Well, we finally got the clear sunny day we were longing for, after what seems to have been an eternity of wet leaden days in Vancouver. So, we made the most of it, and headed over the Lions Gate suspension bridge (1930’s) across Burrard Inlet to the North Shore and the ferry port of Horseshoe…
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Pounding The Streets of Downtown
Downtown Vancouver is tightly packed into just 3.7 square kilometres in a typical North American grid formation, with glorious Stanley Park at the ocean end, Gastown and Chinatown at the eastern end, with the financial district, Coal Harbour, West End, Davie Village and Yaletown in between. Downtown is a heady mix of glittering skyscrapers and…
The Stampede to Calgary
Flying out of Vancouver you get the most incredible view of the city and its stunning coastal geography laid out beneath you. The nearby snow-capped North Shore Mountains – Grouse, Cypress, Seymour and the iconic formation of The Lions (twin mountains called The Sisters by the native Squamish people), whilst further ahead lie the vast…
Travels With My Ant 