Blogs from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 159

Day 38..... We spent our first full day in Vancouver stolling Robson street(the main shopping area) and the Waterfront, which is home to a stunning harbour. The sprawl of the city is surrounded by mountains and whichever way you look there is a view to behold - well almost! On our first night we managed to end up wandering into the 'dodgy' part of Vancouver: East Hastings Street! It was exactly what you'd expect to see in a Hollywood crime movie! Still, it was only a swift sprint to re-trace our steps and we were back on track for the evening! Having been in the countryside for a month, adapting to city life was a little difficult at first. To ease ourselves back in, we spent our next day in the Vancouver Aquarium in beautiful Stanley ... read more

We arrived in Vancouver at around 4-30 pm on the 10th August. We were supposed to be staying with Heather, a girl we met back in Mendoza in Argentina. I tried to ring her cell phone but got no answer, so guessed she must still be at work. So instead we went to a bar for a beer. Later we got through and met her at the flat. The place we were staying was owned by Heather's nextdoor neighbours from 'back home' in Victoria on Vancouver Island and their son, Angus, was staying there. It was only a one bed flat and now there were four sleeping in there! Angus was going away for the weekend though so that worked out quite well for us! The first day we walked around the city to familairise ourselves ... read more

Day 100: Monday 14th. August 2006: Sunny: We were in Vancouver 6 years ago and missed out on one place due to bad weather so today we decided to go to Grouse Mountain - on the Seabus - a bus up the hill past the Capilano Suspension Bridge and then the Gondola up to Grouse Mountain resort - a wonderful spot for families and tourists with so much going on - hang gliding, ski lifts, live fun entertainment, movies, real live bears and more and absolutely stunning views. Back into North Vancouver and the markets for food - fabulous food. Day 101: Vancouver Island: Butchart Gardens - Victoria and the home of Emily Carr, Parliament House, Wax Museum and harbour. SEE separate blog. Day 102: Our last true holiday day out of Australia - so what ... read more

Drove North from Seattle and crossed the US/Canadian border on the 10th August. Stayed in Vancouver (British Columbia), which is a beautiful city. Apart from walking the city sightseeing, spent a day at the beach and hiked Grouse Mountain. In Vancouver we were lucky enough to enjoy a couple of nights luxurious appartment accomodation courtesy of Heather Scott, who we had met earlier in our travels (Mendoza, Argentina) and Gary had kept in contact with. We are indebted to Heather for the meals she made and the chance of free laundry, which believe me was badly needed! Revelstoke (British Columbia) was an overnight stop off on route to Banff National Park, and here we budgeted well with take away pizza and beer from the liquor store. Banff (Alberta) - Lake Louise, Moraine Lake. Hiked Sulphur Mountain. ... read more

Well 2 days in Vancouver was enought for us. Theres only so much you can do in a city when you have no money! We were meant to stay in Vancouver for 4 nights but after the first night we felt really ready to go home and made the decision to leave two nights early. Lucky we did after all the delays that happened at the airports the day we were meant to come home! What a nightmare that would have been! So we're home sweet home! I will write another blog when I get a spare 5 mins! I'll update you on the events since we've bin home and our final blog with an overview of all our travels - Ive still got so much to say! Its been such a life changing experience and ... read more