Today we went over to Nelson for a few hours and it was only a few hours because there isn't much there to look at. Unless you want to look at new age alternative hippies with dreadlocks and multi-coloured hair then you'd be there all day long. There was some dude busking playing a digeridoo. Get a job! Then buy yourself some soap!
Nelson also still has a incredibly old school Dairy Queen that doesn't even have any indoor seating. You stand outside and order at a window. I think that's kinda cool, but do they operate in the winter? Who is going to stand outside in the cold and order a Blizzard?
When we got there we parked off downtown and walked down main street. There were a couple OK stores including a candy store when I got some stuff for Cody's birthday. That will be another blog. I even went to two thrift stores. I always imagined the thrift stores in Nelson would be like totally picked clean and only have a couple things hanging on the racks because the hippies are too cheap. I was surprised that the Salvation Army had a lot of stuff in it.
My mom always likes to eat at the the Main St. Diner, so we ate at King's instead. Hey Mom, try new things. It's a little more "street" and a lot more greasier than the Main St. Diner. I ate there like way back in 1998 or so and the place looks EXACTLY like I remember it did. My stomach was doing weird rumbling things after eating there. I survived though. After that we went to a real store aka Wal-Mart. It was the highlight of the trip for me.
I guess downtown isn't that bad as you could just sit there all day and look at all the different people. It's a nice change from the Cranbrook rednecks.
Nelson also still has a incredibly old school Dairy Queen that doesn't even have any indoor seating. You stand outside and order at a window. I think that's kinda cool, but do they operate in the winter? Who is going to stand outside in the cold and order a Blizzard?
When we got there we parked off downtown and walked down main street. There were a couple OK stores including a candy store when I got some stuff for Cody's birthday. That will be another blog. I even went to two thrift stores. I always imagined the thrift stores in Nelson would be like totally picked clean and only have a couple things hanging on the racks because the hippies are too cheap. I was surprised that the Salvation Army had a lot of stuff in it.
My mom always likes to eat at the the Main St. Diner, so we ate at King's instead. Hey Mom, try new things. It's a little more "street" and a lot more greasier than the Main St. Diner. I ate there like way back in 1998 or so and the place looks EXACTLY like I remember it did. My stomach was doing weird rumbling things after eating there. I survived though. After that we went to a real store aka Wal-Mart. It was the highlight of the trip for me.
I guess downtown isn't that bad as you could just sit there all day and look at all the different people. It's a nice change from the Cranbrook rednecks.
We went over (and came back) on the big ferry.
A bunch of change thrown down on the edge of the ferry. There was a loonie down there! I need a magnet and a piece of string.
Hilarious article in the Nelson paper.
Score!
I went into some old store that was selling collectibles and junk including a MacGuyver bag(it actually had the MacGuyver logo embroidered on it) and some old corroded batteries. Unfortunately, I didn't get either as I had already spent all my money on tea.
A pirate ship in the water off the Chahko Mika Mall. They were inside pillaging Wal-Mart.
The trip back on the big ferry. I can see my house from here!
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