Day 12: Vancouver
22/09/19 00:11
My last day started after a good nights sleep. Sightseeing in tiring !
For today I had an excursion to the top of Grouse Mount, one of the northern shore mountains, overlooking Greater Vancouver. Just to be safe I called of the peaks webcam and found that I would have a fantastic view of thick clouds but not of Vancouver. So that plan was abandoned !
But Vancouver has many more things to see and explore and only a short walk away from my hotel is Chinatown, one of the biggest in northern America. Once a ghetto for all the Chinese workers who came to work building the railroads.
Just around the corner of this imposing "entry gate" flanked by two lions ( they are supposed to frighten off evil spirits ) is the
"Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden " . Dr Yat-Sen ( click to find out more ) was a chinese doctor and revolutionary.
This garden opened in 1986 was the first full-scale scholar's garden outside China. All the material have been shipped in from China and 53 chinese gardeners constructed everything with the help of local architects and builders.
Let the pictures I took speak for themselves.
Only that much: an oasis of tranquility amidst a buzzing city.
After this excursion into chinese garden culture one of the trolley buses brought me to close by Gastown, the old centre of Vancouver. Now a place of tourists which fortunately hasn't lost its old world charm. Wandering up Gastown main street ( Cordova ) one reaches the old CP Railway Station, now Waterfront Station, from where the SeaBus leaves for North Vancouver, my destination.
Walking through the station I passed a small Starbucks cafe which had a sign that it was the first international branch of Starbucks in 1987. A picture was taken to document his.
Having reached the "other side" the Lonsdale market is always worth a stroll through the stalls. A bakery selling amongst many other delicious looking baked things cinnamon scones of which I bought two and enjoyed with a nice tasty coffee bought from the bakery shop as well.
The waterfront of Lonsdale has change since I was here way back in 2007 for the last time. The old dockyard has gone and the area nicely been done up keeping many of the old dockyard features.
Time flies if you have fun and all over sudden it was 16:00 and I had to make my way back to the hotel.
Why that early ?
I wanted to write todays blog entry because at around 7:15 I have to make my way across the street to the Rogers Arena to see and enjoy, wait for it, ELTON JOHN
In the elevator of my hotel was an itinerary of the events in September in the nearby stadium and arena, I spotted that he will be having shows on 21./ 22. and 24., tried my luck to get a ticket and did get one. A bit pricey but why not….
As soon as the concert is over I have to pack a few things as tomorrow morning an early start is on the agenda and I don't want to rush everything.
Departure for Toronto is at 10:10
If you want to follow me: Track My Tour or see some more pictures
For today I had an excursion to the top of Grouse Mount, one of the northern shore mountains, overlooking Greater Vancouver. Just to be safe I called of the peaks webcam and found that I would have a fantastic view of thick clouds but not of Vancouver. So that plan was abandoned !
But Vancouver has many more things to see and explore and only a short walk away from my hotel is Chinatown, one of the biggest in northern America. Once a ghetto for all the Chinese workers who came to work building the railroads.
Just around the corner of this imposing "entry gate" flanked by two lions ( they are supposed to frighten off evil spirits ) is the
"Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden " . Dr Yat-Sen ( click to find out more ) was a chinese doctor and revolutionary.
This garden opened in 1986 was the first full-scale scholar's garden outside China. All the material have been shipped in from China and 53 chinese gardeners constructed everything with the help of local architects and builders.
Let the pictures I took speak for themselves.
Only that much: an oasis of tranquility amidst a buzzing city.
After this excursion into chinese garden culture one of the trolley buses brought me to close by Gastown, the old centre of Vancouver. Now a place of tourists which fortunately hasn't lost its old world charm. Wandering up Gastown main street ( Cordova ) one reaches the old CP Railway Station, now Waterfront Station, from where the SeaBus leaves for North Vancouver, my destination.
Walking through the station I passed a small Starbucks cafe which had a sign that it was the first international branch of Starbucks in 1987. A picture was taken to document his.
Having reached the "other side" the Lonsdale market is always worth a stroll through the stalls. A bakery selling amongst many other delicious looking baked things cinnamon scones of which I bought two and enjoyed with a nice tasty coffee bought from the bakery shop as well.
The waterfront of Lonsdale has change since I was here way back in 2007 for the last time. The old dockyard has gone and the area nicely been done up keeping many of the old dockyard features.
Time flies if you have fun and all over sudden it was 16:00 and I had to make my way back to the hotel.
Why that early ?
I wanted to write todays blog entry because at around 7:15 I have to make my way across the street to the Rogers Arena to see and enjoy, wait for it, ELTON JOHN
In the elevator of my hotel was an itinerary of the events in September in the nearby stadium and arena, I spotted that he will be having shows on 21./ 22. and 24., tried my luck to get a ticket and did get one. A bit pricey but why not….
As soon as the concert is over I have to pack a few things as tomorrow morning an early start is on the agenda and I don't want to rush everything.
Departure for Toronto is at 10:10
If you want to follow me: Track My Tour or see some more pictures
