Ap Gu Jung 압구정

Ap Gu Jung is a Korean restaurant on Robson street. The restaurant is casual with 2 floors and my friends and I sat on the upper floor. The was literally one light above our table hanging down so it was quite dimmed, hence I apologize in advance for the pictures - I definitely need to work on my skills in dim places.  I realized that whenever my friends and I go for Korean food, we order...

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Italian Day 2012 on The Drive

Italian day - 1st Ave. On June 10th 2012, the streets of Vancouver's Little Italy (Commercial Drive) were filled with people celebrating Italian Day. 1977 was the birth of Italian Day, but it was abandoned after 1982 due to large, uncontrollable crowds. However, this year marks the third consecutive year of having Italian Day as it was reintroduced in 2010. There was a lot going on that day and...

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Europeans Breads Bakery

Europeans Breads Bakery has many retailers, but only 2 cafes and I visited the one on Fraser Street (4324 Fraser St.). This bakery values artisan baking and everything is made by hand. Upon entering the shop, I could sense the comfortable environment where people can sit down for some pastries and coffee.  Napoleon cakes, poppy seed slice, light rye bread I got a slice of poppy seed roll...

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