Geoff Brock & Bruce Gamble
         
     

First full day in Vancouver

 
 
 
 

Vancouver is a great city. A great location by the sea, surrounded by mountains, and with very friendly people.

We stayed in the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Our room overlooked the square and fountains in front of Vancouver Art Gallery.

Vancouver, like Calgary, has a tower from which there are great views. The lift goes up the outside of the building, which did not delight Geoff...

Having grasped the layout of the city, we then went down the road to Gastown, the oldest part of Vancouver, with its famous steam clock that toots out on the quarter hours.

As it was a crystal clear day, we decided to go up Grouse Mountain and see the views. We took the Sea Bus to North Vancouver.
Then another cable car to the top of the mountain. We saw, amongst other things, grizzly bears and lumberjacks.
After lunch overlooking the city, we returned and visited the Dr Sun Yat-sen Park and Classical Chinese Garden back in Vancouver. They are in the Suzhou style and we can confirm how authentic they are! (see China 1999 - Suzhou)
 
 
 
©Geoff Brock and Bruce Gamble