http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , British Columbia , Vancouver , Stanley Park en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 22:35:44 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:35:44 +0000 Be warned this is a long post...Since last week Jade and me have moved on again and we39re now back in lively Downtown Vancouver. We left Victoria on friday morning and headed by coach 2 hours a bit further up the coast on Vancouver Island to a small town called Nanaimo now when i say small it was actually tiny and had very little to do. But as one of the main ferry points was not too far a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-783660.html Well our first couple of days in Downtown Vancouver have been knackering to say the least Neither of us seem to have been able to shake off the jetlag...but that still hasn39t stoped us exploring Downtown and the surrounding areasVancouver has definately lived up to our expectations from what we had heard before we got here with the friendly people and amazing views of the surrounding mount http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-781899.html I can39t believe we39ve actually done it Final preparations were made on Monday of packing bags and saying our goodbyes to family and friends and then began a long sleepless night i think we only slept around an hour at the most just from the excitement of leaving before the taxi came to pick us up at around 5am on Tuesday morning.The flight itself was ok we flew with Air Transat a n http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-781613.html When I was growing up one of the highlights of weekends was a visit to Stanley Park Vancouver. One of the most famous parks in the world any time we went there was always something to explore. The First Nations art and displays of totem poles at Brockton Point was an amazing cultural experience. Walking through the park we would typically run across a new monument or sculpture to look at. I al http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-760864.html es fhlt sich ah wie imene Bachofe da in Vancity. Ich wett ja ned mtzle aber paar grad weniger wr au okey naja mir mached s beste drus. ht simmer is Aquarium gange go Fischli luege.Da hts so zimli alles vo chline ber mittleri bis grossi Fisch Haifisch Pingus Schildchrtte Papageie Roche Qualle Delfin und Beluga Wal. Es isch en mega coole Ort und mir hend eus d Beluga Fter http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-737830.html Und schowider sind dr Tg verbiies isch eifach so super cool da. Am fritig simmer a eusem freie Namitag an Beach gange snnele und bdele am abig simmer den s erste mal all mitenand eis go trinke. Zerst simmer imene Mexikaner in Gastown gsi und hend gad auno euse Hunger mit Burritos und Fachitas gstillt und den simmer is Malones eusi noi Stammbar aso ja am Beni sini Stammbar vo letsc http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-735184.html Wow d Ziit flgt nur so dhii. Schwider sind zwei super Tg vergange. Gester hmmer natrli brav Schuel gha. Nachan isches mit es paar Umwg wider an Englisch Bay gange will ja Frwerch agseit gsi isch. Mir sind e riise Gruppe gsi will mini Gastschwster au mit irere Klass det gsi isch. Mir Schwiizer hnd natrli eis riise Fscht gha und es chunt eim vor wie ei risigi Familie. Eusi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-734617.html Dear Diary Today I married Ann L. the most wonderful amazing fantastic incredible uncanny and mightiest woman in the world. Here are some of the early photos from our wedding day photo shoot and from friends. I39ll update when the professional photos arrive. The boys started the morning at our house in Burnaby and then proceeded to Ann39s sisters house in Vancouver. We had to demons http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-732997.html So we39re in Canada eh We arrived late last night got to our room about midnight and took the public train to our hotel on the waterfront. The hotel is literally steps away from the cruise ship dock in fact the staging area for the cruiselines is in the basement of the hotel. We received an email a few days ago telling us not to even try to board until after 2pm since they have 4 crui http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-724092.html OK so i have now decided that Starbucks is ok handy cause its everywhere BUT Blendz coffee is sooooo much better Have discovered a dark chocolate mocha O.M.G. yup probably going to come home fat. So to update every1...This week i looked at a flat but didnt end up getting it which im really not fazed about because i would rather have a job first. no point in finding a house if i can39t pay http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-701033.html In a strange new place far from homeFran began her adventure cold and alone.The first few days were scary and hardAnd she constantly found herself on guardBut she started to make friends and find her wayOne step at a time living each day.Looking for a job and finding somewhere to staycame second to finding a footy team to play inWeek one a busy one Vancouvers a big placeSo ready for wee http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-698763.html I39ve been away from this site for SO long and I really think it39s time that I got back into it so here it my first post of many more So I think that the most difficult part of traveling and some may not agree is deciding where you want to go. I39m sooo indecisive There are so many places that I39d like to go and there never seems to be enough time OR money to do all of it. M http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-690183.html So the camera situation is all sorted and I39ve been back to Stanley Park to use it. We39re starting to have some great weather over here as in 6 degrees and sunny so it39s been great to get out see a bit more of the place. Tuesday was still a bit wet but I made a point of getting some stuff sorted such as my camera and clippers. Buying a new battery charger proved quite difficult beca http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-686430.html Hey everyone This edition should be a lot more upbeat than the last one. I39ve seenexperienced a couple of the more amazing things in the last couple of days. Wednesday was not very exciting. I made no attempt to get up early and even finished season 4 of Californication that I started the night before. I ventured up to the most expensive supermarket I39ve ever seen in my life. It was cal http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-682893.html The New York Times had a good article this week about travel web sites for saving money. You have probably heard of some of these like Kayak but others like Bing39s farecast may be a little more under the radar. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-677824.html YellowEindelijk nog eens goed weer and boy did we enjoy it Opgestaan om 9u even douchen ontbijten en toen met de fiets door downtown Vancouver langs de seaside trail tot in Stanley Park. Dan langs de andere kant terug naar huis. Een tocht van 35 uur.. dus nogal moe toen we terug kwamenen natuurlijk nat van het zweet. Maar het was zeker en ontegensprekelijk de moeite waard...Ik heb vl foto http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-664550.html My plan today was to get up nice and early so that I could get a workout in before a day of adventures Vancouver style. That really didn39t eventuate. I headed towards the city and stopped at an IGA on the way yes a little supermarket not the same chain but still found it amusing that it was an IGA like at home. I had to buy an umbrella thanks a lot weather. I don39t usually do u http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-651415.html Nikki friend I met in Vancouver I finally made it to the gorgeous Stanley Park today We decided to take a stroll through the park have a bit of lunch see what all the fuss was about. Well I was not prepared firstly I wore flatsballet style shoes secondly I didn39t wear sunscreen thirdly we didn39t hire bikes because thats apparently the thing to do.... note for next time.We met http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-628302.html My original thought was that I39d spend the day at the aquarium AND the park but that was not the case as I spent almost the entire day at the AquariumSince Dana works there she was able to get me signed into the guest book and it was free for me to enter. Dana met me at the front lobby and walked me through to her wet lab which is where she spends most of her time. The wet lab is open t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-627836.html Decided against driving all the way out to Alaska so we flew to Vancouver to catch a cruise ship up the coast. That39ll take us to a few spots not accessible by road anyway and afford a view of some glaciers not visible from land. Once finished we39ll spend a few weeks touring around by trains and buses and cars. In the meantime we spent a night in Vancouver arriving just after the Canu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-617899.html