Hey all, I have been here since Wednesday night. Just logged in today, family trip... :-) sorry!!!!
Here is a long recap... Went to Whistler on Thursday. Drive is very scenic, but slow. A lot of road construction. Whistler itself is a ski village, but will be hosting all the skiing events for the 2010 Olympics. It has a neat market square area(including an Olympic information center). The gondola ride up Mt. Whistler was closed until Nov (bummer). Shannon Falls was neat to see as well, but didn't do the really long hike. It is about a two hour drive. Squamish is a village about half where there. Went to Lonsdale Ave. in North Vancouver Thurs. night. Nice view of Vancouver across Burrard Inlet. Went to Victoria (via Ferry) on Friday. There are two different ferry terminals to choose from. Neither is in Vancouver. We went to Tsawwassen which is about a 30/45 minute drive south of Vancouver. The ferry goes to Swartz Bay. There is another 1/2 hour drive to downtown Victoria. Horseshoe Bay is in West Vancouver (maybe 15 minutes???), however, it is about a 2 hr drive to downtown Victoria. We drove to Tsawwassen and left our car, but then picked up Pacific Coach Tours while on the ferry and caught a bus to downtown and back to the ferry. They do tours from Hotels. There are a number neat places to go to in Victoria (we only caught a few), but make sure you leave an entire day to do so. Also make sure you check the ferry schedules. Hit downtown Vancouver on Saturday. Although Granville Island doesn't look like much, it is pretty neat. The Market area was really busy when we were there. After Granville Island, we went to Chinatown. We only spent about an hour there, but an interesting area to tour. Be careful though, just north northwest of Chinatown (Hastings St, starting from Carrall past Main St), the neighborhood is kind of rugged. Gastown was next which is walking distance from the convention center/Pan Pacific Hotel. Another restaurant/shopping area. Again, be careful as Gastown is not too far from Chinatown. In the afternoon, we went to Stanley Park. The park is huge. We drove around it stopping at the many attractions. The Totem Pole area and Prospect Point were probably the highlights. Lions Gate Bridge is a mini Golden gate (from Vancouver/Stanley Park across Burrard Inlet to West/North Vancouver). Didn't get a chance to see the Aquarium. Finally drove through Robson Street Sat. evening. Seems like an upscale or more modern shopping area. Maybe only 7-8 blocks from the Convention Center??? It was extremely busy... If I had to choose any of the place I've been to, I guess I'd go to Granville Island and Stanley Park for sure if you can. If you have the time, any/all would be worth the visit. We ran out of time, but wanted to see the Lynn Canyon suspension bridge (free compared to the Campilano Bridge), the Campilano Fish Hatchery, and Grouse Mountain. Those could be interesting to see as well. There is a lookout tower downtown (maybe 2-3 block from the convention center) that might be of interest as well. Good luck! Any questions, let me know! Maybe see you at RUG, er, UserWorld. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jarl Grøneng Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Vancouver... Hi, Got a couple of days before the conference, anyone have some tip to spend these days in Vancouver... Like; What not to miss in Vancouver... Thanks, Jarl _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are" _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
