Featured image: Elvis Platter @ Memphis Blues. Photo credit: Aaron.
I know. I’ve been slacking on the travelling front. So, recently while we were in Vancouver, we decided to go on a road trip/getaway to Kelowna, BC!
Any awesome road trip should start with a good breakfast. We decided to stop by Scandilicious before we left Vancouver to fill our stomachs before hitting the road. This is the place to go if you’re craving some good waffles, whether you want plain waffles or waffles blanketed with savoury/sweet toppings. Aaron decided to indulge in the 2 Brussels waffles, two eggs, two sausages and potato nuggets breakfast and I just had the classic Brussels waffle given I’ve been overdoing it on the eating in Vancouver for the previous week. I needed to pace myself. If I had more of an appetite, I would usually choose the Scandilicious option with boiled eggs, shrimp, cucumbers, lemon dill sauce and dill. As expected, the waffles were a balance of sweet and not too sweet, just how we remembered them to be. Although Aaron, the maple syrup lover, had to purchase maple syrup in the middle of the meal because the table syrup just did not meet his standards.
After breakfast, we were on our way to beautiful Kelowna. Our amazing trip organizer “Bear Woman”, has planned a few stops for us. First stop was at the Abbotsford Bloom Tulip Festival. We visited on a Friday so it wasn’t too busy and tickets were only $10 ($25 on the weekends!). Here you will find rows and rows of tulips. If you also given a pamphlet with the names of all the tulips so you can place an order to plant some at home if you so wish. They have some photo spots e.g. the “Lock Lips for Tulips” photo booth, perfect for couples or non-couples… who just would like to lock lips!
Next stop, we only had a drive a little further to reach Bridal Veil Falls in Chilliwack. It was definitely great bang for the buck, given a short 15 minute walk was all it took for us to reach the scenic falls. This is quite efficient given sometimes you’ll need to hike a few hours just to see the main scenic point of a trail.
Before long, we were off on our path to Kelowna again. We were able to locate our Airbnb quite easily and quickly settled down. The Airbnb was actually quite modern and spacious. It was then I noticed that we had 3 women and 3 men, living in a nice house. I laughed at the fact that this reminded me of Terrace House – a Japanese reality show that I’ve been recently (obsessively) watching, where it shows 3 women and 3 men, living in a house with no script. Since the other ladies of the trip are also big fans of this show, we decided to catch up on an episode as soon as we arrived. We had some time before dinner, so we just chilled, had some local beer and played some Settlers of Catan while our trip organizer/driver got some rest.
We had originally planned to have pizza for dinner at Antico Pizza Napoletana but Memphis Blues caught our eyes after we parked, so we changed our plans to go there instead. 1 huge plate of meat for 6 hungry people. Why not? We decided on the Elvis Platter. Easy Peasy. No need to make too many decisions. My favourites on the plate had to be the beef brisket, rib ends and double smoked farmer sausage. The BBQ chicken was also not bad – very juicy and full of BBQ flavours. My only disappointment was in the ribs. I felt it was a little too dry and tough. For sides, we indulged in some coleslaw, potato salad, fries, beans and cornbread. The cornbread definitely did not disappoint. Supposedly meant to feed 5-6 people, this platter was quickly devoured. Our server was obviously impressed with our eating capacity. The food coma from our heavy dinner quickly set in before we called it a night.
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