A day in Vancouver

Another beautiful sunny day. We decided to go to Chinatown. It was fortunate that we happened to arrive at the same time as a parade was starting. It was to celebrate 60 years of the Republic of China. There were lion dancers, and all sorts of groups marching to commemorate the founding of modern China.

After the parade we walked around the shops looking at all the herbs and spices, and the varieties of dried foods. There were all sorts of roots and vegies, as well as the shops that sell all sorts of paper products to burn as offerings to the dead. We then stopped for lunch at Hon's House of Noodles.

After lunch we walked wown to Dr. Dun Yat Sen's Classical Chinese Garden, then down to the gate into Chinatown. From there we headed towards Science World. We then caught a False Creek Ferry to Granville Island. It was a perfect day for taking photos of the city. I left Paula, Nola, Bridget and Daniel to wander around and look at the shops and entertainment, while I walked back across the Granville Street Bridge and along the walkway around False Creek, back to the car, which was parked near Science World. It took over an hour. When I got back to Granville Island I used the walkie talkie to find Daniel who knew where the others were. We then headed to the House of Icecream to taste several of the 218 flavours on display. I had mango fudge this time. The make over 500 flavours, but can only display 218 at any one time.

On the way home we detoured into Stanley Park and stopped at the totem poles. The city was just lighting up as the sun was going down, and with the moon in the backgound it looked great.