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Advantage Vancouver

Tonight Bob and I leave Vancouver with an ultimate destination of DC.  However to get there as cheaply as possible, we will stop and change planes in Seattle and then catch a red-eye to Chicago before heading onto DC.  Here are some final photos from our time in Vancouver —

Bob participating in some public art installed to inspire laughter.
The awesome Vancouver library building
Dr. sun Yat Sen was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader who is often referred to as the “Father of Modern China.”

The pavilion in the Dr. Sun Yat Sen garden.
A street in Vancouver’s Chinatown — Happy Year of the Rooster!

We took the sky train to the outlying city of Burnaby one day and then walked back into town. This is the top of a stairway that took us from the residential neighborhoods all the way down to Deer Lake and a lovely (though still snow covered) walking/running path.
Looking across Deer Lake
Looking back towards the City of Burnaby from Deer Lake
From Deer Lake, we walked across Hwy 1 to Burnaby Lake, a larger lake, but which is more sheltered by trees. Also has a good walking/running path around it.
Part of the path around Burnaby Lake
On Friday we walked south across the bay to visit the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park. I joined some “locals” for a photo.
Another view of Vancouver from Bloedel Conservatory
Maria and Carmen, the Conservatory’s red parrots
Some of the flora in the Conservatory
Bob and I thought Ruby was the prettiest bird in the place.
Part of Queen Elizabeth Park
Bob and I have seen lovers locks on bridges all over the world, but we really like this way of incorporating this trend into public art.
Vancouver City Hall which is located on the top of a hill in a neighborhood south of the downtown area
Vancouver’s famous steam clock in the Gastown area (where we have been staying). It announces the quarter hours with a whistle chime.

A helpful sign to remind us all, that wherever you go, there you are.

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