What to do on the weekend?

Are you still looking for some stuff to do this weekend? Well you’ve come to the right place! 😄 Here’s a bunch of ideas for fun activities in Vancouver this weekend!

Firstly, this weekend is Chinese New Year! You can join INTERNeX for the parade on Sunday (Feb 11). It starts at 11am and goes until around 1:30pm. The actual New Year is on Saturday though, and there’s a bunch of activities and festivities happening! One place to go is definitely the Chinese Canadian Museum! They have special events and tours in celebration of Chinese New Year all weekend: on Saturday, there’s calligraphy demonstrations from 11am-2pm and on Sunday there’s printmaking activities! Another good place to go is Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden! They have lots of festivities this weekend, including dance performances, live music, a lion-dance and more!

Other than that, this is also the last weekend of the Hot Chocolate Festival in Vancouver! Honestly, this one is literally just an excuse to treat yourself to some nice hot chocolate lol! But there’s a bunch of different unique and exotic flavours! Some cafés also have some other fun options like Honolulu Coffee where you can do calligraphy art on the hot chocolate! 🤩 You get a white hot chocolate, a shot of edible ink and a brush pen (that is actually complimentary to take home) and you can draw whatever you want on your drink!! They have 3 different locations that are all participating, so if you’re feeling creative, this is the place to go!

If you’re looking to go for a hike, this weekend might be a great time because it’s not supposed to rain and it’s not too cold either! Some suggestions from me are Lighthouse Park, one of the local mountains like Grouse Mountain or Lynn Canyon! All of these have beautiful views and they’re for sure like a little workout, because they go up and down the whole time lol! If you’re looking for something a little less exhausting, you can just go for a walk. I suggest Stanley Park for this because it’s literally sooo beautiful! I can’t stress this enough lol, but I absolutely love just going for a walk in the park and I always recommend one of the lakes! I’d say if you only have like one hour, you should get off the bus at Stanley Park Loop, walk over to Beaver Lake and loop around it! It’s not that big but the views are beautiful and it’s very peaceful! If you have a little more time, definitely check out Lost Lagoon as well! It’s a little bigger and it’s so beautiful to see the trees being mirrored in the water!! 😍

Whatever you decide to do, I hope that you have lots of fun and that you can explore in and around Vancouver! Maybe you’ll get to know some new aspects of other cultures or you can just enjoy some nature or treat yourself to something nice! 😄

Toodles!

-Talea :))

How was the weekend?

This weekend was full of ups and downs for INTERNeX lol! So let me tell you all about it! 😄

Firstly, we went to Vancouver’s street food festival “Street Food City 12” in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Unfortunately, it was very rainy and there wasn’t much going on. We tried a few foods, which were pretty good, but then we quickly headed to a café in Gastown to escape from the rain. We went to Monaco Café, which is located right on the street corner leading into Gastown, so the location was beautiful!! Overall, the Street Food Festival was a little disappointing, especially compared to other food festivals/events like Richmond Night Market or Granville Island Public Market, because there weren’t very many options and generally not much else going on besides the food trucks. But the café was lovely and we can recommend their cheesecake! 😉

After that, some of us went to Earnest Ice Cream to try some of their popular ice cream sandwiches! They have 3 different locations and they actually have an awesome buy-one-get one-free-deal going on at the moment!! It’s only until the end of January though, so if you wanna try some, be sure to do within the next few days to save some money! They have a bunch of different flavours to choose from and they actually change daily, so I suggest checking out their website beforehand to see which ones they have in stock. We tried ‘double chocolate brownie” and “vegan peanut butter” and they were both soooo good!! I think it’s best to share though because even a single sandwich is quite hefty! Also you can try more flavours when sharing, 😉

On Sunday there was unfortunately even more rain… but some of us decided to go bowling, which was pretty fun and actually not that expensive! It was definitely different than what we’re used to though, because in Germany there’s either 9 or 10 pins but here there’s 10-pin or 5-pin lanes. It took a little bit to get used to this new system but we figured it out in the end and we definitely wanna go again! 😄

What did you do this weekend? Did you go somewhere outside of Vancouver to escape the rain? Or did you do some indoor activities? Make sure to tell me all about it next Pub Night!!

Toodles!

-Talea :))

What to do on the weekend?

Looking for ideas for what to do in Vancouver this weekend? Well, look no further because I have some awesome suggestions for you!

Firstly, you can join INTERNeX for Vancouver’s original street food festival! 😄 “Street Food City 12” is celebrating its 12th year anniversary and it’s taking place right outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. There’s a bunch of food trucks with all kinds of food options! This festival is part of the “Dine Out” festival, which I recommend checking out as well. A lot of restaurants in Vancouver are participating in this festival and they have a special Dine Out menu with multiple course meals. It’s a lot of different types of food, so there’s definitely something for everyone!

Another festival that’s happening at the moment is Vancouver’s Hot Chocolate Festival. Honestly, this one is literally just an excuse to treat yourself to some nice hot chocolate lol! But there’s a bunch of different unique and exotic flavours! Some cafés also have some other fun options like Honolulu Coffee where you can do calligraphy art on the hot chocolate! 🤩 You get a white hot chocolate, a shot of edible ink and a brush pen (that is actually complimentary to take home) and you can draw whatever you want on your drink!! They have 3 different locations that are all participating, so if you’re feeling creative, this is the place to go!

Unfortunately, the weather is supposed to be rather rainy (in Vancouver?? Who would’ve thought?!), so I recommend staying inside. You could go watch a movie with some friends or do a little shopping trip to the mall. Another great place to be during rainy days is Granville Island. There are sooo many cute shops where you can look for some souvenirs or small gifts and while you’re at it you should also check out the Public Market! It’s indoors and has some amazing food & snacks!

Whatever you decide to do, I hope you have fun! If you do try one of the Dine Out restaurants or a hot chocolate, please let me know how it was! I’d love to hear about it next Pub Night! 😊

Toodles!

-Talea :))

What to do on the weekend?

I hope you’ve all been enjoying the snow and maybe some time off! 😊 Another weekend’s coming up and I have a bunch of suggestions for what you can do and what’s happening in Vancouver!

Firstly, UBC is hosting the “Winter Classic 2024” today, which is a hockey event! Tickets are only a few bucks and you can see the women’s hockey team play against local rivals first, followed by the men’s team. So if you like hockey, you should definitely go check it out! I heard there’s also an afterparty, if you’re in the mood for celebrating! 😉

Another great option for this weekend is to go for a walk! With the snow (mostly) still sticking to the ground the scenery is just insanely beautiful, especially when you’re surrounded by trees – and what better place for that than Stanley Park? The park truly looks stunning and literally like a winter wonderland or something from a movie! 🤩 I suggest you walk around Beaver Lake because it looks beautiful and it’s actually frozen! It doesn’t take that long and you get amazing views!! You can also make your way down to Lost Lagoon and see the snow covered trees, the frozen lake and the lit up skyscrapers in the background – let me tell you: it makes for some incredible pictures!! Also, you can get off the bus at Pipeline Road and walk up the bridge towards the Pavilion and see some more gorgeous views of the snow with the city in the background!

Besides that, there’s also a few food festivals happening this weekend. There’s the Hot Chocolate Festival, which is basically just an excuse to treat yourself to some nice hot chocolate lol! And there’s also the Dine Out Festival. Actually, this weekend is the start of “Street Food City 12”, Vancouver’s original street food festival, which is part of the Dine Out Festival. You’re more than welcome to join INTERNeX for this festival! It’s right outside the art gallery and has free entry!! There’s gonna be a bunch of food trucks with all kinds of food, so if you wanna try some new, cool-looking stuff, definitely come check it out! 😄

Whatever you decide to do, I hope you have an amazing time and enjoy your weekend to the fullest! Tell me more about what you did next Pub Night and I hope to see you tomorrow!

Toodles!

-Talea :))

How was the Christmas weekend?

Christmas weekend is over and INTERNeX’s weekend was so much fun with our Christmas Eve game night!😄🎄

Since most of us are here to do a gap year or just take some time to explore the world away from home, obviously we had no family to celebrate Christmas with… so we just created our own little INTERNeX family. 🙃 We met on the 24th in the afternoon to do a little game night. We had self-made mulled wine, hot chocolate and everybody brought some snacks (we might’ve had a few too many of those lol). We started off with a round of werewolf. Obviously, more people kept coming, so naturally we had to keep playing more rounds and adding more characters, which became… interesting to say the least lol! After that we couldn’t not play some Cards Against Humanity (I don’t wanna brag, but I won by the way, no big deal). After a nice evening of games and snacks we headed back home and spent some time with our awesome host families.

During the week, we also went to the Solstice Lantern Festival, which was sooo much fun! We headed there just after it got dark around 5:00pm and just took a look around the False Creek Community Centre where the festival took place. Then we headed over to Triangle Square in the very north of Granville Island where we saw some awesome live performances as well as some gorgeous lanterns! On the way back to the community centre we joined the procession or rather parade, following the giant sun lantern. Back at the festival’s main location there were some more live performances with huge fire torches! The event kind of reminded me of „St. Martin“, which is a festival that we celebrate every year in Germany where there’s also a lantern parade. 🙃

Overall, the weekend had us in a festive mood and we loved spending some quality time together! What did you do for Christmas? Were you able to spend it with your family? Or a make-shift family like us? Make sure to tell me all about it next Pub Night!!

Toodles!

-Talea :))