posted 05-16-2005 06:35               

Thanks.

posted 05-16-2005 09:04               

I suggest you head directly to Vancouver and get checked in as soon as you can. Grab a bite to eat along the way if you get hungry - there are plenty of places along the freeway.

If you still have energy after arriving in Vancouver, get out and explore Vancouver a bit. Most likely, though, you will be tired and ready for bed by the time you arrive and get checked in.

Even if you're not dealing with jet lag, I still suggest heading straight to Vancouver, and then just spend more time in Vancouver in the evening. There's plenty to see and do. I think Vancouver is the nicest city on the West Coast - I prefer it to San Francisco except that it rains quite a bit more in Vancouver.

posted 05-16-2005 10:13               

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Originally posted by Liz Wolf-Spada:
Steve, that's interesting. I was in Vancouver for two days to get my flu shot last October and until then, San Francisco was my favorite. Now I love Vancouver. To me it is a little more relaxed, cleaner and slower. My son who lives in SF says that is why he wouldn't like it!
Liz

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Vancouver (and Seattle to a lesser degree), have much of the same feel to me that San Francisco did when I first arrived in the Bay Area in 1973. San Francisco is not nearly as attractive now as it was then.

posted 05-16-2005 13:43               

Whistler may be cold at this time bit no skiiing. Great golf though.

posted 05-16-2005 14:09               

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Originally posted by MoeDan2727:
Take the London bus tour in Vancouver and stop as much as possible. Its a great day trip.

Whistler may be cold at this time bit no skiiing. Great golf though.

Dan

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Whistler is open for skiing until June 5 this year. On June 11, Blackomb Mtn opens for summer glacier and snow field skiing.

posted 05-18-2005 07:13               

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Originally posted by flowers1227:
Thanks for all the input. Where so you find out about the London bus tour?
Thanks
Betty

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posted 05-18-2005 14:11               

Please keep the ideas and suggestions coming. With only a day or two, we'd like to make the most of it.

posted 05-18-2005 19:41               

It's also worth stopping at Capilano Suspension Bridge on the way down from Grouse Mountain and walking across the bridge and to the new tree walk (I'm not sure what it's called but it's included in the admission price).

Vancouver is such a great city... one or two days aren't nearly enough so you'll probably have to plan a return visit :-)

posted 05-18-2005 20:04               

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Originally posted by krisj:
It's also worth stopping at Capilano Suspension Bridge on the way down from Grouse Mountain and walking across the bridge and to the new tree walk (I'm not sure what it's called but it's included in the admission price).

Kris

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A FREE alternative to Capilano Suspension bridge is Lynn Canyon:
http://www.dnv.org/ecology/

Rick

posted 05-18-2005 21:10               

Thanks for the link. It looks like a great place to explore... yet another reason to spend more time in Vancouver!

posted 05-18-2005 21:44               

I have only been on the Capilano Bridge once or twice, but have been to Lynn Canyon many many times. It is a beautiful park. The bridge is fun, but you can also walk down to the river and play and swim there if you want (though the water is VERY cold!)

But the best part is still the FREE part, and it is not "touristy" like Capilano, since only local people really know about it.

posted 05-19-2005 12:02               

If you have any time in your schedule for SEATTLE, I would like to suggest visiting Paul Allen's "EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC PROJECT" and if your not into music there is an associated Science Fiction Musuem in the same building. You can't miss it cause the building is so ------ ((HATE TO SAY IT ...OK....UGLY))----weird and is located nexts to Seattle's famous Space Needle.

You could spend the whole day in the Music Project looking at the history of music from 1910 to the present. If your into Star Wars you will find all the uniforms, space suits, walkie talkies and background props used in Star Trek and all the other science fiction movies and stuff dateing back to the 1800.

And oh yes.....if in the Music Project.....look for a picture of a little blond kid on the dance floor with Paul Revere And The Raiders.....that was me in the summer of '64.......PRETTY COOL.....PRETTY COOL.

While in high school I got to tour with Freddie Cannon....Brenda Lee....Little Jimmy Dicken.....The Collin's Kids....and some guy who sang Party Doll and Hula Love.....(Buddy Knoxs)....Buddy Knoxs kicked around with Buddy Holly in the late '50 In those days your could get into a Rock n Roll show for about a $1.00 or two........ can ya believe it?

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posted 05-20-2005 13:09               

Call me a sap, but I kinda LIKE the cheesy touristy aspect of Capilano Suspension Bridge. It feels so sweet, and old-fashioned and Northwest-ish that I absolutley love it :-)

I like taking the kid's pictures by the totem poles, watching the big trout swimming in their ponds, watching the wood carvers, eating hot dogs and especially watching the nervous foreign tourtists try to make it across the suspension bridge.

We'll definitely check out the free spot as well, but IMHO it's all good!

posted 05-26-2005 09:24               

Any insights?