Hello May! Spring seems to be coming and going these days, one day being warm and sunny and the next being dull and wet. The first day of May was one of those sunny ones, and I took full advantage of it =) We hit up JJ Bean on Main St. to read the paper, enjoy a great cup of coffee and start the weekend (or the month) off right. Inside the cafe is a warm, comfortable place that gets quite busy sometimes. It has massive windows and a nice patio, therefore a great place for people-watching!
Shakespeare’s Sister – Hello
JJ Bean (Main Street)
3010 Main Street
Vancouver, BC
Phone: (604) 879-2326
www.jjbeancoffee.com
if you’re following me on twitter you might know that i have been looking forward to some geocaching (if you are not following me, you should !). as i promptly tweeted “can’t wait for my first geocache hunt x 4:54 AM Apr 13th via web”. for those of you who don’t already know about geocaching, it is an outdoor activity in which you use a GPS to seek containers, called geocaches, that are hidden all over the world. it’s basically like a modern day treasure hunt! just use the internet to find geocaches around you, then use any sort of GPS-enabled device to locate them. or if you have an iphone, download the free geocaching app. bring a small item to put in the cache, and you can take an item from the cache when you find it! don’t forget to bring someone with you because it might be dangerous. also wear comfortable shoes because you never know where you might end up. so today i went on a geocache hunt!
this was easy to find. kudos for the protective color used, geocache hider!
i took the Dairy Queen butterscotch sundae lip balm, and put in a tiny winny the pooh toy.
since the first one was easy to find. we decided to take on another challenge. boy was this one a toughie! the GPS didn’t direct us to the exact location. we walked for about 30 minutes and looked for the cache for another 20! but i was very excited when i found it under the roots of this tree!
it was my second time visiting sweet obsession. it is a cake shop/ café, located in a local neighbourhood on 16th ave. they specialize in cakes, pastries, and desserts. and everything is made in house. sweet obsession and the sister restaurant, trafalgar’s bistro right next door, serve the exact same desserts. however you pay a bit extra for the ambiance in trafalgar’s. i wouldn’t say that all of their cakes are great, but i enjoyed my warm toffee cake, and the visit was certainly a pleasant one. so next time you need a sugar fix, give this place a visit! bon appetit =)
(photos by patty)
Sweet Obsession Cakes & Pastries Ltd
2611 West 16th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6K 3C2
(604) 739-0555
www.sweetobsession.ca
Open Mon-Thu,Sun 8am-10pm; Fri-Sat 8am-11pm
i live in vancouver and taipei. i love guitar and roadtrips. sunshine and the beach. cupcakes and coffee. indie music and foreign films. i want to scuba dive at the great barrier reef and speak french in paris.
