In Vancouver

We're up for a long weekend in the city we hope will one day be our home. It's Pride weekend, so that's our excuse, not that we need one. We're excited to get a glimpse of the Vancouver GLBT community -- and we recognize that it will be just that, a glimpse.

We're also looking forward to meeting the guys from the Moving to Vancouver blog. We'll see them tonight and we'll all enjoy the fireworks together.

Alan and I have been exploring. Yesterday, we walked a rectangle around our neighborhood of choice, the West End. The streets certainly are bustling. We like the energy and appreciate the diversity.

Today, we walked about Stanley Park, Vancouver's oasis. It's wonderful and we only saw a small part of it. We don't have data to back this up, but our overall impression is that there are more resources put into common areas in Vancouver than in Seattle.

In both cities, it just amazes us that there are so many people who can afford upscale condos. I mean, yes, we're aware that there are wealthy folks out there, but there seems no end to the number of families who drive the demand for expensive housing in either city.

I don't have much to say at this point, but I really wanted to write a post while in Vancouver. :-)