The cool thing, even though it’s not Montreal there is still French everywhere. You constantly see English followed by French written right beneath or right under. Which is fun for me because it allows me to test my years of studying the beautiful language. A stay in Vancouver is not complete without seeing the 2010 Olympic torch! The other thing is that it’s very similar to America but it’s still a foreign country. They have the same restaurants, TV shows, and other things, but they still have their own commercials, restaurants, music, TV shows, etc. It kinda throws you off. But it’s cool!
If I was offered a job here or an opportunity to live here, I would take it. Funny side note, we passed a gas station and I was thoroughly confused by the posted price. Mark explained it was $1.17, WHAT?! I was like, “dang, that’s cheap” and then Mark chuckled and was like “that’s per liter.” Silly me! Not only do they use the metric system here but they use coins for 1 dollar and 2 dollars…kinda throws you off if you’re quickly trying to count out money. I have to say my hotel here is a third of the price of my hotel in Anchorage and probably a million times better! C’est la vie ☺
The 2010 Winter Olympic Torch
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