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SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Tiki Socialite Edmonton Joined: Jul 20, 2003 Posts: 1113	SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Posted posted on Wed, Jul 25, 2007 10:03 AM Day 4 - Quilchena to Vancouver Did you know Merritt BC is Canada's Country Music Capital? Well who did, really? But that's what it proclaims itself to be. There are murals on businesses all over town and brass stars with imprints of country music legends. The Hag Canadian country legends Hank Snow, Wilf Carter and others We had a huge breakfast at Merritt's historic Coldwater Hotel and dropped a bunch of loonies on the claw game in the lobby trying to snag plush toys (and getting our asses kicked by a kid who got a toy on his second try). About four rainsoaked hour later we arrived in Vancouver and did all this before we even got to our hotel: Thrifted at Value Village and Sally Ann Orchids of Hawaii R-5. Apparently vintage mugs in the wild are not so easy to find in Vancouver. Shopped at Attic Treasures on Commercial Drive where Gary bought a Coco Joe pendant. Had ice cream at Casa Gelato. 218 flavors including saffron, dragonfruit, rum & coke, and porcini mushroom. Dropped into Funhauser to say hello to Peter and Alan (and buy mugs n stuff). Dan and Reido of Taboo Tiki just happened to be there and I was able to finally complete a trade we'd been negotiating for yonks. Our swanky room at the Sandman Suites had a high tech washer-dryer hybrid. The learning curve was very steep but once we figured it out (sort of) we put it to good use. Gary put his gangrenous leg up and didn't leave the suite that evening, while I had a lovely visit with Peter and Alan in their penthouse apartment with a million dollar view of waterfront Vancouver. Tomorrow: Waldorf! Waldorf! Waldorf! -Sweet Daddy T. Because crap doesn't buy itself. My new blog [ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki 2007-07-25 10:13 ]

Day 4 - Quilchena to Vancouver

Did you know Merritt BC is Canada's Country Music Capital? Well who did, really? But that's what it proclaims itself to be. There are murals on businesses all over town and brass stars with imprints of country music legends.

The Hag

Canadian country legends Hank Snow, Wilf Carter and others

We had a huge breakfast at Merritt's historic Coldwater Hotel and dropped a bunch of loonies on the claw game in the lobby trying to snag plush toys (and getting our asses kicked by a kid who got a toy on his second try).

About four rainsoaked hour later we arrived in Vancouver and did all this before we even got to our hotel:

Thrifted at Value Village and Sally Ann

Orchids of Hawaii R-5. Apparently vintage mugs in the wild are not so easy to find in Vancouver.

Shopped at Attic Treasures on Commercial Drive where Gary bought a Coco Joe pendant.

Had ice cream at Casa Gelato. 218 flavors including saffron, dragonfruit, rum & coke, and porcini mushroom.

Dropped into Funhauser to say hello to Peter and Alan (and buy mugs n stuff). Dan and Reido of Taboo Tiki just happened to be there and I was able to finally complete a trade we'd been negotiating for yonks.

Our swanky room at the Sandman Suites had a high tech washer-dryer hybrid. The learning curve was very steep but once we figured it out (sort of) we put it to good use.

Gary put his gangrenous leg up and didn't leave the suite that evening, while I had a lovely visit with Peter and Alan in their penthouse apartment with a million dollar view of waterfront Vancouver.

Tomorrow: Waldorf! Waldorf! Waldorf!

-Sweet Daddy T.
Because crap doesn't buy itself.

My new blog

[ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki 2007-07-25 10:13 ]

Post #321104 by Sweet Daddy Tiki on Wed, Jul 25, 2007 10:03 AM