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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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Scenes from Vancouver, BC | Spring 2023

 Spring is in the air and my boys had their spring break last week. So we did an overnight in Vancouver, BC! It had been over three years since we visited and we couldn't wait to explore and eat some good food. Our first stop was Yaletown, and when we spotted the hanging umbrella art installation, we stopped and walked around. 

At Yaletown's Bill Curtis Square, hang 70 umbrellas. They resemble blooming cherry blossoms, which are perfect for spring. I had fun photographing this art installation and have always wanted to see something like this. A block away by Earl's restaurant, they had a pedestrian walkway with hanging t-shirts that was quirky and fun. 

The first day of our trip was sunny and then the rain came the next day. We stayed at the Hotel Blue downtown. We had some great food and such a fun visit to Vancouver! My next posts I'll share about where we ate and what our hotel was like. 

The waits at the border weren't too bad, but I had forgotten about the long waits. Going into Canada was about thirty minutes and then leaving was an hour wait. The only documents you need to show is your passport. 

Bring plenty of coins, American or Canadian, for parking. Most of the street parking in downtown Vancouver is coin only. We only brought four quarters and that got us thirty minutes. We forgot about the parking situation there. The other option is downloading their parking app and paying through your phone. We don't recommend, since we did this and it took a while. 

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more of my Vancouver posts! 












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