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One of the views - BC Lions football stadium
Vancouver Lookout.
Sam Kee Building
Steam Clock
Does anyone know the dates for the 2010 Celebration of Fire?
July 21, 24,28 and 31.
Just curious - - where did you get the information? I couldn't find it on the Celebration of Fire website.
It's always the two last weeks of July, because it ends on the first weekend in August. So Wed, Sat, Wed, Sat. The first weekend in Aug is a holiday weekend, it is BC Day. Hope i explained it ok for you.
I had very little time to see Vancouver, however I was booked on the Trolley Tour which gave an excellent introduction to the city.
This picture was taken on the way to Stanley Park and show the many sky scrappers of Downtown Vancouver. Click on the picture to see the full panoramic view.
Come down to English Bay. The following intro I copied from http://www.englishbay.com/eb/eb.htm
For those new to the area, let's get you acquainted with the place...
English Bay is an eclectic community located in the West End portion of Vancouver's downtown core. Its main thoroughfares, Denman and Davie Streets, are lively, vibrant and decidedly upbeat. They cut through an area that manages to be one of the most densely populated districts in Canada, and yet, there's a certain calming presence about the place - it's easy to find yourself strolling along one of its quiet, tree-lined streets following the fragrance of the sea down to its expansive beach or sipping a cappuccino as you watch the world go by......
check out the website for more details. Four years ago, me and my friend first came here for visit. We love Vancouver and Victoria! We had sooo much fun in our short 5 days trip. We visited many cool places during the time. We like English Bay area in particular. Who would have thought?! Me and my husband moved here from Bermuda last year. And we live right by English Bay:-)
The aquarium at Stanley Park. While hanging around outside the entrance near the concession cart watch for the seagulls to swoop in and rob the hotdogs and other snacks out of the tourists hands. It's very comical.
When we were there, Bears were everywhere in the streets, not live ones, but "Spirit Bears" which would be auctioned off for charity. From what we were told, each year is something different. We had a great time hunting down these bears, and viewing the different paintings on them. What a great idea, and a tourist attraction for free also!
False Creek is not actually a creek, but more like a shallow inlet from the ocean that seperates downtown Vancouver from the rest of the city. The name "False Creek" was given to this body of water by Captain George Richards in 1859, before Vancouver even existed.
Writes author Catherine Gourley, "On entering the creek he expected to discover a water link to coal deposits he had noticed in Burrard Inlet. When he met a dead end he gave the basin the mundane name of False Creek. "
The shores of False Creek were used for industrial purposes during the first century of Vancouver's existance, however, industry has slowed since the 1970's, and the land has been turned into popular residential and commercial neighbourhoods, including the famous Vancouver attraction, Granville Island.
False Creek is surrounded by a man-made wall - the sea wall, as it's known... which makes for a very scenic and peaceful route for walking, cycling or rollerblading. Walking along False Creek after Canada's men's hockey team won the gold medal at the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympics. It was the first real spring day - not a cloud in the sky and the air was warm.
In the photo you see the seawall along the north shore of False Creek. The glass building on the left is the Plaza of Nations (from Expo 86, used for many concerts). The tall buildings in the back are apartments and office buildings. The spherical building in the distance is none other than Science World, Vancouver's little version of the Epcot Center (also from Expo 86). Photo taken by me!
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