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Happy National Lasagna Day! 🎉🇮🇹🍝

Today, we celebrate the rich tapestry of cultures and flavors that make #VancouverBC, such a vibrant and diverse city. From the bustling streets of #CommercialDrive to the scenic views of Stanley Park, #Vancouver is a melting pot of traditions and cuisines.

As we honour this delicious day, here are three must-try lasagna spots:

1️⃣ The Old Spaghetti Factory in Gastown has been serving up classic Italian dishes since 1970. It’s a beloved spot for families and anyone craving a taste of nostalgia. @oldspaghettifactory @oldspaghettifactory_gastown

2️⃣ Frankie’s Italian Kitchen & Bar is renowned for its mouth-watering #lasagna, made with a family recipe that includes ricotta, bolognese sauce, and mozzarella. It’s a dish you won’t want to miss. @frankiesitalian

3️⃣ Giardino Restaurant offers not only delicious lasagna but also a stunning ambiance perfect for your next Instagram post. The Tuscan-inspired decor and beautifully plated dishes make it a social media favourite. @giardinova

Celebrate today by indulging in some lasagna and sharing your favorite spots with us! 🍽️📸 #NationalLasagnaDay #FoodieFavorites #BrandingDesign #MarketingMagic #LittleItalyYVR #LittleItalyVancouver

VancouverEats #VancouverFood #VancouverFoodie

[moonmausoleum]

The Creepy History of The Haunted Old Spaghetti Factory

Take a journey through the macabre and spooky history of The Haunted Old Spaghetti Factory in Vancouver, a family restaurant where you get a ghost story served with your meal. 

Take a journey through the macabre and spooky history of The Haunted Old Spaghetti Factory in Vancouver, a family restaurant where you get a ghost story served with your meal.  Right before opening time, a waitress was walking in the back of the restaurant to check if all the tables were set. She suddenly saw a little boy under one of the boots and went over to him to see if he was alright.…

[rjdavies]

Spooky and the Supernatural Series: Haunted Restaurants

Supernatural, Spooky, Creature and Places Series we continue with ….

Today’s Feature: Haunted Restaurants

Old Spaghetti Factory

53 Water Street, Vancouver British Columbia 

This building was built in 1912, the Old Spaghetti Factory opened in 1970 at this location. Things moving, odd noises and banging, lights flickering, a little boy under a booth before the restaurant opens and a waitress went over to help him. There was a loud bang, she was startled and looked over her shoulder, when she looked back the little boy was gone. Ghost appearing to staff. 

Keg Mansion

515 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario

This building was built in 1867 for the McMaster’s family and later purchased by the Massey family. There are a couple ghosts that can be seen at this location, a little boy playing on the stairs, a ghost of a maid who haunts the second floor bathroom, and sometimes even a vision of a woman hanging from where she had allegedly hung herself in 1915. 

The Frog: A Firkin Pub

4854 Yonge Street North, North York, Ontario

Established at this location in 1994, staff complaints of someone unseen watching them, many won’t go into the basement, toilets and alarms going off mysteriously by themselves, customers being locked in bathroom stalls and spotting shadows in the basement hallways. 

Eating out, where you can get more than what you asked for. 

R. J. Davies

A Riveting Jacked-In Dreamy Mind-Bender

Visit my website at https://rjdavies.ca/ and sign up for my mailing list!

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The Old Spaghetti Factory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

[myhauntedsalem]

Terrified Night Watchmen

Waterfront Station is an old train depot in downtown Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Located in the western historic Gastown district, this grand building reflects the golden luxury era of train travel.

The station’s elegance was featured in the American television show The X-Files. A statue located on the southeast corner of the building known as Angel of Victory was featured in one episode.

This station recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. It was built in 1915 by the Canadian Pacific Railroad and is still a busy transportation hub for the lower mainland.

As one Canadian journalist put it a building this old cannot survive without quirks. Waterfront Station is considered Vancouver’s most haunted.

In recent years, multiple night watchmen who work in the station during graveyard shifts have seen apparitions and experienced poltergeist activity.

This activity is so pronounced it has terrified them.

A favorite encounter happened late one night. A guard spotted a woman dressed in a 1920s flapper outfit dancing solo through one corridor on the west side of the station. He also heard 1920s music. When he approached this female the music stopped abruptly and she vanished.

Another guard experienced what he characterized as “the fright of his life” while he patrolled the northwest corner of the building. He entered one empty room with only his flashlight for light.

He spotted the ghost of a “little old lady.” A bright glowing light surrounded her. He described her as having a mournful expression. As he stood rooted to the floor, this woman reached out to him.

He bolted from the room. Later he stated he had no idea how he managed this for he had been in a state of shock.

Yet another security guard inspecting the upper floor on the east side of the building experienced poltergeist activity. As he walked through one room used to store old desks something caught his attention.

He became aware he was not alone. Seeing nothing amiss he became nervous. He decided to leave. When he turned around to exit he found the desks had all been moved together silently.

They now blocked his exit path. In a panic he jumped on top of one and ran from the room.

Many other night watchmen have reported hearing the sound of phantom footsteps strike the station’s tiled floors and soft disembodied voices when they are the only ones in the building.

One sight that is often reported by the guards involves three ghosts. They state they watched three old ladies sitting on one particular station bench in the middle of the night. It appears they are waiting for a train that never arrives.

Ghostly soldiers are sometimes spotted in Waterfront. This station was heavily used during both the first and second world wars.

One stark apparition often seen appears on the north side of the station on the tracks outside.

In 1926, a brakeman while making repairs was killed in the rail yard. He was knocked unconscious by falling debris on the tracks. Tragically, a passenger train then ran over him, decapitating his head.

Since, many have reported seeing this headless brakeman roaming the tracks–especially in rainy weather. He carries a glowing lantern in one hand.

This apparition has also been seen in other parts of Gastown. The Old Spaghetti Factory a restaurant in the area also lays claim to this ghost.

People wonder if he is still on the job or if he is just looking for his head.

[coreytravelogue]

Edmonton, AB - April 18, 2022

So this concluded my trip to Edmonton, it went about as quick as I expected to it but I still made the most of it and it was definitely a trip I needed for my mental health.

The flight itself was very uneventful which is exactly what you want from plane ride but flights between YVR and YEG are almost always uneventful. The only particular memory I have of any flight was watching Spider-Man 3 for the first time and absolutely hating it.

Took a lot longer to get off the plane that usual but when I got off and left the security area I was met by my friend Rae who I hadn’t seen in 4 years. We went to a breakfast resteraunt where I had French toast and coffee. We caught up after so many years of not hanging out. I mean we text every week but that is different from actually hanging out. We then went to WEM and hung out for another couple of hours before she dropped me off on Whyte Ave as she had to get to work. It didn’t take me long to feel sad again but I think it will get to that at that end of the round up.

I checked into my hotel which was nice, I was worried that it would be a bit of a run down hotel but no it was a standard issue hotel, one I will consider going to again when I come back. The rest of Friday was spent walking around downtown Edmonton. I had a bite to eat at the Old Spaghetti Factory which I was impressed wi th the decore of. It is a tradition of mine to eat at the Spag Factory every time I am in Edmonton, a tradition that is over 20 years old. However the one I went to this time was in downtown and I am glad it was because I like this one better than the one in WEM now. The one in WEM moved from one part of Burbon Street to the other I imagine for more space but in doing that go rid of a lot of the appeal and setting tone which I think is part of Spag Factory’s appeal. Any one you go to attempts to take you back to the 1910s to a degree like you are in a old timey resteraunt. The one in WEM doesn’t give you that as much as the other do however this one does more than any of the others outside of the gas town location in Vancouver. The gas town location is the main location for the Spag factory so I expect them to be the bar and if they are the downtown Edmonton one meets or just about surpasses it.

I barely slept the night before Friday so I was already ready to call it a day because I knew Saturday and Sunday were going to be full days for me but before I called it I went to the Campio Brewery that is downtown. Had a flight and and a pint there before heading back to the hotel for a much needed sleep which I didn’t really get but that was not the hotels fault.

Saturday morning began with lots of coffee and a big calorie heavy breakfast of eggs and bacon. I would need it because for the next four hours spent it walking all around downtown Edmonton Jayne hatting around 4 statues. By the end of that I had just enough time for lunch where I was the the Edmonton Beer Market to scope it out before I meet my cousins. At first I didn’t want to have the Fahr Away Hefe just yet but I could not help myself as I order chips and guacamole, I am glad I did because I wound up having the best hefe I have had in Canada period. Go figure that the best beer I have ever had in Canada comes from Alberta. For as much as I shit on Alberta I do do it out of love. No one wants to see Alberta not only thrive but dominate more than me but Alberta has a tendency to get in its own way but when it sets it’s sight on something nobody or no province can do better or be as driven at it as Alberta. If Alberta committed to climate change with the attitude they give to oil and gas they would still dominate but this political rant territory that I want to steer clear of.

I went to the Oilers game soon after, I didn’t come for the game but to see the stadium and my goodness what a stadium it was. I have been to few hockey arenas in my life; Corel Centre (now Canadian Tire Centre), Air Canada Centre (now Scotiabank Centre), the Pacific Colosseum, Roger’s Arena, Kölner Haie and Rexal Place which was the old stadium that this Roger’s Place would replace on 2018. All of those hockey arenas pale in comparison to Roger’s Place. Even though the exterior looks like the top of a beer can the interior looks like one walked into a space station. It addresses everything that is often shitty about being at hockey arenas, lack of space and line of sight quality depending on where you sat.

This arena was extremely spacious and the acoustics were really good. My seat was fairly cheap by todays NHL price standards but to tell you the truth I think I had the best seat in the house as I saw everything clearly from where I was. I had never been to any other NHL game outside of one at Roger’s Arena and the Oilers pre game stuff easily beats the shit out of the Vancouver pre game bits. In my heart of heart so am still a Oilers fan though I hate them for being so shitty for so long but they played a good game and shut out Vegas that night. So of the four games I have been to now the Oilers have won twice.

However that was only the opening act, you know in a way I am actually glad that they moved the game from 7pm to 2pm because if they didn’t I probably would not have been able to spend as much time as I did with my cousins. I was worried that the game would go into overtime, if it did I would surely be late but it wasn’t as the Oilers shut out Vegas and I was able to get there on time. I was afraid that my cousins probably didn’t want to meet me and only did so because well….I am family. I wound up being very wrong as they both seemed very happy to see me after 10 years. The next 3 hours or so went pleasantly well as we caught up with each other and what we have done for the last ten years. They told me travel stories and life stories of their lives and their experiences as I gave them the lighter side of mine.

It was another pleasant experience with people like hanging with Rae was. I paid for dinner which I was expecting to be 100 bucks but it wound up being 200 bucks, oh well. Kaitlyn is moving to Ottawa in September and she has told me that if I ever come to Ottawa her couch is mine to use so make that 200 buck dinner payment a down payment. I have invited both to come to Vancouver if they want, my couch is their couch if they choose to want to use it. It works better as a bed anyway than a couch.

However like with Rae once the night was over the sense of joy that I had being around people I cared about turned sadness. I wanted to just go out and try my hand at getting lucky that night just to get the feeling of loneliness out of my head but most of my 20s was spent doing that to completely failure, I have no patience for that sort of stuff anymore so I went back to the hotel.

Sunday began the same as Saturday; up early, heavily caffeinated and stuffed with pig and eggs. I spent the next 3 hours walking from downtown Edmonton to Whyte Ave to Jayne hat Anne Frank. If I knew she was as close to Whyte Ave as she was I would have Jayne hatted her on Friday as I was walking down. There are actually a lot of statues I missed that I sort of regret not getting. 2 statues at the University of Alberta, one in Collingwood and another on Alberta Road. Well it’s not like I am not coming back, unless shit really gets bad I will more likely be back here in the next four months versus four years.

I went back to WEM at noon and went to the water park which is another tradition. I could not help but be scared in there as it was. Really crowded, more crowded than even I would notice before COVID but by the time I was in there I figured well no use turning back now.

It was three hours of going down slides and waiting to go down them, 2/3rds of the time was simply waiting for slides which sucked. In those 3 hours I was able to get through most of the slides once and just once. I need to find a time when it is less busy. If I ever catch COVID anywhere it would probably have been there but all things considered I still tried my best to keep my distance where I could. After a quick bite I went back downtown and then went back to the Beer Market where I hung out with Rae again and chatted for another 2-3 hours which was great.

She had to work early so she dropped me off at my hotel and that was my night. Again I was so tempted to just go to the beer market and drown myself in fahr away hefe thrown fuel on the sad depression that was starting to burn again but in the past few weeks since Victoria and my turn a corner moment I was able to stop myself and not do it.

I will leave the more personal analysis of my trip for my journal but I guess if there is anything I have learned about this trip is how much I need social interaction in my life and how much I miss being around friends and family.

For much of my life I have spent it alone, by myself and without the need of being around people. In fact most of the time I was perfectly content with my own company despite my need for a relationship. Now the thought of going back to Vancouver where I have next to no friends, no one to hang out with, no family to turn to….nothing…..all it does is trigger sadness in me reminding.

I don’t have a problem admitting my loneliness and most of my depression openly, I am not going to lie here there were moments where I could have begged in tears for one more hour of their time, one more hour of just not being alone. Just like I could beg to have someone join me at the water park, getting lost in downtown Vancouver, etc but at the end of the day I do most of those thing always alone and what few moments I get with people are brief and I try to cherish them as much as a can because they come fewer and far between.

It’s just sad that I have to pay hundreds of dollars just see people but I don’t cry or beg in front of them because I don’t want to be that person they feel obligated to be around but I now understand how some have felt when they would often turn to me similarly though those were few people. Thinking about how I could have given those people more of my time though I felt I did at the time doesn’t cease to give me more self hate fuel which I am already topped up on. All I can do to fight my loneliness is to create and travel to forget about it. Some people have cats, dogs or other things. Me it’s travel when I can and creating when I can.

I tested COVID negative before leaving Vancouver, tested negative this morning but I will see if I came out of this trip COVID free. If I did then I will roll the bones and travel more, health be damned as it’s obvious I won’t be seeing many people anyway and if I do travel it will probably be back to Edmonton anyway because it’s cheaper. Who knows I will find out in a week or so whether I came out of it alright. All I know is I got what I wanted out of this trip, I got to see people I cared about and got to feel like a human being for 9 hours of 4 days. It’s more than what have for a whole year minus December.

Till the next trip, shazbot nanu nanu.

[myallaroundtheworld-blog]

Vancouver City Guide

Vancouver, EH?

Whether you’re just visiting for the weekend or you will spend more than a week here, I’m positive these tips will leave you with plenty of things to do and food to eat ;) ENJOY!

P.s. the best time to visit is between June and September to guarantee nice weather. But don’t forget Vancouver is also known as “Raincouver” so be prepared with an umbrella always with you.

VANCOUVER FOOD

-      Medina Café: fuel up for a long day with a hearty breakfast. Considered as the best breakfast in town – so expect to wait. My recommendation àorder a liege waffle with your choice of dipping sauce.

-      Chambar: if you want to avoid the line at Medina Cafe, Chambar is for you. The food is exactly the same, and the interior is even prettier.

-      The old spaghetti factory: if you’re in Gastown this place is an ideal spot to have dinner for a very convenient price. Also the inside is totally worth.

-      Vancouver Lookout ($$$): if you want a bird’s eye view, check out the Vancouver Lookout, it is in Gastown but you can see the whole city. Be sure you don’t get there on a cloudy day.

THINGS TO DO

-      Stanley Park: is a huge urban park, it has trails, old growth forest, beaches and the largest aquarium in Canada. The perfect spot for a picnic or stop by Teahouse which doesn’t have a huge variety of teas but does have a full menu and also serves wine, beer and cocktails.  

-      Lynn Canyon Park:

-      Granville Island: to get there you can take a water taxi to the island or a bus from the city. Here you’ll found a market with lots of fresh food, local made shops and restaurants. Check out the Granville Island Broom Co, where you can find handmade brooms and watch the owners as they make the brooms. -      Day trip to Whistler 

  -      Kitsilano beach: take your picnic supplies and head over this beach. After your picnic, head back towards Gastown in Vancouver.

-      Gastown: Vancouver’s oldest neighborhood. With ted brick streets and vintage lamps, don’t miss the Steam Clock, a steam powered clock that whistles a chime every 15 minutes. 

-      Granville Street: the heart of the town, this is the street where everyone is and it is a must. You can spend the afternoon here walking, shopping or taking a drink. This street has so much to offer, make sure you give yourself some time to visit it.

-      Vancouver Public library: one of the most amazing libraries I have ever seen.  

I hope this guide help you to plan your trip and enjoy the most of Vancouver.

Have a wonderful holiday!!!

By: Salma Hernandez Ramirez.

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Time Machine- Downtown Vancouver - 20th of June 2018 #photography #citylife #bicycle #time #blackandwhitephoto #mood #antique #texture #downtownvancouver #travel #vacation #destinations #vancouver #canada #artistlife #artistoninstagram (at Old Spaghetti Factory Canada)

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Happy National Lasagna Day! 🎉🇮🇹🍝

Today, we celebrate the rich tapestry of cultures and flavors that make #VancouverBC, such a vibrant and diverse city. From the bustling streets of #CommercialDrive to the scenic views of Stanley Park, #Vancouver is a melting pot of traditions and cuisines.

As we honour this delicious day, here are three must-try lasagna spots:

1️⃣ The Old Spaghetti Factory in Gastown has been serving up classic Italian dishes since 1970. It’s a beloved spot for families and anyone craving a taste of nostalgia. @oldspaghettifactory @oldspaghettifactory_gastown

2️⃣ Frankie’s Italian Kitchen & Bar is renowned for its mouth-watering #lasagna, made with a family recipe that includes ricotta, bolognese sauce, and mozzarella. It’s a dish you won’t want to miss. @frankiesitalian

3️⃣ Giardino Restaurant offers not only delicious lasagna but also a stunning ambiance perfect for your next Instagram post. The Tuscan-inspired decor and beautifully plated dishes make it a social media favourite. @giardinova

Celebrate today by indulging in some lasagna and sharing your favorite spots with us! 🍽️📸 #NationalLasagnaDay #FoodieFavorites #BrandingDesign #MarketingMagic #LittleItalyYVR #LittleItalyVancouver

VancouverEats #VancouverFood #VancouverFoodie

[delectable-travel-dining]

Canada's National Cocktail Turns 50 - And Here Are 4 Great Places to Drink It

It's as Canadian as maple syrup. The Caesar is Canada's national cocktail. Created in a hotel bar in Calgary in 1969, it's been the only-in-Canada favorite game night, summer patio, and 'hair of the dog' Sunday brunch cocktail. Caesars even prompted an exclusively Canadian cocktail mix: Clamato juice, a combination of clam and tomato juice, which you can find on the shelves of almost every market in the country.

The country's 35 million residents consume an estimated 350 million Caesars every year, with variations and a cornucopia of local and inventive garnishes that ratchet up competition between bars across the country.

Feel like a taste of Canada? Well, book a trip to one of these standout Caesar cocktail destinations from coast to coast… or enjoy the recipes these bars, restaurants and hotels have been kind enough to share.

Hail Caesar!

Lynn Elmhirst, Producer/ Host, BestTrip TV

The Birthplace: Westin Hotel – Calgary, Alberta

Today's Westin in Canada's oil country capital was the Calgary Inn in 1969. Bar manager Walter Chell was assigned the creative task of devising a signature cocktail for the opening of the hotel's new Italian restaurant. He called on his own Italian roots and favorite dish, spaghetti with clams, mashing clams and blending them with tomato juice, adding spice, topping the beverage with a celery stalk, a 'crown' for a cocktail to be named after ancient Roman emperors.

The Caesar is still on the bar menu at the Westin's Liquid Lounge in Calgary, and although its recipe is true to Walter Chell's original recipe, they make it unique using local vodka from Eau Claire Distillery.

The Original Caesar Recipe

1 lime wedge

1 T celery salt or as needed

ice cubes as needed

1 oz vodka

1 dash Worcestershire sauce, or to taste

1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tobasco), or to taste

8 oz tomato and clam juice cocktail (such as Mott's Clamato or Walter Chell Caesar mix)

1 celery stick

Wet the rim of a cocktail glass with the lime wedge; set aside for garnish. Place celery salt in a small dish, and press the rim of the glass into the salt to coat. Add ice to the glass.

Pour vodka, Worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce over the ice; top with tomato-clam juice. Garnish with lime wedge and celery stick.

Pro Tip: Double down on local flavor, pairing the Liquid Lounge's Caesar with the hotel's western-themed Bison Nachos.

The First Caesar Bar: 1858 Caesar Bar - Collingwood, Ontario

Two hours north of Toronto, mountains meet the shore of the vast Georgian Bay on the Great Lakes. The town of Collingwood is the gateway to the four-season Blue Mountains resort area, where skiing and snowboarding in the winter meet hiking and biking in the summer, and a host of marine activities in this historic Great Lakes shipping and ship building destination. Collingwood's beaux-art Federal Building downtown is one attraction. Another is the first Caesar Bar in North America.

1858 Caesar Bar features a huge menu of Caesars from traditional to outrageous, and you can even build your own custom Caesar cocktail. They all uniquely contain Walkers OneShot Caesar Additive, the Caesar seasoning that was the inspiration for the bar. They shared the recipe for their all-Canadian flavored Caesar:

1858 Caesar Bar - Canadian Maple BBQ Caesar

Start - Rim a 16oz to 20oz Glass with Walkers OneShot ��Bold and Savory Rimmer’

Use Lemon or Lime Juice on a Tea Plate or Bowl to Wet your glass for the Rimmer to stick to the glass

Rim your glass

Add lots of ICE, THIS is important for a Great Caesar.. Yes ICE! Fill the glass full of ICE

Add Saddleback Whisky - Maple Bacon Whisky

Add Mott’s Clamato Original - Or your favorite Clam Juice

And now here comes the Magic - Add about 1oz of Walkers OneShot Premium HandCrafted Caesar Additive - Choose your desired Heat Level from Mild to Hot

Garnish with a piece of Maple Canadian Bacon

Finish - The Best Part - ENJOY this True ALL Canadian Caesar

Pro Tip: It's easy to make your own Maple Bacon - Get some BBQ Sauce and add some pure Canadian Maple syrup to the BBQ sauce. Stir it up, and brush onto the cooked piece of bacon.

The Liberty Distillery – Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada's West Coast cruise port is famously nestled between the sea and the mountains. Vancouver's Granville Island neighborhood has been transformed from factories and sawmills to a famous shopping and foodie destination. There you'll find the century-old Saloon Bar of the Liberty Distillery.

The Liberty Distillery's award-winning, light and citrus-y Bloody Caesar (pictured, top) highlights their organic, local grain craft distilled spirits.

Bloody Caesar

In a Collins Glass, build:

1oz. Truth Vodka

½ oz. Fresh Lemon Juice

3 Drops Tabasco

5 Drops Worcestershire

Clamato Juice or Tomato Juice

Ground Pepper

Grated Horseradish

Spicy Bean and Olive on a pick

Lime Wedge

Rim glass with celery salt. Fill with ice, spirit, lemon juice, tabasco and Worcester. Top with clamato juice and garnish with an olive/bean skewer, freshly grated horseradish, ground pepper and a lime wedge.

Pro Tip: instead of driving, practice safe cocktailing and at the same time enjoy an iconic Vancouver trip: take one of the adorable mini-tugboat ferries over to Granville Island to indulge in Caesars and the famous food scene.

Peake's Quay Restaurant and Bar - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Canada's smallest and only island province is one of Canada's east coast provinces. PEI is famous for red sand beaches, lighthouses, Anne of Green Gables, and church lobster suppers.

Historic capital Charlottetown, with its Victorian buildings, is the birthplace of Canadian Confederation, and home to Peake's Quay Restaurant and Bar, overlooking the historic Charlottetown waterfront. They serve a classic Caesar, but with a local twist:

Peake's Quay Classic Caesar

Rim a collins glass with Celery Salt

Ice

1 oz Vodka

Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce

Splash of. Lime Juice

Maritime Madness Bacon Blaze Zesty Bacon Hot Sauce (made in Montague, Prince Edward Island)

Topped with Motts Original Clamato Juice

Salt and Pepper

Topped with Salt & Pepper

Garnished with a Spicy Bean and Lemon and Lime.

Pro Tip: Peake's Quay is open during the summer season, when it hosts some of the best of the Canadian maritime's famous music. Check out their Summer Concert Series schedule to make sure you're sipping a Caesar and tapping your toes to 'down East' coast music.

Start your Trip!

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Terrified Night Watchmen 

Waterfront Station is an old train depot in downtown Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Located in the western historic Gastown district, this grand building reflects the golden luxury era of train travel.

The station’s elegance was featured in the American television show The X-Files. A statue located on the southeast corner of the building known as Angel of Victory was featured in one episode.

This station recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. It was built in 1915 by the Canadian Pacific Railroad and is still a busy transportation hub for the lower mainland.

As one Canadian journalist put it a building this old cannot survive without quirks. Waterfront Station is considered Vancouver’s most haunted.

In recent years, multiple night watchmen who work in the station during graveyard shifts have seen apparitions and experienced poltergeist activity.

This activity is so pronounced it has terrified them.

A favorite encounter happened late one night. A guard spotted a woman dressed in a 1920s flapper outfit dancing solo through one corridor on the west side of the station. He also heard 1920s music. When he approached this female the music stopped abruptly and she vanished.

Another guard experienced what he characterized as “the fright of his life” while he patrolled the northwest corner of the building. He entered one empty room with only his flashlight for light.

He spotted the ghost of a “little old lady.” A bright glowing light surrounded her. He described her as having a mournful expression. As he stood rooted to the floor, this woman reached out to him.

He bolted from the room. Later he stated he had no idea how he managed this for he had been in a state of shock.

Yet another security guard inspecting the upper floor on the east side of the building experienced poltergeist activity. As he walked through one room used to store old desks something caught his attention.

He became aware he was not alone. Seeing nothing amiss he became nervous. He decided to leave. When he turned around to exit he found the desks had all been moved together silently.

They now blocked his exit path. In a panic he jumped on top of one and ran from the room.

Many other night watchmen have reported hearing the sound of phantom footsteps strike the station’s tiled floors and soft disembodied voices when they are the only ones in the building.

One sight that is often reported by the guards involves three ghosts. They state they watched three old ladies sitting on one particular station bench in the middle of the night. It appears they are waiting for a train that never arrives.

Ghostly soldiers are sometimes spotted in Waterfront. This station was heavily used during both the first and second world wars.

One stark apparition often seen appears on the north side of the station on the tracks outside.

In 1926, a brakeman while making repairs was killed in the rail yard. He was knocked unconscious by falling debris on the tracks. Tragically, a passenger train then ran over him, decapitating his head.

Since, many have reported seeing this headless brakeman roaming the tracks–especially in rainy weather. He carries a glowing lantern in one hand.

This apparition has also been seen in other parts of Gastown. The Old Spaghetti Factory a restaurant in the area also lays claim to this ghost.

People wonder if he is still on the job or if he is just looking for his head.

[elhambreconlasganasdebeber]

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Edmonton, AB Canada - May 22, 2017

Victoria Day long weekend is done and I am sitting in the same spot I normally am sitting at Edmonton International Airport, awkwardly next to the people who call people up to board. This long weekend was needed, I needed some time out of the bubble that is Vancouver, even Newfoundland feels like a extension of the bubble as I am normally just staying in the house in Newfoundland.

Every time I come to Edmonton International Airport it differs slightly from when I did before. The airport looks a hell of a lot nicer than it did 2 years ago but still doesn’t feel the same however I keep having to remind myself that the airport I went to a lot as a kid wasn’t this one but the one downtown. I remember that one mainly for the arcade under the escalators that you could always find me in when we were there. My parents never had to worry about me getting lost, they could always find me playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X Men or The Simpsons at that arcade.

This trip however wasn’t like any other time I have came here, I didn’t buy nearly anything outside of food. In fact I think I spent more on food than I did on stuff which for me is very strange. A lot of that has to do with the death of HMV Canada though. If HMV was still in West Edmonton Mall they most surely have taken a bit more of my money. All I bought was a phone charger, vinyl sleeves, brown shoe laces and electric toothbrush heads......that is about it.

I got to meet my friend here in Edmonton that I hadn’t seen since I was here. Both of us have changed thankfully for the better, I am less resentful and more over the past than I used to, she is always her cheery and smiling self. I didn’t even really party all that much however to tell you the truth I have rarely partied in Edmonton technically which seems very strange, beer is extremely expensive in this city.

Friday night when my friend picked me up and dropped me off at the Commercial Hotel I decided to just call it a night because I wanted to be up early to get in as much done as I could. The hotel was very cheap and it looked cheap but the room and bed was clean and that was good with me. The only crap things was the heat (which is more the weather than me) and the walls were too thin.

First part of the morning was for me to figure out how to get bus change for the weekend so I bought some toothbrush heads to break the 20. Went on my way to the good old West Edmonton Mall for the traditional fun. 

One thing I tried to do this time was to try and eat healthier though I didn’t entirely succeed with that but I did make more healthier choices than was planned. First mission was breakfast then find a charger since I found out Friday night I forgot my phone charger for the second time in a row to Edmonton. I bought a booster juice and a egg wrap then bought vinyl sleeves and a phone charger. The plan was to head to the water park at 12 and spend about 3 hours there, by then my friend would be done her work and then come hang out with me at the Spaghetti Factory. Found nothing worth buying so I went on to the waterpark and had my 3.5 hours of fun.

There was a new ride since I was there, it was a sideboard ride some digital game tied to it. Took 1 hour to get on it, I got the 9th highest score in the top 10 of that day on the first and only shot. I could have spent more time bettering my score but with waiting 45 minutes a shot at that I had no time for it, the old toilet bowl slide as I call it was always fun, all the slides were fun but the wave pool wasn’t quite as wavy this time around. By the time I got out I was ready to meet up with my friend and walked around the mall a few times waiting for her till she had to cancel. Decided to go on my own to the Spag Factory but it was also too busy. So I decided to have a steak with lobster sauce in a near empty bar and glad I did. I got my phone charged, got something to eat and relaxed my feet.

I met up with my friend for breakfast that morning and shot the shit before she had to let me go to go for a doctor’s appointment then sleep and I spent the rest of the morning exploring downtown Edmonton for the first time truly since long before I moved to Vancouver. Parts of it had changed but not all of it. I walked down old 107 street, the street I went up and down when I would go to Animethon for a couple of years. The hotel I stayed at was still there but under a new name and management. One of the biggest surprises was that this old cafe was still there called The Local Press where I remembered having one of the best chicken sandwiches I ever had but they didn’t have it on the menu and I decided not to bother if I couldn't have that.

I decided to go back to Whyte Ave and try to start writing but I only got 2 pages done but I do feel like I am in the proper head space to start working on the book steadily. I had the best potter beer I ever had and I have had a few over the past few years but it topped them all; Hawaiian Coconut Porter. It was the coconut that made this beer good in all honesty what is normally a strong malty taste. I had about 4 of those and one local Witbier which wasn’t that great but then outside of Driftwood I don't think Canadians are good at wit/weizen beer period. Also had some pretzels which were awesome and some jumbo prawns. I could have continued but was getting drowsy and slightly drunk.

I elected go back to the hotel and sleep it off thinking about what I wanted to write in my book next.

Morning came and went as I went to a vegan cafe and had vegan eggs, hash browns, toast and this vegan sausage which as awesome and something I should try and find when I get home.

So that was my trip in a nut shell, no real partying, no real progress but just a break from the world. Things will start to get a lot more interesting for the rest of the summer and I am super excited and ready for it. I hope to have at least two more adventures before the year is done, should say 3 if you count meeting my love in the next few weeks. This is going to be the most exciting summer I have had since my made my short film in 2006, that wasn’t exciting but it was fun, in terms of excitement purely not since I was still a kid who didn’t need to work and looked forward to summer days full of television, candy and video games. That is when I was a kid, now as a adult I am excitde for a special someone to stay with me and to have fun exploring Vancouver and maybe other parts of BC with. Things have definitely changed. Exciting times, boarding time now. Shazbot nano nano.