Vancouver Trip - Day 9

TIMELINE

• 10:30 a.m. Breakfast - Jonathan's Restaurant
• 11:00 a.m. Royal British Columbia Museum
• Noon IMAX 4K Laser film - The Search for Life in Space
• 1:45 p.m. Lunch - Puerto Vallarta Amigos Food Truck (Behind museum)
• 5:00 p.m. Dinner - Fairmont Empress Hotel (High Tea)
• 6:00 p.m. Royal BC Museum
• 9:30 p.m. Leave museum
• 9:45 p.m. Hotel

NOTES

• Decided not to go to Butchart Gardens due to 5:00 p.m. tea time and rain
• Royal British Columbia Museum
• High quality exhibits, both natural history and modern history
• Our Living Languages and First Peoples exhibits/galleries outstanding
• Exhibitions:
• Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada
• Our Living Languages: First Peoples' Voices in BC
• Natural History Galleries
• First Peoples Galleries
• Modern History Galleries
• Food
• Jonathan's Restaurant
• Oatmeal, side of potatoes
• Stuffed French toast with strawberries and brie
• Puerto Vallarta Amigos Food Truck
• Bean and cheese burrito
• Chicken burrito, root beer
• Fairmont Empress High Tea
• Savory
• Smoked Salmon On Blini - Classically presented with avocado cream cheese and pickled red onion garnish
• Hand Peeled Local Shrimp - Ginger lemon mascarpone, seaweed cone
• English Cucumber On Rye - Heirloom cucumbers from sunwing farms, fennel pollen, dill cream cheese
• Coronation Chicken On Brioche - Chicken breast, red pepper, red onion, almonds, pineapple; originally served for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and still a favourite at Buckingham Palace
• Signature Empress Warm Raisin Scones - House made clotted cream with strawberry lavender preserve
• Sweet
• Rooibos Provence & Hazelnut Delice - Rooibos tea infused provence served on a soft, local hazelnut delice
• Lemon Poppy Shortbread - A favourite of Lady Sarah Armstrong Jones, Princess Margaret's daughter
• Etenia Passion Fruit Cremeux Tart - Empress signature etenia chocolate with a balanced passionfruit cream centre
• Okanagan Apple & Crown Royal Spice Cake - Local blackberry butter frosting tops this classic royal spice cake
• Berry Pistachio Daisy - White chocolate cup filled with pistachio cream topped with fresh berries
• Tea
• Rose Congou Emperor - Five times layered with rose petals. A favorite of Princess Diana.
• Joie de Provence - An organic herbal rooibus tea. Fruity ripe berry notes balanced with mild lavender.