Woke up in the morning and it seemed rather dark. Looked out the window and the sky had a yellow haze. It was smoke, from the fires in northern B.C. There was more than a hint of the smell in the air, and all kinds of health warnings in effect.
We decided that spending most of the day indoors was a good idea. We just lazed around our rooms for a while, then headed out to the Muttart Conservatory. They have very distinctive pyramid-shaped greenhouses, one each for arid plants, tropical plants, temperate plants, and special exhibits. Here's an aptly named "shrimp plant" from the tropical room:
After that, we walked to downtown over the "Low Level Bridge." It seems that one bank of the river is much higher than the other, so the "High Level Bridge" mentioned in the last post is at the level of the higher bank, while the Low Level Bridge is at the height of the lower bank. To get up the hill from the low level bridge we took a funicular that operated much like an elevator. Here's a view of the bridge from the top of the funicular. Note the haze; the smoke had lessened by this time but was very much still there:
We hunted down a gluten free Fish n Chips place, aptly named Brit's. Here's a photo of the sign and the artistic decoration below it outside - it might not be too easy to make out, but I'll label it after the photo.
I think it's made up of "found" items. Got it? It's a big metal fish with a wooden tail! Steve got his deep fried fix with haddock and onion rings!! Yum.
We then walked to a nearby Dairy Queen where Steve paid on his "debt" by buying me a banana split. Also, Yum! Then we walked a bout 10 blocks back to our apartment.
We decided that spending most of the day indoors was a good idea. We just lazed around our rooms for a while, then headed out to the Muttart Conservatory. They have very distinctive pyramid-shaped greenhouses, one each for arid plants, tropical plants, temperate plants, and special exhibits. Here's an aptly named "shrimp plant" from the tropical room:
After that, we walked to downtown over the "Low Level Bridge." It seems that one bank of the river is much higher than the other, so the "High Level Bridge" mentioned in the last post is at the level of the higher bank, while the Low Level Bridge is at the height of the lower bank. To get up the hill from the low level bridge we took a funicular that operated much like an elevator. Here's a view of the bridge from the top of the funicular. Note the haze; the smoke had lessened by this time but was very much still there:
We hunted down a gluten free Fish n Chips place, aptly named Brit's. Here's a photo of the sign and the artistic decoration below it outside - it might not be too easy to make out, but I'll label it after the photo.
I think it's made up of "found" items. Got it? It's a big metal fish with a wooden tail! Steve got his deep fried fix with haddock and onion rings!! Yum.
We then walked to a nearby Dairy Queen where Steve paid on his "debt" by buying me a banana split. Also, Yum! Then we walked a bout 10 blocks back to our apartment.
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