Last night before Christmas, our "date"

[shootingstar]

Our definition of rare sort of special evening when we go out:

1. We wore dark jeans, clean warm fleecy jackets and rain jackets since it was a showering off and on.

2. Then we walked over to Vietnamese restaurant, downtown Vancouver.  We had a great meal. The restaurant in an older building with mouldings..sort of French café aura. Like colonial French feel.

3. Took transit train and then transferred to transit bus to university in dark evening. It took about 60 min. in total.  With hundreds of other Vancouverites who also were taking transit. (Very normal in this big city.)

4. Got off in the dark at university where I followed dearie to the concert hall. About a 15 min. walk. We couldn't quite get it right in the night time..since we normally bike through the campus during day.  (There are beautiful bike routes from downtown that go by Pacific Spirit Regional  Park or from along the inlet ocean beaches...I used to bike daily those routes for fitness/sheer pleasure.)

5.Attended a baroque, classical orchestral music concert. A brilliant star violinist from..the U.S.  Very electric. Vivaldi (16thh century composer) famous "The Four Seasons", etc. Some women were overdressed in bare shoulder dresses while others were like us, in dark jeans and decent shirts, etc. 

6.Had coffee, dark chocolate bar during intermission

7.then we took bus, transit train back, We marvelled how many shops and restaurants there were which we don't see because we went along a street we never bike. Lots of people taking transit along the whole route after 9:30 pm.

8. Stopped at a French restaurant, where we had wine, 3 appies (grilled octopus, a French flatbread with anchovies and vineagraette, some smoked salmon, etc.)

9. Then 5 min. walk was home.

10. I clunked out asleep within 1 min. of hitting pillow. It was only 12:30 am.  Some alcohol makes me sleepy /tipsy fast,

[BuffJim]

Sounds like a great night. 

[petitepedal ★]

I agree with BuffJim  sounds like a lovely night....

[shootingstar]

It 'twas lovely. We were remarking, what it would be like to have such a talented musician in a family.  Every family benefits from a family member naturally strong in certain areas:  arts (visual arts, music), mechanical, mathematical, etc. It can really open up the eyes of other family members.... and benefit each other.

[Longjohn ★]

Did you get lucky?

[Further]

6 minutes ago, Longjohn said:

Did you get lucky?

She was asleep a minute after hitting the sheets, so maybe  

[Kirby]

Sounds like a fun date night.

[Airehead]

Sounds lovely.  How were the appetizers.  Octopus can be hit or miss most places. 

[jsharr ★]

Glad ya'll had fun.  Sounds brilliant

[MickinMD ★]

Sounds great!  I spent a day checking out Vancouver in 2002 - we got there a day ahead of our Alaska Cruise so we could check out the city. We loved Chinatown as much as the other great stuff there.