Sunday and Soccer!

 Sunday June 8, 2025

Vancouver

We started the day with mass at the beautiful Holy Rosary Cathedral in downtown Vancouver.  

The church was built in 1899, and has been well preserved.  The choir and music were beautiful and traditional.  At communion, you knelt at a communion rail...I didn't know that was still done.

Later in the day we met up with the rest of the family and attended a Major League Soccer game (thanks Jennifer for the idea and for the tickets!)  The teams were the Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders.  The stadium is right downtown next to Costco, and yes, I did go into Costco, but I didn't buy anything.

We took the train from the hotel to the stadium...very efficient and quick trip.  However, there was a little (big?) glitch in getting in.  My bag was 1 1/2" too big...GRRRRR!   So, I had to take my purse to a "bag check" at another gate, in a long line, and then pay a $10 bag check fee.   I was not a happy camper.

The soccer game was exciting though...lots of action.  Two red cards (player ejections), and the Whitecaps won, 3-0. 

The weather has been unseasonably warm...mid-high 70's and really hot in the sun.  They even stopped the soccer game twice to give the players a water  break!

For many of us it was the first MLS game...add another check on the bucket list!  

Getting ready for the next big adventure...the Disney cruise!