View from our hotel

Day Six

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June 22nd 2011
Hi Everyone! Here we are after our train journey in Vancouver. The weather is much better, the Hotel Pan Pacific is exquisite and right on the water, and we are settled in for four days. There's a lot to do here so it will be busy. Today we started by looking around the town. Vancouver lost the Stanley Cup last week and for those of you who followed it, you will know that riots broke out ... read more

North America » United States

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more