Goodbye 2017 – Here are some of my favourite images, and travel moments from 2017
Probably too many photos of planes, and foods, and drinks.
2017 included some iconic moments we all shared; a solar eclipse #SolarEclipse2017, the devastating fires in BC #bcwildfires, and a real #Snowmaggedon in #Vancouver in early 2017.
And for me, a little bit of travel; Calgary, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Okanagan, Kyoto, Osaka, Dubai and Goa.
I thank you for coming along with me on this adventure!!
January 2017
Happy New Year from a snowy New Westminster #happynewyearΒ πβοΈ pic.twitter.com/i6xiBhYqHi
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) January 1, 2017
February 2017
Happy 90th Birthday to the @Royal_Hawaiian, a classic beauty. https://t.co/wvAiWHaPBR @spg pic.twitter.com/5sgY61dCyV
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) February 3, 2017
Beautiful rainbow and blue skies at Horseshoe Bay #Vancouver #FriFotos @HelloBC pic.twitter.com/373BidILqS
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) February 17, 2017
March 2017
My commute #FirstDayOfSpring a beautiful morning. @BCFerries @ExploreCanada @HelloBC #ExploreCanada pic.twitter.com/z2kKL2D52v
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) March 20, 2017
Oh poor soggy buds, we commiserate #Vancouver #cherryblossom @OfficialVCBF @LisachristCBC pic.twitter.com/HOvjfGUt89
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) March 29, 2017
She’s a beauty today!!! @granville_isle @Aquabus #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/IQwPlRfYIb
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) March 30, 2017
April 2017
Me watching the people watching the Pacific Great Blue Herons in Stanley Park: https://t.co/AnjJvqFP2k @ParkBoard #VeryVancouver #Sunday pic.twitter.com/Oial4JUiY8
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) April 2, 2017
Thanks @OfficialVCBF Blossoms opening on my 10th Anniv *Birthday Blossoms* Akebono, planted last year!! The bees love it!! #cherryblossom pic.twitter.com/NqtdRiuFUE
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) April 17, 2017
May 2017
Beautiful day in #Vancouver. @yvrairport I hope Calgary is as nice! @AirCanada pic.twitter.com/fbkGFxfvjm
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) May 2, 2017
In #Calgary, enjoying best kept secret, Betty Lou’s Library #cocktails @drinkvicgin w Jazz https://t.co/DwjbOGiPUC pic.twitter.com/lzz5MyaURr
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) May 4, 2017
Mount Rundle seen from Vermilion Lakes @TravelAlberta #BanffNationalPark @TourismCalgary pic.twitter.com/RJME9iW1nG
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) May 7, 2017
Came home to these beauties. Cherry blossoms! #vancouver @OfficialVCBF #yvr #Springishere #SundayWisdom #sakura pic.twitter.com/lOPCxc6VqC
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) May 7, 2017
Happy Fly-Day @yvrairport . Off to Japan. πΈπ€ pic.twitter.com/bR3RjCufxs
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) May 19, 2017
Train travel Japan. #cosplay #travel @Visit_Japan @travelchannel #Fukuoka pic.twitter.com/eJXeBrE4Xr
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) May 22, 2017
Nagasaki #Japan #railways #travelpic #photography @JapaninCanada @EverythingJapan pic.twitter.com/Yg4MHRvwze
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) May 24, 2017
Dinner at Nagasaki Onsen Yasuragi Ioujia resort, #Japan @EverythingJapan #travel #sushi pic.twitter.com/ecyM07AFgF
— ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) May 25, 2017
A day at the beach. Seaside Momochi Beach Park, Fukuoka Japan. η¦ε²‘εΈζ΅·ζ΅ε ¬ε #travel pic.twitter.com/zTW6ofh9pJ
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) May 26, 2017
So, I’m in Fukuoka Japan, having a quiet craft beer at GoodBeer Stand, Hakata Station…. and I see @Parallel49Beer #Vancouver! #home pic.twitter.com/BHIfOAuKQn
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) May 26, 2017
Amazing yakitori in Fukuoka! #Japan pic.twitter.com/eF0ne416ci
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) May 28, 2017
June 2017
And look who’s just shown up. New @AirCanada Dreamliner livery looking good! @yvrairport #Avgeek Wishing everyone a Happy #Friday #Flyday pic.twitter.com/pjq96Bt0fv
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) June 2, 2017
Good morning from the Okanagan. #FridayFunDay pic.twitter.com/DGKDkTlItY
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) June 30, 2017
First stop, @nicholvineyard in Naramata, amazing cab franc!!#SipKelowna @Tourism_Kelowna @nicholvineyard pic.twitter.com/Rvx3DEVm3b
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) June 30, 2017
July 2017
This is what happens when you don’t have a bridge. #sunshinecoastbc https://t.co/8GroI14WC6
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) July 1, 2017
Summer! pic.twitter.com/7lntaLVoH0
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) July 13, 2017
Haze definitely noticeable in Howe Sound (from Horseshoe Bay). #BCFires pic.twitter.com/GRxUBrb01T
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) July 18, 2017
Spectacular and unsettling sunrise w haze over north shore #Vancouver #BCWildfires Thoughts π for our evacuees and firefighters. pic.twitter.com/kaDAj5jNsO
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) July 18, 2017
August 2017
Red sun at dawn today over Northshore Mountains (6:30am). #bcwildfires #sunrisefire #sunrise #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/YesdCqy1jO
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) August 1, 2017
Very people friendly strolling the shore last night @New_Westminster #newwest pic.twitter.com/5W5TnFTmOg
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) August 8, 2017
Solar Eclips – 21, August 2017
Binoculars and some white paper! Works! #SolarEclipse2017 #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/gv3rWlaH12
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) August 21, 2017
Loved the scalloped shadows from trees. #SolarEclipse2017Β #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/GInWgIId90
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) August 21, 2017
September 2017
Just an average day at @Purebreadwhis Bakery in Vancouver. Amazingly delicious! pic.twitter.com/2qMfZu6sem
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) September 6, 2017
Smoky haze today. Dominion Building at Victory Square adds some colour #Vancouver @VanHeritage pic.twitter.com/RZZXbFr03F
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) September 6, 2017
This is Kyoto today.#Japan #Travel pic.twitter.com/a5XGgfvsd1
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) September 28, 2017
Saturday in the park. #Kyoto #Japan #travel #photography pic.twitter.com/KdKB1c7Ywc
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) September 30, 2017
Sometimes you gotta stop and pet the pups! @MarjiStevens @shanedawson #Kyoto #Japan #travel #travelpics pic.twitter.com/gRzF5Vj9Pc
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) November 30, 2017
October 2017
Osaka Castle ε€§εε is a must visit. So beautiful, and the views from the top spectacular! @Bob_OGTB #Japan #Travel @JapaninCanada pic.twitter.com/98ZUuMtubh
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) October 12, 2017
I love people watching when I travel! Osaka Castle ε€§εε #Japan #Travel @JapaninCanada #dogs #photography pic.twitter.com/tf0KDI5IUL
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) October 13, 2017
Grateful for this beautiful life.
Wishing you a Happy #ThanksgivingCanada!
From @westcoastseeds, to homegrown pumpkin, to a tasty pie! pic.twitter.com/nE8zi0jLQzβ ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) October 9, 2017
November 2017
Always love the view!@yvrairport Getting ready for a morning @AirCanada flight to YYZ then weβre off to Dubai pic.twitter.com/AkpircbUDw
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) November 4, 2017
First glimpse. @VisitDubai_US pic.twitter.com/6M2nToDJAR
— ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) November 6, 2017
There are no other words; impressive! @BurjKhalifa is an impressive architectural achievement. To be seen on a human scale.#Dubai pic.twitter.com/XaeH1eQAzD
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) November 8, 2017
Joining from the amazing @FairmontDubai #JAchat #Travel @noshindulge #hometownTonight pic.twitter.com/LUEFZZADuE
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) November 9, 2017
Elegant pastries on Gold Level @FairmontDubai are deliciously spiced with local flavours; cinnamon, pistachio, cardamom! #FairmontMoments pic.twitter.com/AqXnuf6hCv
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) November 14, 2017
Goan Street Crow giving me the beady. @streetcrow @TourismGoa #India pic.twitter.com/rlwyan687m
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) November 18, 2017
Guten Morgen! Enjoying a touch of home at swank @AirCanada Lounge @Airport_FRA #Frankfurt. 24hrs from Goa via DXB to FRA. 10 more hrs to @yvrairport βοΈ pic.twitter.com/RfLpofTXN7
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) November 20, 2017
December 2017
Sailing into the mist. @BCFerries @JWagstaffe #Vancouver #sunset pic.twitter.com/SlOcsPKa2o
β ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) December 7, 2017
Happy Christmas Eve π
Dawning at 7:40am…lights still on @Cypressmtn and @BCFerries a twinkle in the distance. pic.twitter.com/yLttwilqcKβ ClaireFromVancouver (@ClaireFromYVR) December 24, 2017