Jul 20, 2014

 

Slept in late then after breakfast we headed off to find the 'Hop On Hop Off' trolley tour of Vancouver and got a trolley driver who didn't know the city and could barely speak English so we hopped off really quickly at the first available stop and had a coffee in the Pacific Centre before we hopped back on again. This is shot from our coffee spot. From here on we discovered that Vancouver is also a beautiful leafy city and very livable with apartments and community gathering places scattered about all over town.

 

Spotted this roof and figured it had to belong to the Fairmont Family and yes it is the Fairmont Vancouver.

 

A busy Container Port was also part of what we saw.

 

A view to the city from Stanley Park which was a beautiful spot with magnificent trees including some massive old growth trees, rose garden and yacht clubs. Very picturesque.

 

An example of an old giant still surviving.

 

The entry to China town, the second largest outside China apparently with the first being in San Francisco, at least according to our driver.

 

A nice spot on our tour and the site of an early saloon in the town. We decided we might walk back to here for lunch as there were lots of eating spots and people but then the skies opened up so we headed across the street instead.

Bits and Bobs:

 

Some quirky stools in the 'Back Forty' across the road from our hotel.