Nieuw Amsterdam docked at Canada Place

Re-Visiting Vancouver

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May 27th 2017
Vancouver is the town that hosted the 2010 Winter Games. Sharon recalls when she and Jim came here for the 1986 World Expo prior to their first Alaskan Cruise, and she’s been hooked on Alaska ever since. We were in no rush to rise this morning, and the scant light filtering in from our sheltered window did not provide much of an incentive. We headed by the Tim Horton’s, and on this Saturday mo ... read more

North America » Canada » British Columbia

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more