Jeremy and I did a little scouting trip in November to Vancouver to find a place to live and to get our work visas. We found a lovely little condo in Richmond. Richmond is a very close suburb to Vancouver and where Jeremy's office is located. We knew we would stick to Richmond since we have visited there before and didn't want a long commute for Jeremy. Our place is in the Steveston neighborhood and we are in love with the area....you may see why. We are on the Fraser River which leads into the Pacific Ocean about a mile away. The water is calm and we are across the street from the whale watching charter boats, it's pretty much Jeremy's dream come true. Sometime in the near future I will post pictures of our actual place, but for now, here are some of the area!
A couple times a week the fishing boats come in and sell fresh fish, this is pretty much across the street from us!
There used to be many canneries right here in Steveston, now I believe there is only one that is still in use, but the area is still very active in commercial and private fishing.
Way out there is Vancouver Island (where Victoria is located) and Jeremy and I always look out our bedroom window in the morning to determine the weather for the day by seeing if we can see the island or not.
There are also many restaurants that overlook the fishing piers.
We also did a little exploring in Point Roberts, which is a little peninsula that is actually in the USA but only accessible through Canada. Isn't this the cutest house ever?
We drove up to Stanley Park in Vancouver and took some pictures of North Vancouver
I forgot to mention that a popular t.v. show is filmed on our street "Once Upon a Time"...do you recognize any of these sights? We had the chance to see some of it being filmed while we were here too! So basically, we live in Storybrooke.
Granny's
With the filming sign still on the store front
Belle's library (the show has a clock tower there on the top)
This leads me to a little contest/brainstorming. Now that I no longer live in France, it seems strange to call my blog Freddie in France so I'm looking for a new, clever name. Are you witty enough to come up with something, if you do I'll send you a little souvenir from Storybrooke! Here are some things to go on, but feel free to think of your own title! Comment or Facebook any good ideas please!
P.S. I like alliteration
Our names: Aimee, Freddie, the Lunts, Lunt, Jeremy,????
Places to possibly choose from: Steveston, Bayview (our street), Storybrooke, Richmond, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,????
