Happy 125th Birthday Vancouver!

To celebrate our city's 125th birthday today, a list of a few of my favourite things here:

Museum of Anthropology (architecture/museum/location)
The Sylvia Hotel (architecture/history/location)
The Marine Building (architecture)
Museum of Vancouver (history)
Stanley Park (location/seawall) 
Spanish Bank (location/beach)
Main Street (shopping/food) (South Main/SoMa/Mount Pleasant area) - not to miss The Regional Assembly of Text, Eugene Choo, Latitude
Granville Island (location/market/shopping/food) - not to miss La Baguette et L'Echalote Bakery,  Emily Carr University (Galleries) and Paper Ya
Chinatown (history/shopping) and Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden
Kitsilano (shopping) - not to miss Plenty and Hip Baby
Gastown (history/shopping) - not to miss Old Faithful and  Inform Interiors
Also check Poppytalk's Vancouver Shopping Guide

Go to celebratevancouver125.ca for more info on today's celebrations!

Vancouver Shopping Guide: Collage Collage

Collage Collage is an amazing shop/creation place here in Vancouver for the "young set" and "young at heart". Bringing the world of art and creativity to new eyes, owner Erin Boniferro has created a space that's fresh and "strives to uphold the tremendous creative abilities that children have, in surroundings that adults find equally stimulating and inspiring". Earlier this year, Becka of Bliss and a Teacup and I made a visit there (I can't believe how time flies) and were completely that, "inspired". The shop holds workshops and drop-in classes (check schedule), along with supplies a unique and non-commercial shopping experience featuring handmade toys, story books, artist projects, cd's, posters, etc. A must-stop-and-see-place to read a book, draw and explore. (A huge thank you to Becka for providing the photo's and to Erin for the conversaton)!

Collage Collage
621 Kingsway (at 15th + Fraser St.)
Vancouver, BC V5T 3K5
604.569.1929
info[at]collagecollage[dot]ca

A Visit to Room 6

Ever since Megan of Room 6 redesigned her blog to have bigger pictures, I am being lured day in and day out to cross three (or four) bridges to visit her cute little shop in the heart of Deep Cove (here in the lower mainland). And today I just found three more reasons. First because of these 2011 resolution reminder bracelets; second, for their dreamy snowflake window display and third to meet her little man (OMG)! Pssst! They're having an open house tonight 6-9pm. (Thanks for the reminder Lesley)!