Liesl and I drove up on Sunday afternoon to spend a few days visiting mom and dad in White Rock. Jasper was very patient on the drive (exhausted from our morning run with Anja!) but was happy to arrive and stretch his legs. Popo was so happy to see us that she baked not one, not two, but three desserts!
On Monday morning we headed into downtown Vancouver, to the Chinatown Storytelling center in old Chinatown. It's a tiny place that gives an overview of the Chinese experience in Vancouver -- gold miners, railroad workers, the Exclusion act, WWII service, the rise of Chinatown after immigration laws were changed. It is the Mah family story, starting with my grandfather Mah, and so it was good to be there and see the photos and documents with Liesl.
After that we had dimsum and then headed home -- mom and I in the car, dad and Liesl on the train and double-decker bus. They got to sit in the very front on the second story of the bus, and it was apparently exciting (L ducked under every overpass). We had naps and Jasper got a walk, and then dad showed Liesl how to play a hand of contract bridge (with open hands).
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