Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

Our AirBnB is in a super convenient location – we are one block from the king street street cars and about 7 feet from the queen street ones. It’s always easier to head out for the day on public transit than in and out of the car so we loaded up the stroller and set off for downtown.

The king street line dropped us about 3 blocks from the aquarium so we decided to put that on the agenda for the first day. We ended up spending most of the day there. The aquarium is always popular with the kids. Nora napped in the stroller which meant we could stay out a bit longer than normal. The shark tunnel was a big hit with Charlie. I liked the jelly fish best. Madeline likes touching the sting rays. It was a bit more hectic than I thought it would be for a Monday but all in all everyone had a great day.

We left the aquarium and headed for steam whistle brewery. Turns out if you agree to follow them on Instagram you get a free beer. Pretty great deal if you ask me. Charlie managed to score three gold coin souvenirs at the aquarium so he entertained all of the other patrons with his “magic tricks” while Jacob and I enjoyed our free treat.