Pulchritudinous

 It requires a strong adjective to describe Vancouver, but great physical beauty is an appropriate one.  It truly is the most beautiful city and offers everything within a twenty minute drive.  The saying, " a picture is worth a thousand words", is probably true but these photos do not convey the full beauty.  I don't want to bore you with a thousand words and I do have more blogs on Vancouver and Victoria in draft - so it will continue.

There are some grand yachts in the Vancouver harbour,
many with Chinese names.



View of Canada Place (old convention center) and convention
center east - new center.  Yes, it does look a bit like the Denver
airport.

Pedestrian-bike path leading to Stanley Park Drive, the
Aquarium, Pitch and Putt and Vancouver Rowing Club.
You can go in any direction and walk/bike for hours.

 

This is so neat!1  The city of Vancouver skyline
in the background and this colorful houseboat
in the foreground and large yachts in front of
the houseboats.

 

We enjoyed a scenic harbour cruise
that took us past the prestigious
Vancouver Rowing Club and Royal
Vancouver Yacht Club




Look closely, Seals lying in the sun. 
I had never seen a seal before.

 

Pier with seating and a park on the other end, if you cannot
be on a boat, the next best thing, in the downtown
Coal Harbour area.




Fresh salmon, just caught today

 

Radiant clumps of flowers



We saw many weddings being photo-
graphed, almost everywhere we went.

Pedestrian and bike paths encircle all the water front of
Vancouver.  this is around the convention centre and
Canada Place.

    


A park with sculptures,
8 Chinese figures

Public market on Granville, Island.  I must make a
separate blog, as there is no way to do justice to
Granville island in one or two Photos.

 

View from the Grants second deck, you can see
ships and boats arriving and leaving, the cruise
ships are beautiful with all the lights on.



Another wedding photo session,
there were so many and all colorful.

 

      






   



Incredible location of the MOA Gallery,  You can easily
spend  a day here.

 

Beautifully restored old area, Gastown.  Many trendy shops
and wonderful outdoor life, strolling or enjoying a cocktail
or dinner outside.  Gastown will show up in another blog
on the very special restaurant L'Abattoir

  





One of the best views in Vancouver from
Isabel and Ray's deck, Grouse Mt. in the
background.



Vancouver must have an enormous budget for parks and
broad picturesque landscape.

  

Vancouver offers displays of Northwest Coast
First Nations art.  Exhibits of local artist and
international artist.














                                                                                           Thank you so much for your comments and happy
to know that you are enjoying the Vancouver blogs.



I was fascinated with the sea planes,
next time!!!!

So many restaurants on Waterfront Road - Coal Harbour.
What a view while you eat, just like The El Oasis in Club Santiago.




To Be Continued------