Vancouver day tour! XD

After getting Lisa's phone call and a quick shower, I set out for the skytrain station with excitement and the prospect of getting some books from the Downtown library. The day started out well, with amiable sunshine and a warm breeze, and we quickly finished Lisa's mission #1 around Main. I never thought I would see so many black-haired people walking on the street outside China Town. They looked so young. I wondered how they perceived us? XP

Next stop is Waterfront, where we had lunch at a nice little Japanese restaurant Matsu near the famed steam clock. The clock rings every 15 min with the very familiar bell tune from Taiwanese elementary school. Nice food. Nice view. Nice bell.

We set out with a full stomach and visited Lisa's friend living in one of those grand townhouse/apartment combo places. It's right next to the Coal Harbour, so very nice view of the inner bay. One of the boats in the parking lot was most cute, designed like a small cozy green cottage, and another one had an owl on the post.

Then came our longest walk of the day as we proceeded to China Town. After completing Lisa's mission #2, we had a bowl of hot tofu pudding. It's been a long time since I had any! Though, we would had have some ice cream when we were in Downtown if the circumstance had permitted it. Zannen. :(

And of course, we were both excited about the final destination, the Downtown library! Incidentally, both of us headed straight to the manga section, and I soon wandered to the Japanese section. Unfortunately, there weren't any Animage or good ones. But I managed to find a few decent ones for the moment. The biggest surprise of the day was the Korean section. I never ventured there because I don't recognise a word of it, but I decided to see the manga selection there for the heck of it today. Guess what I found? 1 Saint Seiya, 2 Shiroi Senshi Yamato (!!), and a whole bunch of old school stuff! My final loot?

Genji Monogatari (Chinese)
Narutaru vol.1 (Chinese)
New Vampire Princess Miyu vol.3 (Chinese)
Doubutsu no Oisha-san vol.8 (Japanese)
Gundam Wing vol.1 & 3 (Japanese)
Super Robot War Final Strategy Guide (Japanese)
Saint Seiya vol.15 (Korean)
Shiroi Senshi Yamato vol.2 & 3 (Korean)

Of course, we had very pleasant and engaging conversation throughout the day and greatly enjoyed the day. We talked about everything from our school life in Taiwan, high school life here, friends, work, hobbies, habits, future, etc. It's also very nice of Lisa to pay for the transit fare and the lunch. Must get her something special for her birthday coming up next week!