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We spent the first weekend looking for a car to buy! We were pretty much immediately caught by a black V.W. Beetle, as this has always been a car that we would have liked to own. ‘Charlie’ is a real joy to drive and has helped to make our driving experience in Vancouver an easier ride. We are trying to get around Vancouver as mush as possible in Charlie, as we have to take the Canadian driving test by the end of April, and we need to get used to the left-hand drive and many confusing signs - you can turn right here on a red traffic light…. We have both passed our theory test, although we shall not divulge who passed with higher marks than the other! Other than shopping in IKEA for basic kitchen equipment, we have also visited Seattle. Bryan had a Microsoft course there and Tania went for the sight-seeing. The drive took three and a half hours, although this would depend on Customs at the U.S. border, and was fairly easy due to the mainly empty Freeways. Seattle is as picturesque as Vancouver, but harder to get around without a car. Tania managed to visit the Needle, Pike Place Markets and Pioneer Square with nearby ‘Skid Road’. Bryan didn’t get to see much of Seattle, but will no doubt ‘pop’ over again. For Bryan’s birthday we went back to a restaurant called ‘Cardero’s’, which we had previously been to on our last visit three years ago. The food was just as fantastic as we had remembered and the local B.C. wine was excellent.