Cloudy, grey, soggy. That, for the most part, was June in Vancouver. This Province isn’t named  British Columbia for nothing, you know.

Well, come July, and it’s an Indian Summer to the rescue!

Back for the second successive year, the Indian Summer Festival 2012 brought back the sunshine and lots of fun in the form of food, film, literature, music, dance, and more. We headed downtown to the opening event, hosted by celebrity chef Vikram Vij. In my haste, I left my faithful camera behind, but by happy chance, the festival venue – the Simon Fraser University  Woodward’s Centre for the Contemporary Arts, just happened to be right beside a branch of London Drugs. Very handy! Ten minutes to choose a cheap point and shoot, and I was set to join the merry crowd, to eat, drink, and people watch. My apologies for the grainy images, but hopefully, you”ll get the picture ;–)

Glimpses of the opening event of the Indian Summer Festival on the fifth of July.

Overall, a most engaging evening, with tasty food and drink provided by Vij’s, Atithi, Saravanaa Bhavan, and W2 Media Café.

It finally feels like summer!