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Vancouver sightseeing / Things to do in Vancouver

 

  • Metropolis at Metro town 

BC’s largest mall with over 400 stores, plus restaurants, food court, game centre and Movie Theatre!

Located in Burnaby, right next to Metrotown Skytrain Station

metrotown

 

  • Whistler 

Here are some idea for some short, weekend , or day trip from Vancouver

Whistler is awesome ! And only takes 2 hours by bus to get there.

What to do in Whistler ?

  • Zip trek
  • Visiting to Down town

 

ういすら^3

 

Take the #211 bus at the intersection of west Pender street and Seymour street.

What to do in Deep cove ?

  • Hiking
  • Eating honey donut

Deep Cove from Quary Rock

deep cove dpunut

Skiing & Snowboarding Near Vancouver

Vancouver has a diversity nationalities so you can enjoy food from all over the world !

Winter Actives for you to Enjoy, winter sports season has come !

ski and snow bord

Do you go skiing or snowboarding ? British Columbia is well known throughout the world as an excellent place for winter sports!

Grous Mountain

Take Bus #232 Phibbs Exchange or Bus # 236

1day lift ticket $58

grouse ski

Cypress Mountain

cyoress ski

1 day lift ticket $54

Take a shuttle bus from Londsdale Quay

Detail schedule is here

http://cypresscoachlines.com/schedule-2/

Whistler

whistler ski2

Whistler ski

Whistler a little expensive, but its one of the top 5 ski resorts in the world and you will certainly enjoy powder !

There are special packages; lodging and lift ticket from $90 !

TIPS

If you don’t have equipment, no worries. All mountains have rental skis, jackets and snowboards. Buy lift ticket in advance by online and get a discount !

Cheap eats downtown for under $10

Cheap eats downtown for under $10

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Looking for great food on budget ?

 

• Pho Central

pho central

Good to eat hot soup in winter time.

Just from $8~

 1161 Davie St, Vancouver, BC V6E 1N2
11:30~23:30

 
• Sushi Home
sushi home

From $7~

 509 Dunsmuir St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1Y4
11:00~21:00 
 

 

• The Famous Warehouse

the famous ware house

 

 

the famous ware house 1

$4.95 everything on the menu!

989 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1L3
11:30~2:00

Vancouver has a diversity nationalities so you can enjoy food from all over the world !

cheapeats-10dollar-rot

Let me introduce kimokran family vol 3

Say Hello to the Kim Okran Staff!

Name : Akiko

Hometown: Nagoya, Japan

akiko san 2

Akiko was a high school student she fell in love with an Australian boy,

Unfortunately she couldn’t communicate very well with him so she started studying English.

Akiko also lovesSpanish culture, and moved to Barcelona for 6 months to study Spanish.

She is tri­lingual so this means she can speak 3 languages; English, Japanese and

Spanish. She can also speak a little Korean too!

After Spain Akiko came to Vancouver to get a degree in business and worked at a large hotel chain.

She also did executive staffs support too! Akiko is now our international student manager at Kim Okran and has been

with us for many years! Akiko can definitely help international students from Japan,

Korea, Spain or Mexico to find a good school and homestay. She can also give you some visa advice too!

 

~キムオクランスタッフ紹介VOL 3 Akikoさん〜

 

今回はキムオクランの真髄、マネージャーのあきこさんをご紹介〜!

 

チャームポイント:いたずら大好き♡ (ちょっとイジワルだけど。。。w)お尻と唇

弱点:氷の上(氷の上に立つとイジワルもできなくなります。スケートなんてもってのほか。)

akiko san3

高校生の時に、オーストラリア人に恋をするが、、、意思疎通ができずそれがきっかけで英語に興味を持つ。

どうせなら3ヶ国語マスター!しようと決意し、短大で英語を勉強した後、南山大学に編入その後、

スペインのバルセロナに留学する。スペインでは語学学校で語学を学びながら、文化も楽しみ

カナダでも、語学を習得後はカレッジでビジネスマネジメントを学ぶ。

帰国後は、東京の会員制ホテルで約500企業の社長たちのプライベートをサポートし

一人一人にあったライフカスタムサポートにやりがいを覚える。

その後自分の実力が海外で通用するか、ワーキングホリデーでカナダに戻る。

現在はここキムオクラン留学センターでマーケティングマネージャーとして活躍し

一人でも多くの学生の人生を輝かせるべく、一人一人にあった留学プランを提供している。

 

次回はマーケティングアシスタントのまりこを紹介します;)

 

Unforgettable 3 Christmas lights place in around Vancouver area

Unforgettable 3 Christmas lights place in around Vancouver area

クリスマスライト

Did you feel Christmas atmospheres these days ?

Vancouver is getting into the spirit with festival holiday light displays!

 

1 Caplilano Canyon light

capilano brige

Celebrate Canyon Light Nov 27~ to January 3 2016

 

Park hour

11am ~9pm

 

TIPS!

To avoid entrance line ups visit the park on weekdays prior to Dec 17th!

How to get there

 

Take a bus !

From down town #246 or take a sea bus from water front station to Lonsdale key

Then take #236 Capilano Suspension Bridge!

Admission

 adults $32.95, youth 13-16 $21.95, kids 6-12 $12.

 

Festival of light at Vandusen Botanical Garden

vandusen light 1

 

This garden open from December 1 to 31

 

Park Hour

Dec 1 ~17,24,26~31: 4:30 to 9:00 pm

Open late Decmeber 18~ 23 4:30 ~ 10:00pm

 

How to get there

Take a #41 bus from Oak ridge station!

 

Bright night in stanly park

stanly park

Park hour

November 26 to December 17: 3 to 10 p.m. from Monday to Thursday; 3 to 11 p.m.           on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

December 18 to 24 and December 26 to 27: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily (closed on       December 25 – Christmas Day)

December 28 to January 2: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily

How to get there

Take a bus #22 from west pender street

 

Let’s enjoy Christmas lights 😉

 

 

Romantic date spot around Vancouver

Romantic date spot around Vancouver

dating spot

Christmas season is coming !

If you have boyfriend , girl friend or seeing someone…

Why don’t you visit these romantic date spot.

1 Christmas Market

クリスマスマーケット1

Nov 21th ~ Dec25th

11:00~21:00

You will enjoy food, drinks, shopping with Christmas light!

Many things to do there you will never get bored.

 

2 Ice skate at Robson Square

robson ice skate

Skate is free ! If you don’t have skate, Don’t worry they have rental skate($4)

It’s a magical place to enjoy the date with your loved ones;) 

 

3 Yew restaurant +Bar at Four seasons hotel

4 seasons hotel

It’s good to have diner date at 5 star hotel.

You grab a drink at the bar sit at the cozy lounge, you feel something special

 

 

Extra edition!

If you don’t prefer romantic date, you would better to go sports game .

NHL seasons has come !

hocky

Ice cream in the winter time ;)

We love ice cream all year round and I am sure we are not the only ones.

The reasons to eat ice cream in the winter You don’t need a reason !

 Ice cream gives you warm fuzzy feelings. So who says it’s only for Summer?

Some people actually prefer ice cream in the winter !

Here is the list ! Popular ice cream spot in Vancouver 😉

 

1 Earnest ice cream

earnest-ice-cream

 

 

 

earnest

 

Delicious $5 single scoop.  Flavoured were unique and delicious.  They had London fog, whiskey, salted caramel…

London fog was like a tea flavour and had a sweet taste.

 

London fog is the most popular in the Earnest ice cream .

Address: 3992 Fraser St

 

2 Rain or Shine

rain or shine

 

 

 

rain or shine 1

 

Rain or Shine ice cream has the prettiest hipster decor ever.

Homemade ice cream in Vancouver  using local, natural and fresh ingredients!

Address: 1926 W 4th Ave

 

 

3 La casa gelate

la casa

Come on in and try a few of our 218 flavours, and then make your decision.

They have a unique flavour which is Guinness flavour !

la casa 1

 

 

Address: 1033 Venables St

 

Ice cream is actually rich in essential nutrients.

In fact, this frozen dessert is loaded with vitamin A, B6, B12, C, D and E !

豚

How can you make sure you will be protected against the cold?

Winter is here, So be Prepared!

 

How can you make sure you will be protected against the cold  ?

Vancouver has an average winter temperature of 2~5℃!(Nov~Feb)

 

Thing you probably need

Down jacket

down jacket

Disposal Heating pads

hot pack

You can buy at London Drug !

 

A Hot water bottle

It’s a container filled with hot water, and used to warm up your bed.

Especially your feet, but be careful not to burn yourself!

yutanpo

 

湯たんぽ-使い方

 

Ear muffs and groves

ear muffs

 

glove

When you go out side, you absolutely need ear muffs.

You can buy earmuffs at an affordable price.

 

This year the winter is expected to have freezing temperature !

So be prepared and stay warm !

 

Best Ramen in Vancouver

~Best Ramen in Vancouver~

Enjoy best ramen in Vancouver worming up body and heart !

 

1 Jinya

Jinya known for Black Ramen which is pork based broth

If you like strong taste, I would recommend Jinya Ramen

It does have strong taste and smell !

270 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6B 0E7

Hour 11:00~20:30

jinya

 

jinya2

 

2 DANBO

Danbo brings traditional Fukuoka style Kyusyu Hakata Tonkotsu ramen to

Japanese food fans in Vancouver !

danbo

 

833 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1M4

Hour 11:00~23:00

 

3 Marutama

Mautama is famous for tori paitan while other ramen sre known for tonkotsu which is pork based broth.

Tori paitan is creamy and rich but it’s not fatty! Future more tori paitan is good for your skin.

 

Marutama_logo_

 

 

 

marutama-2

 

 

 

780 Bidwell St, Vancouver, BC V6G 2J6

Hour 11:00~11:30

 

〜バンクーバーのラーメンガイド!おすすめ3選〜

心もカラダもバンクーバーラーメンであったまろう;)

 

バンクーバーもすっかり冬の寒さ。。。

そんな時に食べたいのが“ラーメン”

今回はラーメン屋、激選区でもあるバンクーバーのラーメン店で食べ比べ取材をしてきました!

 

1Jinya

バンクーバーで人気の耐えないラーメンといえばここ“Jinya”

ランチ、ディナーともに長蛇の列が並びます。並ぶのは覚悟の上です!

豚骨ベースのラーメンが一番人気で

私が頼んだのが

“Tonkotsu Black “

こってり系が好きならこれを頼むべし!

jinya2

2Danbo

九州ラーメン総選挙で1位にもなった

本場博多豚骨ラーメンがバンクーバーに出店!

 

サイドメニューも豊富で高菜丼、餃子もセットで頼めるのが魅力的です。

また麺の固さや、油の量も調節できるので自分好みのラーメンをカスタマイズできちゃいます。

私が頼んだのはこちら。

 

danbo

 

3 Marutama

バンクーバーラーメンといえば豚骨のイメージですが

ここMarutamaでは鶏白湯ラーメンが主流なんです。

豚骨飽きたな〜って方にはオススメラーメン!

卵好き中村はここの卵が一番キテます。

半熟加減、味がパーフェクト!

 

 

marutama-2

 

バンクーバーのラーメンも捨てたもんじゃない!

個人的にまるたまラーメンが好きでした。

ラーメンなら一人でもフラ〜っと行けちゃうのがいいですよネ。

お一人様好きな中村はラーメンのお一人様なんて余裕です。

次回もバンクーバー生活お役立ち情報を発信していきます!

お楽しみに;)

 

バンクーバーでおしゃれなバー&レストラン編

バンクーバーでおしゃれなバー&レストラン編

日本からバンクーバーに観光してきたけど、お洒落なレストランでご飯が食べたいなど
デートシーン♡で使えそうなレストラン、
誕生日ディナーなど
スペシャルオケージョンで使えそうなバンクーバーのバー&レストランを紹介します;)
PiD GiN
住所: 350 Carrall St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2J3
電話:(604) 620-9400
営業時間:17時00分~0時00分
ジャパニーズフュージョンのレストランで
日本酒はじめ、お酒の種類が豊富なレストランバーとして有名です。

店内は白と木で統一されていて、お洒落な雰囲気です

看板メニューの”オイスターショット”

 

マッシュルームのバター炒めもなかなか美味しかった!

 

 

バンクーバー在住3年目ですがここは、今ままで行った中でも

ダントツお洒落、お酒が美味しい!と思いました。

皆さんもお試しあれ!

 

キムオクランブログライター:MARI

バンクーバーのライフスタイルに魅せられ、在住3年目。

趣味はアイスホッケー、バンクーバーでもチームに入るほど好き。

ブログを通して、観光情報、生活知識など発信していきます!

 

At PiDGiN, PiD GiN sees no need for distinctions between casual and fine dining.

A restaurant can be both beautiful and comfortable; cuisine can be at once delicate and approachable.

As dining perspectives have changed, so too has the line between east and west.

Our experiences travelling and working in various continents is reflected in our food, bar, and even on our

walls.

Contact
350 Carrall St
Vancouver BC
604.620.9400
Google Mapinfo@pidginyvr.com

Mon-Sat 5-12
Sun 6:00-12