VANCOUVER - SATURDAY/SUNDAY

We flew to Vancouver on Saturday afternoon.  In typical Sammis-style we ended up at the airport with 3 1/2 hours to spare.  Needless to say, with lots of extra time all the lines were short, no traffic, and no interruptions.  We found a space at the United Club.  Charlie went to the La Brea Bakery and got two chicken salad sandwiches (which were fabulous).  We got on the flight and got up graded right away to "first class".  On this flight it meant snack packs or packs of pretzels.

Glenn, Kayley and Krysty met us at the airport.  We went to the Greek restaurant Kirkis for dinner.  Great start to trip.  Stayed the night at Stephs.  We've gone so often, Steph's condo feels like home.

We brought Kayley a Jessie doll (from Toy Story).  Thanks to a hint ahead of time, it was a real hit.  Kayley spent a lot of the trip 1.) with Jessie and 2.) announcing  "Yee Hah"

Sunday, after a relaxing breakfast - and some great Krysty coffee - we went to the science museum in Vancouver (Telus?? Museum)  What a great place.  It feels a little Tardis-like.  A metallic ball from the outside, it has incredible amounts of space on the inside.  How did they do that?  Lots of buttons to push, made the place great for Kayley.  Great for the rest of us too.  The most interesting ecological exhibit I've ever seen, great physics exhibits, and an amazing dinosaur exhibit too.  The creatures were full sized and animatronic so you could push buttons and make them move.  I felt like I was two years old too - push those buttons, oh yea!

An ecological push button exhibit.

There was also an amazing puzzle room.
And the view out the window was incredible.