{"id":3716,"date":"2018-07-24T17:52:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T17:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates.xephalon.net\/?p=3716"},"modified":"2018-08-13T17:54:12","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T17:54:12","slug":"asrs-in-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2018\/07\/24\/asrs-in-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"ASRS in Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Vancouver is just a 2-hour flight from Sacramento, so this year\u2019s ASRS<\/a> meeting gave me an excuse to take my wife and son for our first family trip abroad. Our Airbnb<\/a> was centrally-located downtown, so we made good use of local transit upon arrival. Inspired by a recent NY Times<\/a> article, we headed to Richmond for a self-guided food tour that began with a fluffy pineapple bun<\/a> and silky tofu-fa<\/a>, and ended with excellent spicy wontons and lamb noodles from Xi\u2019an Cuisine<\/a>, although we disappointingly missed out on the sold-out cold noodles. Next morning, we changed our plans from the UBC<\/a> campus to Queen Elizabeth Park<\/a>. Though we just missed the transient bloom of the corpse flower<\/a> at Bloedel Conservatory<\/a>, we enjoyed Westley\u2019s interactions with the tropical birds. Lunch at Long\u2019s Noodle House<\/a> was an amazing find for soup dumplings and both sweet & salty soy milk, but the Hainanese chicken and laksa at Hawker\u2019s Delight<\/a> was unimpressive. The afternoon concluded with Frommer\u2019s<\/a> walking-tour through Gastown<\/a> and Chinatown<\/a>, with a brief stop at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden<\/a> en route to Kissa Tanto<\/a>, where we enjoyed some amazing Italian-Japanese fusion. On Friday, with newly-purchased jackets and creamy coffee buns<\/a> from Lonsdale Quay<\/a>, we rode train, ferry, and bus to Capilano Suspension Bridge<\/a>. The shaky, narrow bridge was no obstacle for our toddler, who navigated the treetops with aplomb. Further north at Grouse Mountain<\/a>, the Skyride<\/a> ascent provided a panoramic view of Vancouver city. The death-defying daredevil at the Lumberjack Show<\/a> was unnerving to watch, as were the swooping owls and falcons that led to Westley whipping his snooze-shade closed, but the grizzly bears enjoyed his attention before we departed. After a late nap, we headed to the Richmond Night Market<\/a>. A $25 splurge for a 6-pack entry helped us skip the 45-min line before we immersed ourselves in meat skewers<\/a>, senbei crackers<\/a>, roti mac-n-cheese<\/a>, rainbow mixed dumplings<\/a>, Korean-style pork belly<\/a>, dragon beard candy<\/a>, stuffed crab claws<\/a>, matcha mochis<\/a>, stinky tofu<\/a>, grilled squid<\/a>, egglet with ice-cream<\/a>, and golden milk tea<\/a>. I spent Saturday at the conference while Melody and Westley wandered around Vancouver Aquarium<\/a> in Stanley Park<\/a>. We met for lunch at Marutama Ramen<\/a>, then parted again for my ad board and case presentation until dinner at the Royal Dinette<\/a>. On Sunday, we returned to Richmond to visit the International Buddhist Temple<\/a>, followed by another go at Xi\u2019an Cuisine<\/a> for their spicy wontons and cold noodles, Peanuts<\/a> taro coconut boba tea, Top Shanghai\u2019s<\/a> soy milk and XLB, HK BBQ Master\u2019s<\/a> roast\/BBQ pork, and Dynasty\u2019s<\/a> steamy dim sum. After awaking from our ensuing food coma, I presented at a Zeiss<\/a> symposium while my family chilled at a nearby playground<\/a>. We spent our last full day on Granville Island<\/a>. After landing early via aquabus<\/a> and browing stores and galleries, we embarked on a Foodie Tour<\/a> where the highlights were duck prosciutto<\/a> and a fresh honey-dipped donut<\/a>. We supplemented with bison poutin<\/a> and free masala chai<\/a>, then ate more at dinner with my cousin Steven at Kirin<\/a>, including fresh spot prawns, Peking duck, and scallop fried rice. Despite the occasional struggles with our tempestuous 2-year-old, we look forward to returning again to sample Vancouver\u2019s amazing Asian cuisine in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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