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Happy Hour and Dessert in Capitol Hill

  Happy Hour Street Tacos with Carne Asada and a Miami Vice from Poquitos.  Poquitos is located in Capitol Hill and they're serving up authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Their happy hour deal is a good one- during Ocho hour, everything on the happy hour menu is just $8! I went with a Miami Vice, a classic Pina Colada with Strawberry. This blended cocktail was so fruity and delicious. To eat I had two Carne Asada Street Tacos and a Birria Poquitos Burrito. The Burrito was small and served with a side of Consommé sauce. Both food items were tasty and satisfying.  My husband also had some Street Tacos and a Margarita from the happy hour menu. My sons had a Cheese Quesadilla and beans and rice. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. I first visited Poquitos in 2012, also for happy hour, and I remembered liking it then, too. It was time for a meal there again.  For dessert, we walked about ten minutes west to  Voodoo Doughnut . The Seattle location opened late last ye...
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Exploring Granville Island


For the second night of our trip to Vancouver we stayed at the Granville Island Hotel. We were originally going to stay with family that night but they ended up having to go out of town. That meant I got to choose another hotel. I chose this one because it sounded fun to stay on Granville Island. After we checked in and got settled and rested, we took a walk around.

Granville Island is technically not an island, but a sandpit located under the Granville Island Bridge. In the early 1900's it was home to factories, plants, and sawmills. Today it is a posh neighborhood filled with galleries, restaurants, stores, craft studios, and a huge Public Market.

One fun and easy way to access Granville Island is by taking one of the mini boats from downtown. We've never done this but I enjoy taking photos of the boats and all of the Vancouver's ever growing architecture from Granville Island.

During out walk we wandered into the Kid's Market, a two story building filled with toy stores and other entertainment for the little ones. Since we were a little tired from traipsing all over Vancouver with our toddlers, we walked the three or so blocks back to our hotel and ordered room service for dinner. After eating, my son and I took a walk around outside the hotel. The views of False Creek, the many boats, and downtown Vancouver were beautiful.

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