We are finally here!
After what felt like the longest flight in the world (2 hours sleep out of 13), a painful 1 hour wait to get through customs and immigration and a slow train ride (I was forced to sit next to the most annoying girl ever - despite the fact that she was only there for one stop), we are officially in downtown Vancouver!
This city is just fantastic. I keep comparing it to Toronto, which may not be entirely fair, and it is just so different. For one thing, it doesn't have any scary religious people yelling at you on the street, which is always a bonus. The streets are surprisingly clean and they don't have the suspicious toilet smells of Toronto, one of the first things I noticed.
I am officially staying in my first backpackers (while not on a school trip) and it is interesting. I was initially rooming with three random girls, but thankfully one of my friends on the trip had a room all to herself so I was able to switch. I feel more comfortable in a room with someone I know, and we have much more room with just the two of us in here. The backpackers is called Samesun and seems to be fairly popular, but that may be due to the cool bar downstairs.
Once we were all settled into the room and had had a much needed shower, we were ready to hit the streets. I wandered down the Main Street we were on with Courtney (my roommate) and our friend Katie. We explored a few shops (found some AMAZING Christmas jumpers) and eventually stumbled upon a Tim Hortons. You haven't officially visited Canada if you haven't been to Tim's, so really we had know choice but to make a pit stop. And it was immensely worth it. The hot chocolate and the food was just as great as I had remembered it, and it was just what we needed after only having eaten plane food for our past two meals.
So now, after having made myself stay up to a reasonable time, I am able to finally have my much needed sleep.
Thanks for reading!
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