Wednesday June 26th
Today was so busy and we went to so
many places and took so many photos that it will be a photo story.
Ted dropped at as Sky train and we used a day pass to catch the sky
train into down town Vancouver. We got off at Waterfront and caught
the sea bus over to North Vancouver to visit Lansdowne market.
Views on trip on sea bus.
View to North Vancouver
982
Seabus looking back towards Central
Vancouver.
Back from there and we took 2 stops on
the Canada line to Yaletown to catch an aquabus to Granville Island.
However on the way we saw what looked like an old railway turntable
and it was. Crossed the road to discover the Roundhouse community
Centre completer with Locomotive 374 which was the first locomotive
used to pull a passenger train into Vancouver in 1887.
We took a little aquabus to Granville
Island. This was once a hevy industrial area but it has reinvented
itself with a large fresh food market as the centrepiece and many
specilist shops selling handcrated goods.
View from Granville Island back
towards Burrard bridge
On the way back we had a delightful
whistling boatman. He was whistling intricate classical melodies, so
mary ased him which instrument he played . Turned out he was a
masters major of clssical violin at San Francisco. Interesting way
to practice. He has driven the aqua buses for 8 years in the summer
to fund his studies. Eventually he hopes to have a symphony
orchestra job.
Houses on
the water.
While we were away a huge private
super yacht had berthed.
Super Yacht from the Isle of Mann sailing the world!
We walked to Canada Place to check
outwhere the cruise ships leave from and there Greg gave us a guided
walk of historic buildings ramining in the CBD on the way to Gastown.
Central Station.
Super sized lego?
Flame 2010 Winter Olympics
Vancouver was born in Gastown. It was a
rough and tumble neighbourhood that was once the city's commercial
and shipping hub and the brick workhouses that helped build the city.
Saved from demoliton and redevelopment, it is now thriving diverse
urban community.
Steam Clock in Gas town.
“Gassy Jack” John Deighton
arrived with a barrel of whiskey and set up his saloon here.
Boot Saloon. Cowboy boots in
every colour (even turquoise Amy)
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