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Vancouver. Someone calls it the best city in the world. The almost complete absence of winter, soft, warm summers, infrastructure and the ocean close by. What else do you need for happiness? In this city wonderfully intertwined speed and rhythm of the metropolis Walking distance nature.
In the morning I went to watch center. Walked away from the central metro stations, I decided to walk. How I miss the good urban walk 8-10 kilometers. Immediately struck by a kind of relaxed locals - some kicks on the lawn, someone on the balcony overlooking the bay tans. Still would not relax, having flat with view
Cyclists - full participants in traffic. Gets star on a par with everyone else. Exceeded, parked in the wrong place - in jail!
Wooden portals transmission lines in Vancouver doorways. Why do they not want to change, believe that they give the city of charisma. Basically, I soglasen- interesting looks.
Sometimes I really do not get it in contemporary art. Douglas Copeland turned his head object of modern art, sculpture, personally called to stick round gum. Near it looks pretty ugly. Yes, I'm a redneck :)
I go on such glyazhu- house is worth! Jambs carved out of the front exit noble gentlemen, concierge already shines all! Well, I think, "we must take!"
Took surprisingly easy, after 5 minutes already on the roof of Fota. They've got a gym, a swimming pool and lezhachki stand for the rest. Well, exactly the bourgeoisie!
The bonus a good view of the entire downtown.
I suppose, with roofs in Vancouver are a bit better than in Winnipeg, for example. Commonplace due to the fact that Vancouver roofs very many public areas where you can "leak" without arousing suspicion.
The main thing to make a face "bricks" and represent an important phone call when you pass for someone in the front and in the elevator. Lifts way too magnetic keys, so it, too, complicates things.
At the bottom of a piece of Chinatown, Vancouver port and oshmetochek North Vancouver, if I'm not mistaken
rayonchik Gastown. It seemed to me the most "historic" part of the city is concentrated here. This area would do to demolish, but the public was outraged and defended "istorichku". By the way, if you walk a little further along this street, you can get there in a not very favorable environment under dumb person on the street.
lyuley certainly not hung, but a couple of dollars and smoke shoot .. Also any footy types rub on gates and Smal grass. So I sfotkal the doorway and left dudes "mutili". So I quickly went away from there, that there were no questions like "do you hear her kid, you're finally with a district and a cheeky cho, eh?"
Another local attraction - Steam Clock. Though look at the old-fashioned, but in fact it's a remake, they are only 37 years old. Of interesting: every 15 minutes, steam whistles reproduce the sound of London Big Ben, and a steam engine performs a purely decorative function. Another divorce for tourists
I have made to the list of attractions still incredibly arrogant and fat seagulls. Nowhere is such a healthy seen. Just gulls mutants some ... really almost knee-birds.
In general, the first day in Vancouver left a very good impression. Clean, well-developed public transport. Very interesting mix of vintage "istorichki" skyscrapers of the business of downtown and the promenade along the bay.
Another plus would like otmetit- city is not flat. That is, it has a low-Malskyy relief and even walk on it because it's interesting.
If you walk along the promenade from the shopping center Canada Place, then you get in Coal Harbour area. When there was carried out the development of coal, which gave the name of the bay, is now a fashionable neighborhood.
As with any waterfront here a million tourists and local walkers.
In the bay there is an airport light aircraft.
For what is "ridiculous" $ 200 you can fly to the capital of the BBC, Victoria. A panoramic 20-minute tour of the city will cost about $ 80.
But I'm a guy humble, so rented a large
By the way is near Stanley Park, which is well on foot proooosto unrealistic. And the bike in very handy!
The legacy of the Indians, Aborigines ugh! Well, in short, you understand me. By the way not a single representative first nation in Vancouver saw. Probably all spoili and taken on a reservation in Manitoba.
The park of about 405 hectares, and the main walking path that stretches around the park about 10 km long.
Stanley Park the same age as the city, but the forest is much older in this park.
They say you can meet the cedars and firs, which about a thousand years.
I stopped to make a couple of pictures, stepped into the woods, but already there is an impassable thicket ...
Bridge of Lions Gate, which raskherachili in Final Destination 5, also passes through Stanley Park.
If quick pass rolling is large, then the sunset, you can catch a favorite place for hipsters Vancouver English Bay Beach.
Location and really very picturesque and worth ...
Some meat roasts, someone just sitting and enjoying the sunset views.
The elderly hipstota vparivaet his paintings.
On the shore lay logs that locals use as benches for contemplating the sunset.
And behold there that you will agree!
Who is not interested in a sunset, seagulls monsters same feed back as possible, that still fun
This is what I do not understand how they dragged the pine upstairs. A helicopter or something
By the way for the union of city and nature. Nerpochka's lying at the beach almost
What about the ducks do not say anything, they like dogs nerezanyh, pardon the pun
A little more kinds of the relaxed, beach evening ...
Young people sitting in the little nooks and uses. But we will not tell anyone, right?
Burrard bridge. One of the oldest bridges in Vancouver.
Evening frame on the "parking" and home ...
The next day, I come explore Vancouver at the same place, but on the other side of the bridge.
Granville Island. It stretches a large market and the University of Art and Design. And just a cool place to walk ...
Bay View with super-expensive housing. The Chinese, whom by the way in Vancouver from 20 to 30%, bought the entire first line and in the mustache does not blow.
As the saying goes, "You can not buy heppiness"
Along the shores of a large park area, along which run local. By the way we must pay tribute, Vancouver is a city of sports! Compared to Winnipeg it is immediately evident that the people watching them. None of these "blurred" aunts, huge men with Pouzin and other delights of fast food.
A little more and we shall close the loop around downtown Vancouver, Science World is not far.
One of the central characters in Vancouver - Science Museum. Inside, there was not, but there are a great pivnuha - Craft. I recommend
I would like a bit summed up the pros and cons of this city at the end of the post. What I pugali- fabulous prices, crowds of Chinese, shitty weather. No smoke without fire, all these disadvantages are present.
Prices for nedvizhku overstated, but such removal can be found at the same price as in Winnipeg. Quite a decent one-bedrumnuyu apartment 5 minutes from the metro can be found for $ 950. food prices seemed to me quite comparable to vinipezhskimi. Yes, of course entertainment, travel, car insurance is more expensive, but the salaries are higher. In general, unless you consider the purchase of real estate, the price plus or minus the same, and you can live.
Crowds of Chinese people too, are from Hong Kong.
Weather. With this it's complicated. For the week of my stay in Vancouver rain came once. But it was a whole day without stopping, a good rain ... Basically he liked me even though I was soaked through and through. It was such a warm, summer rain when the water washes the earth and everything begins to exude a scent of freshness and bloom. In general, the summer weather all ok, mostly sunny, no rain, but there is no lingering. Heat is also not a good mild weather. But from October to April say pours. With breaks of course, but it pours. But there is no snow and sub-zero temperatures.
The great advantage of Vancouver is its integration and unity with nature. A 30-minute drive to the home of the virgin forest, bears often go not just on the outskirts of the city, but wander in and sleeping areas. If the city is snow 10 days a year, the fans of mountain sports will not be bored. In the mountains to ski and ride, even in summer, he saw. Plus, the proximity of the ocean, rybalochka and other delights of life at sea.
Well, in general, everyone chooses what he is closer - little rain or frost and snow, prairies or mountains, lakes or the ocean.