National parks, natural beauty and a bit of Disney Wonder! VANCOUVER SECTION COMPLETED - Page 5 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Wow! What a gorgeous park! Love the dragon! I guess they decided Little Mermaid was already done, so of course girl in wetsuit would be the next choice!
Skip and I have talked about going to the Grand Canyon one of these years. I hope we do, because I think I could get some great shots there. But now I know if I ever can talk him into an Alaskan cruise to go a day early!
I'd go at least two days early - judging by what Barb and Bob did with their extra day, you could easily spend two or three days exploring Vancouver and the surrounding area.
That is a beautiful park. You guys sure walked aLOT! I think it's perfectly appropriate for the crooked photo at the end!!
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You covered a LOT of ground! Looks like it was all well worth it, though. The park is beautiful, as is the harbor. All of the group shots are great! I do especially like the one Mark just made it into the shot for--very spontaneous smiles.
Monday 29 August – part four: there’s nothing to stop you falling into the water!
Done with photos, we headed to the souvenir shop and did some serious damage in there. I found my obligatory fridge magnets, postcards and book, while Mark got a sweatshirt and I grabbed a Christmas ornament.
It was at this point that Joy came up with a brilliant idea, suggesting that we get lunch up here, so off we went. I had the salmon burger, which was very nice, but way too much of it, while Mark had the Canuck burger, I think.... I’m sure that’s what it was...
We all sat there and chatted away, occasionally admiring the view outside, but in all honesty, not very often, as we were too busy catching up.
Eventually, our food finished, we headed outside to see one trolley that was pretty much full leaving. Oh well, that’s sorted then – restroom break time then. We didn’t have too long a wait and then the next trolley came along.
We headed out through the rest of Stanley Park and it certainly is a beautiful place. I’m sure if I lived in Vancouver, I’d be coming here all the time, as it’s a perfect getaway. Although we couldn’t get a shot of it, Second Beach was amazing with a huge swimming pool. Our driver Steve told us that he often goes swimming there and might head there later. Ok, no way that we think it’s warm enough for swimming today! :
We were soon at our next stop, which was the False Creek Ferries. A one way ticket with them is included as part of your fare, so we headed down to the landing area. No health and safety here, with nothing to stop you falling into the water!
When the boat arrived, it was clear from the size of it that it wouldn’t take many people, so as the first group of seven boarded and the female skipper told us that she could only take 12 people, I quickly shouted that we had a group of five to fill it up. I had a momentary pang of sympathy for the two couples left behind, but heck, that passed quickly enough....
It was a fun and pretty short run across to Granville Island. It was like one of those wonderful local things you need to do in a destination and was a lot of fun. I’m glad we got to do it.
Beautiful vistas to eat lunch next to. Was it very crowded up there? Love the little table in the seating area near the fireplace. Looked like a cozy spot for a nap! You must have to have several Christmas trees to accomodate all your ornaments from all your travels--not to mention a couple of refrigerators for your magnets!! (But I'm betting you "rotate" them?)
Anyway, another great update, beautiful pictures and by the way? You two gals look a bit like relatives in that picture!
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Mark's burger looked so yummy! I shouldn't read before breakfast!
Good job calling for the 5 spots on the ferry - made sense to me, since the two couples would have wasted an open seat.
The on-and-off tour sounds like the way to go to explore the city! You are seeing so much, but still seem to be taking your time and enjoying. I'm sure I'll like Seattle, but I do sort of wish DCL were utilizing Vancouver again next year.
Beautiful vistas to eat lunch next to. Was it very crowded up there? Love the little table in the seating area near the fireplace. Looked like a cozy spot for a nap! You must have to have several Christmas trees to accomodate all your ornaments from all your travels--not to mention a couple of refrigerators for your magnets!! (But I'm betting you "rotate" them?)
Anyway, another great update, beautiful pictures and by the way? You two gals look a bit like relatives in that picture!
It wasn't that crowded up there, which was nice.
Ok, the Christmas tree.... this year, the priority will go to all the 2011 ornaments we acquired on both trips and, if there's any room, then some others can go up. We have so many now that they don't all fit on anyway, but I can say that every ornament we have has been used at least once.
As for the fridge magnets, I did a reorganisation when we got back so that we could fit everything in - and it does all now fit!
The on-and-off tour sounds like the way to go to explore the city! You are seeing so much, but still seem to be taking your time and enjoying. I'm sure I'll like Seattle, but I do sort of wish DCL were utilizing Vancouver again next year.
Trust me, you'll love Seattle - they're both amazing cities.
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We didn’t have too long a wait and then the next trolley came along. 
Ok, no way that we think it’s warm enough for swimming today! 
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I had a momentary pang of sympathy for the two couples left behind, but heck, that passed quickly enough....
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