Beautiful Vancouver, City Of The Sea & Mountains
As someone flies over Vancouver in the decent into the Canadian city's airport
, the encircling wonderful natural scenery is already seen with mountains on one side and the sea on the other. When inside the baggage claim area of the international airport, visitors are greeted with huge Pacific Northwest Coast Indian art carvings. This contributes to the overall flavour of nature and the environment that makes Vancouver very different from other major cities. When driving along Granville Street towards the city center, one can't help but notice that the trees and hedges in the residential areas are so much larger and taller than the ones we normally see somewhere else. One of the locals claims that the remarkable growth of the area's plant life is caused by the large amount of rainfall. Vancouver is close to both the ocean and the mountain range, so a lot of rain is anticipated.
Stanley Park on the west side of downtown Vancouver is the most visited attraction. A drive around the island will uncover great photo spots of both the city and the ocean. Vancouver's Aquarium is also on site in Stanley Park and also a spectacular collection of Pacific Northwest Coastal Indian art totem poles. Certainly, a person can always sight at the tall trees that seem to touch the skies here. The Lion's Gate Suspension Bridge links Stanley Park with North Vancouver on the other side of the harbor. On the north side is Grouse Mountain, the area's closest ski resort to the city that has turned into an all year round attraction..
Back in downtown Vancouver, the Gastown district is among the top tourist areas for boutique shopping and souvenirs. Do not miss the steam clock that rings on the hour. Vancouver has one of the largest Asian communities in North America so the Chinatown nearby as expected has some of the best dim sum luncheons outside of Hong Kong. Further boutique shopping can be located in the Yaletown and Granville Island districts.
If time allows, among the suggested day trips to do out of Vancouver is to drive up the Sea & Sky highway to Whistler, one of North America's largest ski resorts. During the off ski season, Whistler is all season resort with many activities such as hiking, biking, festivities and shopping in the village. A ride up the gondola here will allow visitors to get a bird's eye view of the majestic Canadian Rockies mountain range. The drive itself to Whistler, around two and a half hours along the coastline, presents many wonderful scenic points also.
Vancouver is a great city to visit as one can truly notice how a major city can still be in extremely scenic surroundings. For people coming to Vancouver as the departure port of a cruise to either Hawaii or Alaska, it is very recommended to set aside at the very least a full day before or after the cruise to see what the city has to offer. As I mentioned before, on a sunny day with the sea on one side and the mountains on the other, Vancouver is truly hard to beat.
by: Aikednea Johansen
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