Vancouver: Continued!

Sorry for the delay getting the rest of our Vancouver photos posted.  Seems like this has been a busier week than usual, so I will keep this post full of photos and short on descriptions!: 

Here are David and I out for dinner at Joe Fortes, a famous seafood restaurant and chop house in Vancouver, which we visited with dear friends M. and I.:

A self-portrait of my dear M. and me, walking along the sea wall earlier that day.  I love you M!:

Before that, we drove over the famous Lion's Gate Bridge to North Vancouver where we looked at sofas (thanks for indulging me) and had coffee and lunch and talk!:

The sea wall in Stanley Park, with the Lion's Gate Bridge in the distance:

A pretty little gray visitor waiting for us to feed him (which we did not):

North Vancouver from the sea wall at Stanley Park:

The next day David and I walked to Granville Island, an old historical industrial site that has been restored to include a lovely array of artisan and gift shops, a marvellous food market, a marina, and so on.  This is me en route across the bridge over top of the Island (actually a peninsula)..:

Another shot of me and Vancouver, with the Burrard Street bridge in the background: 

David at the Granville Island Public Market.  David is an avid chef, so the gourmet market delighted him to no end: 

 David is an adventurous eater.  Later that day, he sampled the wild boar terrine (seriously).  I had a (real Montreal boiled) bagel:

Fresh flowers abound at the market.  This was my happy place (I loved this interesting combination of peach with pink and purple!):

The flowers went on forever (further proof that I should live here):

Being a sweets lover, naturally the pastries caught my eye:

Mille feuilles (a thousand layers) are a good thing:

There was plenty of Canadian hunter-gatherer fare. I once had morels stuffed with foie gras (delicious but an ethical low...so now I take my morels neat):

The gourmet finds included sea asparagus (yum!):

And local key limes:

More desserts, tempting me to take that pastry course I've been dreaming about:

There was lavender in pretty pots:

And seagulls that flock: 

Later in the day we tried on hats.  People always say I look good in hats, but I rarely wear them.  I did covet this one, which made me feel a little "Elliot Ness" (see below):

A still from "The Untouchables"

Next we visited the boat lift, where yachts and sailboats are lowered from the shipyard to the marina:

In my next life, I should like to have a sailboat at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club:  

After leaving Granville Island, we took a lovely walk through Kitsilano where we visited this magnificent community garden.  Community gardens make me feel very proud of my fellow human beings who seek meaning and solace and sustenance in the soil: 

Roses aplenty with a view of downtown:

Foxgloves (gorgeous and toxic too):

Our walk ended up at the Arbutus Cafe, a perfect place for a coffee and a rest:

Before a ferry ride back across the water to our hotel:

What perfect days...!