Coolest city so far?

In terms of cities, Vancouver has got to be the most beautiful place on the planet (that I've seen so far). The location is just wonderful: surrounded by water, beaches, mountains. Wow. Wish I could stay longer and do more exploring. But tempus fugit as they say, so now in the stage of packing to head back to the UK :-((((

So just a few photos from Vancouver and around to finish off this leg of my trip and then off to the airport.


Capilano Suspension bridge: hangs 230 ft above the gorge floor, and is another place surrounded with tall trees. You can even get up some of these as they have run a walkway through some of the Douglas Firs that at its highest is 100 ft up.





Grouse Mountain: black bear wasn't the only entertainment up there. They have a couple of grizzlies that were orphaned as cubs and have been hand-reared. Plus there is a bird show, lumberjack show, and trail to follow (I walked to the top of both Goat Mountain and Grouse Mountain). However I suppose I cheated really because I didn't do the Grouse Grind. This is a timed walk/run from the bottom of the Gondola run to the plateau almost at the top of the mountain. This takes upwards of 40 minutes (depending how fast you run/walk) and the gondola takes only 7!

And on top of the all the beautiful scenery, they're really up to date with their technology. Look an Electric Internet Cafe!Haven't found the steam-powered one yet but I'm sure its out there somewhere. After all, they do have a steam-powered clock.