Granville Island in Vancouver (Canada)

Aquabus takes us to Granville Island across False Creek in Vancouver.

Inside of the Aquabus.

We take lunch at Dockside Restaurant in Granville Island Hotel.

Dockside Restaurant overlooking waterfront.

Granville Island was once an industrial manufacturing area, but today it is now a hotspot for Vancouver tourism and entertainment.

Assorted of breads.

Soup

Lobster as main dish.

Dessert

Public market on Granville Island.　　  Old building has been utilized as it is.

End of Granville Island.

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City of Vancouver (Canada)

Arrived at City of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada in nine hours from Haneda, Japan.

Downtown of Vancouver viewing from Cloud 9 Revolving Restaurant & Lounge on 42 floor of Empire Landmark Hotel.

video (45 sec)  Look around 360 degrees from Cloud 9 Revolving Restaurant & Lounge.

Walking around the West End in early morning.

video (60 sec)   Robson Street, main street in downtown.

Coal Harbour       Here is the water aerodrome for seaplane.

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Cauldron near Convention Center.

Lions Gate Bridge as seen from Prospect Point in Stanley Park.

Gastown Steam Clock      　　　Gastown is the birthplace of the City of Vancouver.

Steam Clock is powered by steam engine and plays the music every 15 min.

End of Vancouver.

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Whistler, British Columbia (Canada)

Whistler is the Canadian resort town near Vancouver in British Columbia.

Whistler Village is the central neighborhood of the town of Whistler.

Hotels, restaurants and shops on the pedestrian-only streets.

Two mountains behind the Olympic Monument, left one is Blackcomb Mountain (2,284 m high) and right  is  Whistler Mountain (2,182 m high).

Here is the largest ski resort on two mountains,  which are joined by the Peak 2 Peak Gondola of 4.4 km in length.

Pedestrian-only inside the Whistler Village.

We stay in Aava Whistler Hotel.

There are a lot of hiking trails and valley trails in the vicinity of the Village.

Hiking to Lost Lake.

Cold water of snowmelt is flowing.

Cornus canadensis blooming on the roadside.

Usnea, or called "Witches Hair" here.

Lost Lake

video (12 sec)   View around Lost Lake.

End of Whistler.

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Last Spike of Canadian Pacific Railway (Canada)

A plaque commemorating the driving of the Last Spike at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

Each railroad extended from East and West, was combined by Last Spike here.

Last Spike was the ceremonial final spike driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway on November 7, 1885.

The scene of Last Spike.  Who drives a spike is Donald Smith, CPR railroad financier.

Stop in honey farm.

We can see honey bees busily working in a live bee display.

End of Last Spike.

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Kamloops Lake (Canada)

The Thompson River from Kamloops Lake joins the Fraser River at Lytton in British Columbia.

The river in dark water is Thompson River, other is Fraser River.

Kamloops Lake in British Columbia, is situated on the Thompson River just west of Kamloops. The lake is 1.6 km wide, 29 km long..

video (37 sec)    Around Kamloops Lake.

The Historic Hat Creek Ranch in Cache Creek near Kamloops.

This ranch flourished in the period of gold rush.

Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops. It's a big ski resort in the second in British Columbia.

Stay at Hotel Sun Peaks Grand.

soup for appetizer.

main

desert

End of Kamloops Lake.

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