Vancouver, BC

Steam Clock
Originally uploaded by GailJ.

We arrived in Vancouver on Wednesday late in the afternoon. It took an hour to drive to our hotel, because Vancouver has no freeway system. We drove in rush hour traffic to get only about 25 miles. We quickly checked in our room and we took off to see the sites. Stanley Park with the totem poles was our 1st stop. A wonderful place overlooking the city and surrounded by water. We took a bus back to the hotel and that took about 1 hour too. Our hotel staff was wonderful and very helpful in finding things.
Yesterday, we rented a car and drove to Victoria. We had to get on the ferry to cross the water, since Victoria in on Vancouver Island. We made our way to Butchart Gardens which was lovely. I did not get to meet up with Kathy, since she could not get off work. Darn, next time!

Today we will be heading off to the cruise ship. We are not sure what to expect, but from what everyone tells us, we are in for a super time.

I have posted the pictures from Vancouver. Vancouver is a very beautiful city. I would like to come back and see more of it. They are getting ready for the 2010 Olypics, so there is a lot of construction going on. It is really nice anyway!
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