Canadian Rockies: Day 11-13 (Vancouver highlights)

On day #11, I took the ferry and came to Vancouver. Much of Vancouver is filled with Asians. The whole 36 km distance between Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and my hotel in Burnaby, I could see see more Asians than Canadians. If you look out Vancouver from its downtown Canada place, it reminds you of Hong Kong; good and efficient public transport, waterways, tall skyscrapers, and so on. It's only when you travel in other areas of Vancouver, like Coquitlam, north Vancouver, it starts to look more American. It's a place that grows on you.

My first day's second half was spent on board the hop-on-hop-off bus. I didn't hop off, but just took the whole circuit of the main Vancouver city, soaking in many sights like the Stanley Park, Granville Island, Yaletown and China Town. Spending time at the Metropolis at Metrotown mall was a pleasure and finally got a chance to do some shopping. But not much, actually.

Day#12 was a day's trip to Whistler and back. This was the sight and village for 2010 winter Olympics. I took the gondola all the way up to the Whistler peak, took another to go to the other side of the mountain and came back down in an open-air gondola. Layers were necessary at the top, but otherwise Whistler was pleasant and warm.

Day#13 was largely family time. Some time at Lyn's Canyon with a family friend and then later dinner with another branch of my family at Coquitlam, rounded off a very memorable trip to Canada.


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Canadian Rockies: Days 11-13 (Vancouver)

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Canadian Rockies: Day 11 (Victoria whale watching)

http://kayezad.blogspot.in/2017/09/canadian-rockies-day-11-victoria-whale.html

Canadian Rockies: Day 10 (Victoria)

http://kayezad.blogspot.in/2017/09/canadian-rockies-day-10-victoria.html

Canadian Rockies: Day 9 (Jasper)

http://kayezad.blogspot.in/2017/09/canadian-rockies-day-9-jasper-and.html

Canadian Rockies: Day 8 (Jasper)

http://kayezad.blogspot.in/2017/09/canadian-rockies-day-8-jasper-national.html

Canadian Rockies: Day 7 (Lake Loiuse) 

http://kayezad.blogspot.in/2017/09/canadian-rockies-day-7-lake-louise-and.html

Canadian Rockies: Day 6 (Banff national park)

http://kayezad.blogspot.in/2017/09/canadian-rockies-day-6-banff-gondola.html

Canadian Rockies: Day 5 (Banff)

http://kayezad.blogspot.in/2017/09/canadian-rockies-day-5.html

Canadian Rockies: Day 4 (Glacier National Park)

http://kayezad.blogspot.in/2017/09/canadian-rockies-day-4.html

Canadian Rockies: Day 3 (Waterton)

http://kayezad.blogspot.in/2017/09/canadian-rockies-day-3.html

Canadian Rockies: Days 1 and 2 (Calgary)

http://kayezad.blogspot.in/2017/09/canadian-rockies-days-1-and-2.html