The Night Market.

The Night Market; the rows of lit booths stuffed with Hello Kitty and all things cute, the electronic dance music and Michael Jackson impersonator, and the smoke lifting from the fans behind the BBQs into the crisp summer air.  

The first thing we do is beeline it to the food booths.  There's just something more exciting about food when they put it on a stick or deep fry things that aren't supposed to be deep fried (like ice cream).

  

The deep fried ice cream, a fish waffle filled with custard (or chocolate or red bean), and a coconut.

And of course, I bought a Hello Kitty phone charm.

Summer Explosions

Summer Explosion, originally uploaded by jill.s.

My favourite time of summer is the Celebration of Light in Vancouver. Countries around the world come here to compete for the best show of fireworks set to music.

We get down to the beach early to stake out a spot and wait for hours until it gets dark. And here's what we're rewarded with.

The nightlife.

Granville Street, originally uploaded by jill.s.

Finally the weekend.

It's Friday! The weekend...

My weekend plans are...

1) To see an outdoor show
2) Make a pizza
3) My to-do list (packing)

There is one thing I have been wanting to do all summer but haven't got to yet. And that is to see a theatre show outdoors under the stars. They have several here, some on the beach, some in a park. And I love outdoor rock concerts :D. Hopefully I'll find something for this weekend.

Also, I have lately had a huge craving for pizza. With real homemade crust and toppings, not the delivery or frozen type. Once I make it, I'll take photos and post the recipe, so you'll have to wait!

And of course, I'll need to tackle my to-do list, which is mainly packing up my belongings and giving things away. Moving is never fun, although I can't wait to be settled in a new place.

My photo is from the Keukenhof gardens in Amsterdam. Acres and acres of tulips.

Hope you have a good weekend.

Wall of hamburgers.

One thing I love about traveling are the moments when you see something cool and say to yourself "What, why don't we have this in Canada!?" In Sweden it was the ATM machines that accept handfuls of change (although I've heard they exist in the US), in Finland it was the bottle return machines that suck up the bottles through a hole and print out a receipt for you, and in Amsterdam it was the wall of hamburgers.

FEBO is like a regular fast food restaurant only instead of a cashier counter they have what looks like a wall of vending machines. You put your change into the windowed door with the burger/fries/snack that you want, it unlocks and you take it out. Clever.

I've heard this place makes the best fries, but I didn't get to try them.

A new photoblog...

Hi everyone, and welcome to my photoblog! I'm new to this blogging thing, but I will make an effort to keep it updated.

I have been taking photos for about a year, and I want a place where I can share my photos with the story behind each one. Flickr is great for sharing photos, but I'd like to add a more personal touch.

If you enjoy my content, feel free to follow my blog. If you have a blog, then leave it in a comment so i can check it out!

The photo above is from my trip to Paris (obviously). Paris is exactly what I dreamed of... romantic, sophisticated, and very photogenic. Watching the Eiffel tower light up and sparkle is by far my best memory!