The Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver

Once we got here, we had a blast touring around the town. Vancouver is not a city I would like to live in. It is too American - too myuch like Seattle and too West Coast for an East Coast gal like me. The other tourinsts were rude and the GasLight district was quaint but riddlesd with street people who seemed to be perpetually high. We loved the market and the shopping. Stanley Park was awesome and the aquarium was good too. B & J spent two days there with us and then moved on to Vancouve...

After returning to Vancouver, we went exploring Stanley Park. We went to the auarium there, always a favorite activity of ours. We even got to see dolphin phlebotomy! The critters were so cute. I do miss the salt water and its creatures.

From memory my last entry was from Killarney when it was very wet. Today's entry is from BC in Canada and the sun is shining and I can see snow on the top of the mountains from my window! The afternoon of that very wet day in Killarney the weather brightened up and we went to Muckross House. It was still a bit damp to do much wandering around the gardens but the house was interesting. The next day we drove around the famous Ring of Kerry with its spectacular views of mountains and ocean. On W...

Left Kamloops early this morning to reboard the Rocky Mountaineer for the journey to Vancouver. No more snow but the scenery is still spectacular just the same. I did manage to catch a glimpse of a young Black Bear but unfortunately it was too late to take a photo...I don't think anybody actually got a photo of that bear. Day 2 on the train was first sitting for breakfast and lunch which meant that there were no 'pre-meals' - which was great!!! The menus were changed for lunch but the breakfa...

This morning we headed off on a city tour in our coach. We visited Stanley Park, Granville Island (bought some very nice bananas for 79 cents/lb - I'm sure it's cheap!) and we drove past Chinatown and around Robson St, over the Lion Gates Bridge and back to the hotel which gave us free time in the afternoon. Some of us caught the SeaBus to North Vancouver for lunch and wandering around the markets before catching the SeaBus back to Vancouver. Walked up to Robson St later in the afternoon befo...

A trip a bit dissapointing. Had planned to stay 2 days in Vancouver, than rest of stay on Pender Islands but hotel there was not that good ... . Finally, I decided to pack and drove to Victoria where I had some whalewatching - Orkas, whales, ... that was amazing, couldn't really believe what kind of experience I was undergoing. GREAT !!! Wheather was good, a bit foggy and cold morning and evenings. Trips from a place to the other one with floatplanes, that was unique, I sat next to the pilot ...

Our first experience with Canada was not exactly fantastic - when we got to the very empty check-in desk, Jo and I hadn't been seated together. Given that this two hour hop was the only place I was going to have anyone to talk to on the flight (Jo following my Dad's example in travelling coach and banking on my ticket to get us upgraded!) I was less than impressed. The chap at the desk wasn't that bright either - he kept repeating that it would be sorted out at the gate. Hmm, yes, heard that ...