Lunchtime Touring

 

Today I had the most amazing lunch break ever. It felt like I did so much even though I only ventured a short distance from my office. My friend Alicia and I wandered into Chinatown to snap some photos and get our creative juices flowing after sitting at our computers for half a day. We found colourful buildings to photograph and went to the Chinese Gardens which I have actually never been to before! They are so close and so beautiful I can't believe I have never been.

 

We wandered around and snapped photo after photo like excited tourists and I remembered how enjoyable it is just to wander around a city looking at beautiful things with no where to be. Of course we had to go back to work eventually but I definitely felt much more refreshed than I would had I sat in the lunch room for an hour!

I hope to have more lunchtime adventures like this one in the near future. And since I just upgraded my Photoshop I'll have to keep taking more photos so that I can keep learning how to edit them. Thanks to A Beautiful Mess for the tips on how to bring out the vibrant colours in my photos.

don't talk to strangers...

You might fall in love.

weekend getaway

A few weeks ago I headed up to Summerland with a few of my favourite colleagues and good friends for a bit of wine and much needed relaxation. Or is that a bit of relaxation and some much needed wine? Hmm...
We visited at least seven wineries and sampled the wares and brought home enough bottles to last me probably until next year . Well in theory.  But what could be better than wine and sunshine and this beautiful view you ask?

Why posing in front of this amazing old truck of course!

Of course it has been raining in Vancouver ever since and I'm ready for another weekend getaway, but at least the clouds are clearing and tomorrow promises sunshine and the chance for more photography adventures on my lunch-break.