherries! We promised each other that we would visit NZ again, one day, where we shall have both North and South islands covered.
Hokkaido, for years, we have heard from friends about the beauties of it, the seafood, and the weather, so much so that we would really like to make a trip there. I think the main reason that holding us back is the possible communication difficulties that we think we might face. Hubby and I, while traveling, always want to travel on our own, self-drive, in order to really explore our destinations. There was only once, during our trip to US in year 2006 where we joint a 1-week local tour. And that experience really made our decision of traveling on our own even firmer.
After our trip to Alaska in year 2008, our next trip, supposed to be this year, year 2009. But now, it could be due to the economic down turn that we need to postpone our trip to 2010, not sure yet, will see.
But, what I can do now is, since we have decided on the destination, I can start the plan by surfing around for information of the yearly events. From there we then could decide which season best suit our requirements. Sakura? Lavender? Maple leaf? Or snow? ;)
For everybody out there, whether you have been to Hokkaido personally, or you heard about it from friends, and should you have any advises or suggestions, you are most welcome to drop me lines!
By chance, I started learning Japanese language Nov 2007. It has been more than a year now, but I still found myself not really into it ;) After we have decided our trip to Hokkaido, hubby said that I have to really work hard and have my Japanese language polished. :-P
We have been struggling for quite some times deciding where our next destination should be – Hokkaido or, New Zealand, again?
The reason being the word “again” is that we have made our first trip to NZ in year 2001. We spent 2 weeks there, but only managed to cover about 2/3 of South Island. Hubby and I love NZ so much - the weather, the sceneries, and especially the cherries! We promised each other that we would visit NZ again, one day, where we shall have both North and South islands covered.
Hokkaido, for years, we have heard from friends about the beauties of it, the seafood, and the weather, so much so that we would really like to make a trip there. I think the main reason that holding us back is the possible communication difficulties that we think we might face. Hubby and I, while traveling, always want to travel on our own, self-drive, in order to really explore our destinations. There was only once, during our trip to US in year 2006 where we joint a 1-week local tour. And that experience really made our decision of traveling on our own even firmer.
After our trip to Alaska in year 2008, our next trip, supposed to be this year, year 2009. But now, it could be due to the economic down turn that we need to postpone our trip to 2010, not sure yet, will see.
But, what I can do now is, since we have decided on the destination, I can start the plan by surfing around for information of the yearly events. From there we then could decide which season best suit our requirements. Sakura? Lavender? Maple leaf? Or snow? ;)
For everybody out there, whether you have been to Hokkaido personally, or you heard about it from friends, and should you have any advises or suggestions, you are most welcome to drop me lines!
By chance, I started learning Japanese language Nov 2007. It has been more than a year now, but I still found myself not really into it ;) After we have decided our trip to Hokkaido, hubby said that I have to really work hard and have my Japanese language polished. :-P
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