Yesterday, Vancouver held it's annual 'Car Free Day'. Located at various main thoroughfares throughout the city, it helps to promote community within each neighbourhood and closes off the streets to traffic. Live music, street entertainers and clothing and jewellery stalls pop up everywhere to create a lively, colourful event. The absolute highlight for me, however, are the grilled Portuguese sardines for sale at the main street; Commercial Drive. Even the 10km trip on public transport doesn't faze me, I can see the smoke billowing into the air from blocks away.
