Proof

Karen has said a couple of times that she wanted proof that we're both on this trip. Heh. So, here are a couple items that should settle that score. :-)

You can actually buy Cuban cigars here in Canada. Legally. And for those who care about such things, yes, it really, really does make a difference. Wow.




Karen with her hand in the cookie...er...bag:



There is a neighborhood in Vancouver called "Gastown". I know, I know, it wouldn't have been my first choice either, but it was named for a guy they called "Gassy Jack". Hehehe. Yeah, it gets better. He was called "Gassy" for the other reason men might be called such a thing: he had a habit of talking a lot. He was the first alcohol salesman in Vancouver. This picture is an experiment with me doing a handheld time-lapse exposure in Gastown. My kingdom for a tripod...



This cool item is called a Steam Clock. It runs on steam, and insead of chiming with bells as most old fashioned clocks might be expected to do, it "chimes" using steam whistles, kind of like you might expect to hear on a coal-fired steam locomotive.