Once we found ourselves on Granville Island (home of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design), we made our way to the Granville Island Brewery.
After the beer tasting, we found a entire artist collective on the island. One of the neatest artisans handcrafts brooms from broomcorn and manzanita.
We were getting hungry, so we went into the Granville Island Public Market to grab some lunch. It took a long time for us to decide what to eat, there were so many fantastic vendors, and our stomachs were grumbling.
I finally settled on a pita filled with piping hot lentils.
Andy made his own baguette sandwich with elk prosciutto, which he thoroughly enjoyed.
After lunch, we walked to the Kitsilano and South Main Street neighborhoods. We got a little turned around, but managed to hop onto a bus which took us to Yaletown. Yaletown is a bit like Vancouver's version of SoHo, with just as high of rent. Andy wanted to pick up some beer and was flabbergasted by the prices. Apparently alcoholic beverages are taxed at 12% making it so expensive.
For dinner, we went to Guu Izakaya. It was our first oden experience. I ordered the Mochikin (sticky rice in tofu bag) and Konnyaku (Japanese yam cake) oden, Crispy Vegetables Bean Curd Rolls, and Sata Imo (Panko-breaded taro potato croquette).
We were sitting at the bar, and Andy's neighbor to his left struck up a conversation with him about his ochazuke. Apparently the fellow had never ordered it in a restaurant, because his mother makes it at home.
We found that they were big snowboarders and go up to Whistler regularly. They've been attempting to surf, play a round of golf, and snowboard all in one day. They gave us some tips for our day trip to Whistler as well as Vancouver eating advice.
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