As mentioned earlier, we arrived in our hotel-- the Sheraton. And *whistles* boy are we in the lap of luxury! We've got a nice little junior suite-- king bed and sleeper sofa in one room, and double bed in the other room. The main room has a nice 32" HD TV, that's the one I was accessing WebTV on earlier. And a little kitchenette complete with microwave, fridge and little sink, perfect for keeping Todd's baby bottles and our miscellaneous dishes clean. The other bedroom also has a large television in it, so there's no arguing about which program to watch ;-)

We're on the 22nd floor of the hotel, giving us a breathtaking view of downtown Vancouver and the waterfront. We're right across the street from a really neat looking hospital, and down the street from a beautiful old church.

We've encountered a few Canadian oddities, such as the fact that the highway system is more like that of the UK than the US. Which is interesting because it's not strictly European, for our freeway system is very much like Germany's. The highway signs are a mix of European and American style-- arrows like in Europe, but green background like in the US (instead of European blue). And blinking green lights on traffic signals, which I later learned had a different meaning here in British Columbia than in the other provinces of Canada.

One more curiosity: mailboxes on the sidewalk? We came across a few of these large gray metal boxes emblazoned with the Canada Post symbol, except we can't figure out what they are supposed to be. Places for people to drop off letters? You'd think so, but there's no slot for anyone to insert any mail, not even a postcard! So... if any of my Canadian friends are reading this-- what ARE they??

Last night and today wasn't very vacatioin-like or relaxing: Todd ran a bit of a fever last night, which kept him from sleeping soundly, and that in turn affected my sleep, waking up every couple hours to check on him. He was doing better today, though, and threw up after eating dinner tonight, but that seemed to be the catalyst to getting him well on the road to recovery, he seems to be doing better now :-) Fingers crossed that a doctor's visit isn't in order for tomorrow!

Today was a lazy day, slept in till 10am and had a leisurely breakfast and lunch, a long nap (well, for Toddy anyway-- Mommy was busy wrestling with the spotty WebTV connection) and a trip to the grocery store and some dinner. Tomorrow Todd and I will plan to actually go out and go somewhere and see some sights :-)

I've got plenty of photos, but probably won't be able to upload them until the end of the week, when Allan's done with the conference. When I do get a chance, I promise to share :-)