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Saturday june 5'th
This trip started on saturday morning. First I took the bus
from my home to Billund, and then using Maersk-Air
to London, Gatwick. In London I had to change airport to Heathrow, where British Airways would take me
to Vancouver
The fligt from Billund was late - almost 2 hours. But that
was no problem - I thought - I had plenty of time - I thought - because I had to leave
Heathrow at 6 pm - I thought. But arriving at Heathrow I discovered that I actually was
very close to being late. 6 pm was ok - but that was arriving in Vancouver - the departure
was 4.30 pm. So always remember to check you travelplan
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But I reached the plane anyway - luckily
Then onto a full jumbo-jet to Vancouver. During the trip I spoke with an
elderly pair from South Africa -very nice people.Arriving in Vancouver - pretty tired - get a taxi - in to Shaughnessy Village - ny hotel booked pr.
phone from back home. It was a pretty nice and cheap place to stay. Very small room, but
your own bath, tv and a microwave!
Checkin in at the hotel and to my room at 7.th floor - with a
view across Downtown Vancouver - and what a view it was!
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Sunday june 6th
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This is the day where you have to find out where
you are and why. So I walked a lot around the town. To a place called Granville Island -
some kind of recreativ area - which only North Americans can enjoy - with the Aquabus
crossing False Creek to Downtown - look around a little - then to Stanley Park - and a
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Monday june 7th
Back to Downtown - and look at the highly overrated Canada
Place, where all the ships for Alaska docks. And of course it started raining cats and
dogs, so I went to a coffeeshop, where I for the first time discovered the new
northamerican coffee-trend. It wouldn't be the last time. A cup of coffee is not just a
cup of coffee around here - oh no - nowadays you have to answer at least 8 different
questions before you actually get just the right cup of coffee - and of course they then
put it all into some kind of plastic-cup!!!
But the coffee was GREAT - so while enjoying it I wonder how
to spend some rainy hours in Vancouver. The answer i simple - STARWARS - into the movies
and watch the new Starwars-film, which havent reached Denmark yet.
Leaving the movie-theater everything is nice again - the
weather has changed dramatically - so now you can really enjoy your life as a tourist. I
go to the towns "viewpoint" - Harbour Centre Tower - and a viw it was.
From here to Gastown - a very much tourist-area with lots of
cafe's, restaurants, a steaming-clock etc.
And a little shopping at Nevada
Bob. Gets myself a nice pair of Nike golfshoes. Very cheap compared to Denmark.
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Tuesday june 8'th
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Time for the first trip away from Vancouver with
Pacific Coach Line to Victoria on Vancouver Island. Especially the
boat-trip to the island is nice. Victoria was a nice place. But keep away from the
tourist-traps.
I went for a walk in the very
nice Beacon Hill Park, where I was close to being run over by the local police on
horseback, which suddenly came across the park. Found the wolds tallest totempole - it was
told. Nice walk along the beach in in the town. Into Starbucks
to get the tallest cup of coffee I have ever seen - and that is for sure!. From there to
Craigdarroch Castle, which was imported from Scotland by some lunatic. The castle was
closed for visitors when I arrived - but of course the "gift-shop" was still
open.
And finally by bus - boat - bus back to Vancouver. The
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Wednesday june 9'th
Today I take the no 250
to Lighthouse Park. Off we go - suddenly the driver stops and shouts "Lighthouse
Park" - didn't we have someone who wanted to get out here?. Bingo - off the bus - and
into the park, which back home more would be considered a forest with plenty of very old
trees.
A find a map with some walking-trip-suggestions. And start on
what the describe as "the medium hard walk" - with a few places that would be
hard to pass. Here you have to notice that when americans - and I should find out also
canadians - write these things, they actually mean it!. It did get through, and somehow I
got back to my starting-point.
Back with the bus from the local bus-stop. By the way a
pretty interesting bus-stop. You know the bus would be there once each hour - but at what
time?. They don't tell you that. As a public-transport person I'm not impressed.
Back to the best place in town Stanley Park
(which is huge) - and into Vancouver Aquarium to
watch Orcas (killer-whales) and more strange things.
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Thursday june 10'th
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Today with Greyhound-bus
to Whistler for a day-trip. Whistler is a
ski-resort, where they for instance host the world cup downhill. Arriving in Whistler -
arrrghhh - tourist-trap. Awful town, with "authentic" cottages, McDonalds and
Kentucky Chicken. Leaving Whistler Village as
soon as possible and go for a long walk in the valley surounding the town. There are great
views across the mountains. And some very nice golf-courses. Now you can enjoy it. Spend
the rest of the day in the valley, before I take the bus back to Vancouver in the evening.
The bus-ride - by the way - was also very nice
Back at the hotel, where for the first time there are no
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Friday june 11'th
This is the first day of this trip with really
nice weather. So I start the day by visiting a nice beach around Vancouver, called the
Kitsilano Beach Park. Great view across to Downtown. From Kitsilano Beach Park there's a
nice walk along the bay to Vanier Park and Granville Island. And since the clouds have gone its time to go to the top of the mountain in
the background of the picture. It's called Grouse
Mountain - rises about 3500 feet - and the trip there is with the Seabus to North
Vancouver, then by bus, and finally by "skyway" to the top. At the top there was
still snow.
As usual on this kind of places - a great viw. But that was
also the only thing about it.
Down again - and back to Vancouver on the Seabus
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Saturday june 12'th
Last day in Vancouver. I spend it in Downtown. First a trip
to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's Classical
Chinese Garden (none the less), where an annoying guide is showing around. Almost all
of her audience just "disappears" from her and her stories. Surprisingly the
garden is placed in Chinatown - and all the shops around has a strange smell - strange
spices and so. But there are a lot of chinese people that actually buy the shit.
Back to Robson street - the shopping-street - buy some
souvenirs - and another nice cup of coffee at Starbucks.
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