Sightseeing

Day 64 Saturday 4th June 2011 

Time to get off our backsides and see some of what Vancouver had to offer. The day was cloudless with a deep blue sky and sunshine – perfect day to be a tourist. We walked down to the Skytrain station and took the line to its final destination – Waterfront in Downtown Vancouver which was, as it said, at the water front (unlike the Skytrain which spent most of the trip underground). 

Downtown

 

View from the Waterfront

Downtown Vancouver

A large cruise ship sat idling at its berth passengers having been spilled out onto the Vancouver streets an while before because the area was eerily quiet. 

Cruise Ship at her Berth

The nearby tourist office tempted us with tickets for the Capilano suspension bridge which had been built across a gorge in 1889 by a Scotsman. A free shuttle bus took us up to the attraction and it was a spectacular crossing with a treetop walk in amongst the Douglas Firs and (luckily for us) the newly opened cliff walk along the gorge complete with glass bottomed areas designed to churn your stomach. So an excellent “touristy” type day.

Me and Gina in among the Totem Poles

All the Bears are Friendly

The Capilano Suspension Bridge

Part of the Brand New Cliffwalk

Me and Gina

 We hastened back to the hotel to avoid the large crowds that would be gathering in the city to watch the evening’s second Canucks game. The winning of the first game and the excellent summery weather enough to tempt a few thousand more fans into the areas of city with large screens set up to show all the action. A wise move as it turns out because at the end of the game the score was  2-2 and they entered the sudden death overtime  with Vancouver scoring the winner just a few seconds in – the area around us erupted with cars honking horns so the party in the city centre must have been cooking on gas.