(Photo by: Iain Bonner)
Vancouver. It truly is a city of love. A paradise some might say. Take your Significant other here for a time you two will not be soon forgetting. Whether you two are in the mood for hiking or sailing, shopping or whine tasting what ever you heart desires you will find here.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Welcom
(Photo by: Iain Bonner)
Welcome to
Vancouver! Well that what you will be hearing soon when you arrive at this
beautiful city. Vancouver truly is one of the most beautiful city’s out there
as you will find out soon enough. So here are something you might want to know
about Vancouver!
·
Vancouver is named after Captain George
Vancouver. He worked with
the Spanish to
chart the area, but did not like being there!
• Vancouver is
Canada’s third largest city (Toronto and Montreal are first
and second). The
population is about 2.1 million and 35% of those are
actually foreign
born.
• Vancouver has
the mildest climate in Canada, but it rains about 165 days
a year (about
42”). It’s best to travel there in summer when it is the
driest.
• Vancouver has a
Large gay community and offers a huge Gay Pride Parade and Pride week that
attracts more than 100,000 people each year. The city itself offers many gay
friendly bars, hotels and attractions.
• Vancouver is a
very walkable city. 65% of residents live downtown and 1
in 5 walks to
work.
• There are over
200 parks in Vancouver. The biggest is Stanley Park at
over 1000 acres.
• It is a big
entertainment mecca. Vancouver is second only to LA for TV
production and LA
& NY for filmmaking.
• Vancouver has
lots of rankings: “World’s Most Livable City,” and “Canada’s
Second Most
expensive City”
• Vancouver has
the forth-largest cruise ship terminal in the world.
• The Vancouver
Aquarium numbers in the top 5 in the world.
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