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Hi all: I need ideas to go in Vancouver, Canada. As what to do ….. I am planning to go with my girlfriend for her birthday in October and a couple of other friends. We have a lot of fun. Any idea of the gay bars / clubs. Ideas: What to visit the historic What is a must see / Where to go have breakfast / lunch / dinner What is a Let's eat only for about 4 days ……. I need help in planning this …….. Thank you very much! Evey

Vancouver is great. I grew up there. 1. Located Storyeum in Gastown, Storyeum is a new and very entertaining to learn more about Vancouver's past. The actors take visitors on a series of specially designed theaters the time capsule laws of times and events, complete with special effects. 2. And Gastown Steam Clock Gastown is the oldest part of Vancouver, down district rise brick late 19th century, now making a comeback after years of neglect. Walk along the Water street, when they visit what will be in front of famous steam clock, when the vapors and Chimes at noon. Also might want to buy a piece of First Nations art in a specialty galleries Gastown. If fire is lunchtime and you're in the mood for pizza, go to Fire, 103 Columbia St. (tel. 604/688-8694). Crisp and delicious pizzas moderate prices make this a fave local Gastown. 4. Vancouver's vibrant Chinatown, Chinatown is fascinating just east of Gastown, and you can walk or drive. Although parts of Chinatown are tourist street markets are lively and authentic. Poke around the district and be amazed at what you discover, including the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. 5. Granville Island you can easily drive to Granville Island from the Granville Bridge, but it's more fun to climb one of the miniferries Yaletown landing and take off 10 minutes journey across False Creek. The public market is pure sensory overload, replete with all kinds of products, seafood and food products imaginable, while the area around it is a browser's heaven of shops, galleries and companies of outdoor adventure. 6. Kitsilano can drive or walk to Kitsilano, the West district of Granville Island funkily optimistic. Take a look at trimming the beach in the picturesque scene Kitsilano Beach, facing English Bay. One of freshwater pools world's largest is there, if you want a summer swim. Then, walk around the neighborhood to appreciate their inviting charm. 7. Vancouver Art Gallery You can handle, or you can hop on a no. 4 or 7 bus on Avenida 4 of the 15 minute ride back to downtown Vancouver. Chief of the Vancouver Art Gallery, and specifically to its the museum's collection of paintings by BC native hauntingly atmospheric Emily Carr works His expressive mood summarize all that is great and glorious in the Pacific Northwest landscape. 8. Dinner ended the day with a memorable meal in the West, 2881 Granville St. (tel. 604/738-8938), a culinary highlight of the city of Vancouver and the winner of magazine Best Restaurant award in 2005. North Vancouver Whistler and Victoria in Capilano Suspension Bridge & Park, you can test your love-hate relationship with heights above the narrow, bouncy suspension footbridge that spans a scenic gorge, or you can hike in the tops of the tallest trees in a series of bridges of trees. Subsequently, the unit near the Skyride gondola and be transported to the top of Grouse Mountain Resort, where you can enjoy panoramic views across the region and can choose different places to dine on the mountaintop. There is a casual dining rooms and picnic areas at Capilano and Grouse Mountain, or you can enjoy the Pacific Northwest cuisine and a panoramic view overlooking the sea at The Beach House at Dundarave Pier (tel. 604/922-1414), a restored 1912 teahouse located on the shore water. Vancouver to Whistler Take Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver, and west through Stanley Park, through the scenic Three Lions Bridge, and connect with the spectacular Sea-to-Sky Highway, which winds along the edge of Howe Sound and then up to the mountains. It should take about 2 hours to Whistler. And once Whistler, skiing (which is one of the largest resorts in North America, after all). . . or mountain biking or hiking or Ziptrek, or shop, or indulge with a spa treatment. A casual and delicious lunch or dinner at the chef Bernard Chow Thyme Bistro (tel. 604/932-9795) will set you up for what activities are on the agenda. Whistler to Vancouver Overnight in Whistler. Before leaving the area, the unit of Nairn Falls Provincial Park, where the Green River shoots through basaltic rock formations and forms a series of thundering waterfalls. The way back to Vancouver along the Sea-to-Sky Highway is spectacular in the reverse direction. Once back in Vancouver, enjoy fresh oysters and captured fish that day Joe Fortes Seafood and Chop House (tel. 604/669-1940). Vancouver to Victoria Take a ferry morning through the Gulf Islands. Victoria to Vancouver If time allows and you're anxious to see more of the region, a trip to Victoria Basin Pacific National Park on the west coast of Vancouver Island (a 4 1 / 2 hour drive or 45 minute flight). A temperate rainforest with old growth trees and a wildly magnificent coastline, is a place you never forget. Otherwise, this is the day you return to Vancouver by ferry. Back on land, the terminal Tsawassen ferry is the closest to Vancouver airport and connects with Interstate 5 south to north to Seattle or Vancouver, or you can travel through Port Angeles, a door entrance to Olympic National Park in Washington, or Anacortes. Gay / Lesbian Issues bars Cabaret – 1042 Davie Street, 604/685-4077, Cover Fri-Sat C $ 3 (U.S. $ 2.50) The Pub Dufferin – 900 Seymour St, 604/683-4251, www.dufferinhotel.com

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