Vancouver

Hi guys!

 

On Tuesday our adventures in Vancouver continued as we walked down to the waterfront and Canada Place to catch our free shuttle bus to the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in North Vancouver.

 

 

We walked across the suspension bridge which actually swayed and wobbled much more than I thought it would. It was so hard to walk straight and we felt dizzy once we reached land again.

 

 

On the other side we did the Treetops Adventure, which is stable.

 

 

We then wobbled back across the suspension bridge and checked out the gift shop. I got a Vancouver Christmas ornament, since I'm now collecting them for my first Christmas tree when I eventually move out of home. I have Banff, Jasper, and Vancouver so far :) Next, we did the Cliffwalk, which is like a suspended narrow walkway hanging from the side of a cliff, which is stable. No wobbling on this bad boy. Look how high up we were!

 

 

Some parts were just glass on the floor! Along the way through the park I had collected the stamps on my brochure from each part, so on the way I out I received an "I made it" certificate! If you read it, I now have bragging rights for the next two years ;)

 

 

We took the shuttle back to Canada Place and got some photos, then walked to Gastown. Gastown has two main streets, Water St and Cordova St. We were trying to find a restaurant we've heard really great reviews about, called Meat & Bread. We walked around in circles across both streets maybe three times, then gave up and had lunch at the Steamworks Brewery which turned out to be really nice. We walked down Water St and stopped for photos of the Steam Clock.

 

 

We also saw the sculpture of Gassy Jack

 

 

We walked back up the street and back into downtown to check out the Pacific Centre Mall. There's some nice shops in there. They also had a store called Ever New which is exactly the same as Forever New in Australia. Did they just forget the 'For' at the beginning? We also went into Sears, which is a department store in Canada and America. They were having a store closing down sale and were selling all of their fixtures too, including their shelves, desks, mirrors and mannequins! We didn't buy anything though. We then walked back to our hotel and relaxed for awhile. Later that evening, we caught a taxi to English Bay Beach, which is a gorgeous area. We had heard how good Cactus Club Cafe is (there's a couple of them in Vancouver, and one right on the beach here) so we put our name down for a table. While we waited, we took some photos of these sculptures of a laughing man. They look kind of creepy.

 

 

We also saw this Inukshuk sculpture.

 

 

We walked along the edge of the beach. It was sunset, but it was pretty cloudy. The beach had lots of logs along it for people to sit down on.

 

 

We got our table at the cafe and it was outside with a great view of the beach. The food was really delicious. We shared a white chocolate cheesecake with raspberry compote for dessert. Yum! We then caught the taxi back to our hotel.

 

Much more to blog about but it's late and time for bed!

 

Love,

Emily