Daytrip to Vancouver, BC: Dinner and Dessert in Chinatown/Granville Island

After hiking in Capilano Canyon, we had dinner in Chinatown's Hon's Wun Tun House. The place is like any typical Chinese restaurant but they are known for their won ton soup and noodle dishes. Thus, we ordered dry, not fried egg noodle chow mein with bbq pork, won ton soup with udon noodles, and cashew chicken. The cashew chicken was average and needed more flavor. I liked that the egg noodle was not friend and loved it more when I added them to my soup. The bbq pork was average and not as good as Kau Kau's in Seattle's Chinatown. The only part I liked about that meal was the egg and udon noodles in the won ton soup, which was flavored with dried shrimp, yummy! We had the rest for breakfast this morning because three dishes were too much for us last night and it made a good, quick breakfast.

For dessert, we walked to New Town Bakery and Restaurant, which serves Filipino and Chinese food. Austin got a sesame ball which I don't like so much but I took a bite. I ordered an almond sponge cake, which was dry, and a swiss roll, which was yummy. Austin actually shared that one with me which was surprising because he's not into desserts. He'd rather have a second helping than dessert. It's good for someone like me who have a sweet tooth.

For the last part of our daytrip, we attended Vancouver's Theatresports Comedy show on Granville Island. I recommend this place to everyone and if you go, I hope that you have a chance to be a judge like we did. There are two teams of three people and we judged them based on how well their improvisations were. There is jar full of random words and they ask the audience questions and the audience's answers are used in the skits. It was really funny and the fact that you can have alcohol totally made the experience more enjoyable. Austin and I shared the local beer, Kokanee which to me tastes like San Miguel Lite, the local beer in the Philippines. I also had a gin(Beefeater) and tonic which was of good quality.

That was the end to our daytrip to Vancouver, BC. We ate well, hiked, and laughed a lot. A great vacation to me means I am with Austin, who is the perfect travel partner. It doesn't have to be a trip to the tropics or anything fancy. As long as I'm with him, I have a great time.