Friday, September 17, 2010

BC Vacation -- Day 2

Dan and I were on our own today, so we decided to take a walking tour of the city in the morning. We stopped at Rosie's Cafe for breakfast and then started leisurely walking on Robson Street in the direction of Stanley Park.


That took us by the Vancouver Art Gallery....



















...and a bunch of shops. (P,S. I bought the cutest pair of little short boots!) Dan likes all things that go fast, so he was intrigued by the older model Harley-Davidson in one of the shop windows.


This is one of the entrances to Coal Harbour, which is a marina and seaplane terminal. Because there is lots of rain and humidity here, the plants are just spectacular....



Some of the sculptures in the Coal Harbour park....

















In our opinion, this is the perfect Christmas tree! We wondered if it was decorated in December....



More sculptures; the one below is titled "Shipwreck" and, under the direction of the artist, was carved by several thousand residents and tourists in 2001.









Some people carved for moments; some stayed and worked on the project for months!






Above is a picture of North Vancouver, taken near the water at Coal Harbour....


...taken from the same spot in the other direction is Stanley Park. I've walked the park before; it's about a 6-1/2 mile loop.


It's fun watching the seaplanes land and take off; they don't seem to get much speed up in the water, but somehow they get into the air!















After we walked back to our hotel, we hopped into the car and drove across Cambie Bridge to find a quilt shop called "The Cloth Shop" -- we discovered a whole new (to us!) shopping area called Point Grey.

Next up -- The Cloth Shop!

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