2009-06-09

Vancouver

I visited Vancouver for the past week to renew my passport and tn status. The passport was ready in just a few days but I had to pay an extra fee for the express service. Most of my time in Vancouver was spent with my parents and friends eating at various restaurants.

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I usually visit Vancouver twice a year so it was nice to meet up with friends again. One friend had moved to HK and it was my first time to see her for over 9 years. Another friend had worked in Silicon Valley but moved back to Vancouver. After dinner Sam took Mike and me sightseeing around UBC, Stanley Park, and the downtown area. Vancouver can changed a lot since I moved away in 2000. Aside from infrastructure improvements such as roads and the skytrain, there are many new high-rise buildings and a new convention centre. A lot of work was still ongoing to prepare for the Olympics.

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