Vancouver
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Planning information
Off the cruise ship what to do?
Get in some sight-seeing, the hotel has bike hire, might see if we can use these to take a ride around Stanley Park, then check out what is to see and what to eat, interesting list below of foods to try, won't get them all but will give them a go, especially the Beaver Tails. Here for the night then sightseeing more then get to the airport for 30+ hours of travel time....
Get in some sight-seeing, the hotel has bike hire, might see if we can use these to take a ride around Stanley Park, then check out what is to see and what to eat, interesting list below of foods to try, won't get them all but will give them a go, especially the Beaver Tails. Here for the night then sightseeing more then get to the airport for 30+ hours of travel time....
List of Canadian foods below.
Not sure how many we will get to try, watch this space...
Not sure how many we will get to try, watch this space...
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Poutine
Bannock Butter tarts Nova Scotian Lobster Rolls Montreal-style Bagels Saskatoon berry pie Montreal-style Smoked Meat Peameal Bacon Beavertails |
Split Pea Soup
Tire d’érable sur la neige (Maple Taffy) Ketchup Chips Nanaimo Bars Pouding chômeur Caesar Cocktail Tourtière Game Meat |
Whistler
Not sure about Bungee Jumping but it is one you can do at Whistler
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This is more my style
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Capilano
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Grouse Mountain
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Booked
Vancouver Lost Souls of Gastown Walking Tour
Overview Get a glimpse into Vancouver’s rough and rowdy past on a walking tour of the historic Gastown neighborhood. Hear haunting tales of the city’s darkest days, when fires, smallpox and gold dust fever swept through the frontier outpost. Visit the neighborhood’s landmarks and historic sites as your guide evokes the thieves, hustlers and vagabonds that made the west so wild.
Overview Get a glimpse into Vancouver’s rough and rowdy past on a walking tour of the historic Gastown neighborhood. Hear haunting tales of the city’s darkest days, when fires, smallpox and gold dust fever swept through the frontier outpost. Visit the neighborhood’s landmarks and historic sites as your guide evokes the thieves, hustlers and vagabonds that made the west so wild.
- Gothic theater adventure in Vancouver
- Recount the Great Fire of 1886, smallpox outbreaks, and Vancouver’s most shocking unsolved murder
- Visit Gastown’s most famous sites, the Steam Clock, Gassy Jack statue, Byrne’s Block, Hotel Europe and Maple Tree Square
- Weave through the back streets, alleyways and secret spaces of Gastown