re: 2021 BMW X3 M40i - My "Blau Rakete" completes 2.5-years & 28,000 miles/45,000 kms Last Sunday (July 16th, 2023), we woke up late-Yawned a bit then stretched and finally scratched our head wondering how to to spend that beautiful Sunday.
We quickly ran out of ideas.
Simplest way out of dilemmas- "Nikalo Gaddi and Chalo Kaneda" ( Take out the car and let's go to Canada).
We decided to head to Vancouver and spend the day exploring the place and enjoy some good Indian food.
This is our 4th visit in < 6 months (Once you get the taste of Vancouver, it's an addiction). And, first time for Blau Rakete to cross the border. So it was a momentous occasion.
Left home at 11:00am and drove to the border and since a friend had gone earlier that morning, I kept getting "Live Updates" and took a different border entry point that took us just 10-15 minutes to cross over to other side.
We reached Happy Singh (Rumored to be owned by singer- Diljit Dosanjh) in time for some yummy Chole Bhature, Tandoori Momos and Shikanji.
Post that lovely lunch, we drove 20 miles ahead and visited Stanley Park in Downtown Vancouver. This is a massive park along the ocean and has cruise liners and sea planes by the hordes.
Next time the plan is to take the sea-plane ride.
After some brisk walk and enjoying the beautiful park- we made some space to pile on more calories- We headed back to Surrey and reached at 7:00pm.
Enjoyed some Paani Puri and then walked some more and then finally at 8:30pm had a massive dinner at "Chacha Tandoori Grill" - owned by a handsome sardar and I follow him on IG. He was there on Sunday and I had a quick chat with him complimenting him on awesome quality of food.
We finished dinner and started at 10:30pm and on way back there was a bit of a wait at the border as lot of folks going back home.
Took us around 30 odd minutes to cross the border and we reached home at 1:00am.
That's how one spends 14-hours constructively on a Sunday. Beautiful scenery driving towards the Canada Border. Long queues at the border. But, things move fast. Happy Singh, Surrey B.C Just like eating in Delhi. Tandoori Momos. Driving towards Vancouver. A few pictures of Stanley Park- Vancouver Downtown. This is a spectacular and vibrant place with cycling, skate boarding, horse rides, sea plane rides, cruise liners dotting the PNW skyline. Plenty of walking trails with views of the skyline.
Mandatory visit for anyone visiting Vancouver, Canada. Best Paani Puri in North America- Hands Down. Outside Chacha's. Lovely... Chacha's- Our Favorite place for some yummy North Indian food. Return drive back home. ![2021 BMW X3 M40i - My "Blau Rakete" completes 38,000 miles / 60,000 km in 3.5 Years of ownership-img_6211.jpg](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/test-drives-initial-ownership-reports/2478502d1689870224t-2021-bmw-x3-m40i-my-blau-rakete-completes-38-000-miles-60-000-km-3-5-years-ownership-img_6211.jpg) |