VanDusen Botanical Gardens - Festival of Lights

On December 23, 2007, we went with a couple of friends to the Festival of Lights exhibition held at the VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver. It was quite impressive and even Mr. Nutcracker joined in on the fun.

Visit to Risty’s Restaurant

Nutcracker’s first excursion to the real world was to Risty’s Restaurant located at 8542 Granville Street in Vancouver. The restaurant specializes in all-day breakfasts as well as typical Western food dishes including: omelettes, sandwiches, hamburgers, grilled steaks, cutlets, salads and much more at great prices.
They also have morning breakfast specials from 8:00 a.m. to […]

What’s with the nutcracker?

About a week prior to Christmas 2007, Ikumi and I attended a friend’s Christmas party. During this party, we participated in a gift exchange whereby we pick a gift, and somebody else can then steal that gift or pick a new gift. During one of the rounds, Ikumi decided to steal the nutcracker from another […]