Vancouver
Between the 2nd and 3rd term my sister Tracey and I went to Vancouver by train. It takes 3 days to get there and 3 days to get back so because of the way Tracey had arranged her flights we only had 2 and a half days in the city. Left Toronto on the 21st and got on the 29th.
The way in was great because there were lots of cool people to talk to and play cards and in the observation dome thing there was a very friendly atmosphere with everyone looking out for bears and moose, pointing out anything that moved and talking to each other. There were a few bears spotted but neither Tracey or I saw any, we did both see moose, bald eagles and a helluva lot of deer.
It was a holiday very much dominated with my relentless attempts of making up for not getting the sunset picture I wanted in New York. We spent a day in Stanley Park and after going to the acquarium in there we went to the beach to wait for the sun to set over the Pacific Ocean. I got some pictures I am quite happy with.
Day 2 we went to North Vancouver on the other side of the bay from downtown where we went over the Capalino suspension bridge - which was pretty damn expensive for what it is - and then up Grouse Mountain to the grizzly bear sanctuary to make up for our not seeing any bears from the train. We again waited up there for the sun to go down for me to take my pictures. It worked out well as we both got to do what we wanted.
On the final day we just wandered round the city centre and made our way to the train station, this was before sundown so no pictures.
The train back was quite boring as there was no one my age group; there were many kids and older people and the dome car never had the atmosphere it did on the way in. We were both exhausted but because it was busier we had to share the double seat and so couldn't sleep as well.
Before we went I showed Tracey round Toronto: wandered round downtown, went in Casa Loma, met up with Kjetil and had dinner in China-Town, did some shopping in the Eaton Centre and went up the CN Tower at night. And when we got back from Vancouver we went to Niagara Falls to ride Maid of the Mist during the day and see the falls by night.
Vancouver Pics
Pictures taken on the jouney
The way in was great because there were lots of cool people to talk to and play cards and in the observation dome thing there was a very friendly atmosphere with everyone looking out for bears and moose, pointing out anything that moved and talking to each other. There were a few bears spotted but neither Tracey or I saw any, we did both see moose, bald eagles and a helluva lot of deer.
It was a holiday very much dominated with my relentless attempts of making up for not getting the sunset picture I wanted in New York. We spent a day in Stanley Park and after going to the acquarium in there we went to the beach to wait for the sun to set over the Pacific Ocean. I got some pictures I am quite happy with.
Day 2 we went to North Vancouver on the other side of the bay from downtown where we went over the Capalino suspension bridge - which was pretty damn expensive for what it is - and then up Grouse Mountain to the grizzly bear sanctuary to make up for our not seeing any bears from the train. We again waited up there for the sun to go down for me to take my pictures. It worked out well as we both got to do what we wanted.
On the final day we just wandered round the city centre and made our way to the train station, this was before sundown so no pictures.
The train back was quite boring as there was no one my age group; there were many kids and older people and the dome car never had the atmosphere it did on the way in. We were both exhausted but because it was busier we had to share the double seat and so couldn't sleep as well.
Before we went I showed Tracey round Toronto: wandered round downtown, went in Casa Loma, met up with Kjetil and had dinner in China-Town, did some shopping in the Eaton Centre and went up the CN Tower at night. And when we got back from Vancouver we went to Niagara Falls to ride Maid of the Mist during the day and see the falls by night.
Vancouver Pics
Pictures taken on the jouney
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