Vancouver Canada!
I vacationed herefrom August 18 - 20, 2020 with my grandson Demetric and granddaughter Cherokee. The three days that I was here, absolutely begs for a return trip, several times over. This pacific northwest town on the pacific ocean is so cool, sophisticated, jazzy and beautiful. Mountains, water restaurants, tall modern buildings, clean, world class shops and easy to get around. I was on and off their trains and buses, easy breezy.
Now this page is going to be a tour of some of the things that I captured. On other pages, I will detail the restaurants such as The BoatHouse and Le Petit Belge.
This is a tale of two stopovers, Capilano Suspension Bridge and Granville Island Public Market.
Let us begin.
Capilano Suspension Bridge
3735 Capilano RdNorth Vancouver, BC V7R 4J1, Canada
www.capbridge.com
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park is not to be missed. The bridge gives you a treetop scenic view of North Vancouver's forest. Then you have the cliffside journey. Fun, thrilling, gasp, breathless and a happy experience as you explore the park. The name Capilano is actually a First Nations name belonging to the Squamish Nation and originally spelled Kia’palano, meaning “beautiful river”. Kia’palano was the name of a great Squamish chief who lived in this area in the early part of the 1800s. Over time “Kia’palano” was anglicized into “Capilano”: a word that has become the namesake of our bridge and park as well as the river and surrounding area. The bridge was built in 1889 and is 450 feet long and hangs 230 feet above the Capilano River. This bridge can hold up to 96 full grown elephants.
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Cliffwalk
Treetop Adventure
Granville Island Public Market
1689 Johnson Street
Vancouver, Canada V6H3R9
604-666-6656
Hours: Sunday - Saturday - 9AM - 6PM
Salted apple garlet - delicious - $4.00
Joe's BBQ Boat - is a round electric powered vessel that is a floating diner booth that seats 8 with a barbeque grill in the middle of the boat.
This pacific northwest town on the pacific ocean is so cool, sophisticated, jazzy and beautiful and it is a major city in western Canada. Mountains, water restaurants, tall modern buildings, clean, world class shops and easy to get around. I was on and off their trains and buses, easy breezy.
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park is not to be missed. The bridge gives you a treetop scenic view of North Vancouver's forest. Then you have the cliffside journey. Fun, thrilling, gasp, breathless and a happy experience as you explore the park. The name Capilano is actually a First Nations name belonging to the Squamish Nation and originally spelled Kia’palano, meaning “beautiful river”. Kia’palano was the name of a great Squamish chief who lived in this area in the early part of the 1800s. Over time “Kia’palano” was anglicized into “Capilano”: a word that has become the namesake of the bridge and park as well as the river and surrounding area. The bridge was built in 1889 and is 450 feet long and hangs 230 feet above the Capilano River. This bridge can hold up to 96 full grown elephants.
This is a place for family fun, couples or singles, you will find your personal adventure here. Hotels run from economical to boutique, inexpensive to expensive.
Stopped by Granville Island Public Market. Take your pick, which way do you go. What you do is snack and grab walking your way through the market and you can either sit upstairs and eat or go outside. As you walk around outside there is live music. Love the river view.
Come and take a word stroll with me in Vancouver. Sandy beaches, rainforests, mountains, take a sky ride in a gondola to Grouse Mountains peak - see the North Shore Mountain - Pacific Ocean, wildlife watching, paddling, kayak, bring your fishing rod and fish for salmon, trout, net Dungenes crabs or maybe some prawns.
How about camping overnight at the Vancouver Zoo, bring your tent. Or take a tour with Stanley Park Horse Drawn tours with Clydesdales and Shires pulling the tram Go to Grouse Mountains and see (maybe) and learn about bear conservation. Hike Mother Nature Stair Master's Trail up Grouse Mountains, 18 miles long 2,800 stairs.
Hotels run from economical to boutique, inexpensive to expensive.
You don't need to rent a car, its easy to get around via their public transportation, which I rode a lot, especially the Sky Train. No conductor or motorman, its remote operated. Clean, smooth & safe. There are agents standing in the stations to help assist you in purchasing a card to enter and engage you in their wonderful city.
Many movies are made in Vancouver, such as: Superman: Man of Steel, Deadpool 2, 50/50, Night at the Museum, Skyscraper, Apollo 18, Robo Cop, I, Robot, The Interview, Mission: Impossible 4, Juno and many more. How about television series: Riverdale, Alcatrez, Travelers, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Arrow, Once Upon a Time, X-Files, The Good Doctor and again, many more.
I have plans on visiting Vancouver many many many times over the next overcoming years and then some!
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