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5-13 june 1999

Vancouver

Henning Nielsen
2005-11-10 15:20:24

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- bus back to Vancouver. The boat-trip back home was even more impressing.

Wednesday june 9'th

Today I take the no 250 to Lighthouse Park. Off we go - suddenly the driver stops and shouts "Lighthouse Park" - didn't we have someone who wanted to get out here?. Bingo - off the bus - and into the park, which back home more would be considered a forest with plenty of very old trees.

A find a map with some walking-trip-suggestions. And start on what the describe as "the medium hard walk" - with a few places that would be hard to pass. Here you have to notice that when americans - and I should find out also canadians - write these things, they actually mean it!. It did get through, and somehow I got back to my starting-point.

Back with the bus from the local bus-stop. By the way a pretty interesting bus-stop. You know the bus would be there once each hour - but at what time?. They don't tell you that. As a public-transport person I'm not impressed.

Back to the best place in town Stanley Park (which is huge) - and into Vancouver Aquarium to watch Orcas (killer-whales) and more strange things.

Thursday june 10.th

Today with Greyhound-bus to Whistler for a day-trip. Whistler is a ski-resort, where they for instance host the world cup downhill. Arriving in Whistler - arrrghhh - tourist-trap. Awful town, with "authentic" cottages, McDonalds and Kentucky Chicken.

Leaving Whistler Village as soon as possible and go for a long walk in the valley surounding the town. There are great views across the mountains. And some very nice golf-courses. Now you can enjoy it. Spend the rest of the day in the valley, before I take the bus back to Vancouver in the evening. The bus-ride - by the way - was also very nice

Back at the hotel, where for the first time there are no clouds on the sky. That gave this nice picture of the sunset.

Friday june 11.th

This is the first day of this trip with really nice weather. So I start the day by visiting a nice beach around Vancouver, called the Kitsilano Beach Park. Great view across to Downtown. From Kitsilano Beach Park there's a nice walk along the bay to Vanier Park and Granville Island.

And since the clouds have gone its time to go to the top of the mountain in the background of the picture. It's called Grouse Mountain - rises about 3500 feet - and the trip there is with the Seabus to North Vancouver, then by bus, and finally by "skyway" to the top. At the top there was still snow.

As usual on this kind of places - a great viw. But that was also the only thing about it.

Down again - and back to Vancouver on the Seabus

Saturday june 12'th

Last day in Vancouver. I spend it in Downtown. First a trip to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's Classical Chinese Garden (none the less), where an annoying guide is showing around. Almost all of her audience just "disappears" from her and her stories. Surprisingly the garden is placed in Chinatown - and all the shops around has a strange smell - strange spices and so. But there are a lot of chinese people that actually buy the shit.

Back to Robson street - the shopping-street - buy some souvenirs - and another nice cup of coffee at Starbucks.

Sunday june 13'th

Today only one thing - with Quick Coach Lines to Seattle