Vancouver, BC, Canada, Weekend!

img_1083Vancouver, British Columbia is one of the most beautiful – and relatively temperate – parts of Canada. Marge, Claire, Grace and I spent our “Fall Break” weekend, from Thurs – Sun, Oct 6-9, 2016 visiting the city — and we thoroughly enjoyed it!

Here are a few pics of the occasion!

 

On the Jetway to Seattle!img_1026 Arriving in Vancouver at Night!img_1033 img_1034 Landing In Vancouver at 12:00 AM (2:00 AM our Body Time!)img_1035Vancouver International Airport – & Marge!img_1038Bienvenue a Vancouver!img_1036 Breakfast in the Hotel Friday Morning!img_1043 img_1041 img_1044 img_1045 img_1046Views Out Our Sandman Hotel Corner Room!img_1039 img_1040img_1048 BC Place – Vancouver Coliseum!img_1049

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Vancouver Waterfront View!img_1051

Rogers Arena – Home of the Vancouver Canucks!img_1053

We Miss Those Fall Colors in Texas!img_1055

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img_1056“Spokes” Bicycle Rental – What a Good Name!img_1060 img_1059

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img_1061Picturesque!img_1069 img_1070 Stanley Park Totem Poles!img_1071 img_1072         img_1071 img_1072 img_1073

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Riding Bikes Around Stanley Park!img_1086     img_1085Lots of Seaplanes Taking Off!img_1093

Canadas On Their Way South for the Winter!img_1130Statue of Canadian Olympic Track Star Harry Jerome – Stanley Parkimg_1088

img_1154Rock Cairns on Logs!img_1118

Cairn on Walkway Ledge!img_1119

Girl in a Wetsuit Statue!img_1095 img_1087

Lionsgate Bridge!img_1153Tugboat at Work Under Lionsgate Bridge!img_1104

img_1151Cormorant Drying Its Wings!img_1117Great Blue Heron – John Knott Called Them “Shypokes”!img_1114Oil Tanker Moving Into Bay!img_1108

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img_1210Figurehead Replica of SS Empress of Japan!img_1099

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img_1120Granville Island Public Market Offerings!img_1127

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Walking to Gastown!img_1167

Gastown Steam Clock – Vancouverimg_1158

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img_1160City of Vancouver Mosaicimg_1164 Canadian Pacific Railway Main Stationimg_1163Memorial Statue to the Canadian Veterans of WWI and WWII Who Lost Their Livesimg_1161

img_1162CBC Broadcast Bldg – Across From Our Hotelimg_1165

Delicious Pho Vietnamese Restaurant On Robson St in Vancouver – and Margaret Fisher! img_1166Kapalano Suspension Bridge Park in N Vancouver!img_1168Totems in Kapalano Park!img_1169

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img_1170Glistening Pumpkins in Kapalano Park!img_1176

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img_1172The Famous Suspension Bridge – Very Stable and Safe!img_1179

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img_1207The Gorge Below!img_1184

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img_1198 img_1197Margaret Amid the Treetops Adventure in Kapalano Park!img_1185

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Treetops Adventure = seven suspension bridges connected to eight magnificent 250-year-old Douglas fir trees!

img_1188Moss and Fern-Covered Waterfall – Watch for Banana Slugs!img_1189img_1193 img_1191 The Three Main Tree Types in the Park – and How Long it Takes to Grow Them!img_1190

img_1186Claire and A Nurse Log!img_1211

Beautiful Hydrangeas!img_1177

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Tree Limbs First Growing Down, Then Up, Trying to Find Sunlight!img_1201

Long Dropoff Below!img_1200

Fir Trees Get as Much as 40% of Their Water from Fog!img_1199

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Margaret’s View of Return to the USA Sign!img_1209