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Where we headed this time?

vancouver, british columbia canada

Hotels in Vancouver?

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Nearest Airport Vancouver British Columbia Canada?

(YVR) Vancouver International Airport:
(15 kms / 9 miles from downtown)
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>>> YVR is located on Sea Island in >Richmond, BC around 15KMs from Downtown Vancouver Hotels
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> What else is there to do in vancouver?

Movies:

Big pity is that the Blinding Light cinema closed down in 2003! Sad. The Impressive Vancouver International Film Festival occurs in October - http://www.viff.org/.
Casinos? Several Casinos are available including the Gateway in Chinatown http://www.gatewaycasinos.com/, or the Richmond Casino http://www.va: http://www.casinocity.com/
Vancouver Go Carts: You'll find go carts in Richmond - http://www.tbcir.ca/" - and a little out of town the f440 Go Cart Track: http://www.f440.com/ .
Restaurants/Clubs/Cafes:
Head for either Canada's largest Chinatown or Robson Street.
For a nice cup of espresso coffee, take the skytrain 7 minutes from Stadium Station, near the racetrack, 2 stops to Broadway Station and the Italian flavored Commercial Drive - http://www.thedrive.net - area, where you'll find any number of places to sit and chill outside or in with a latte, or in my case, a trusty hair curling restritto.
> the view from the observation deck of the Harbour Center.
> the pretty white sailed Canada Place - http://glasssteelandstone.com/ , which hosts a display of the history of Vancouver and the CN IMAX theater. Granville Island - http://www.granvilleisland.com/en , just a walk or ferry from downtown
> Robson Street District - http://www.robsonstreet.ca/
> Trendy Yaletown Warehouse district
> Vancouver Maritime Museum
> Vancouver Museum
> B.C. Sports Hall of Fame Museum
> Ride the Historic downtown railway to Science world (the big dome)
> H.R. Macmillan Space Center on Chestnut, just over the Burrard Street Bridge.
> The Vancouver Weekend Flea Market - near the Main Street Vancouver SkyTrain Station. See: http://www.translink.bc.ca/.
> Stanley Park, one of the most beautiful downtown parks in the world.
> For even more check the Tourism Vancouver Website for more: http://www.tourismvancouver.com/

Just out of town

> Take the SeaBus to Lonsdale Quay
> Lynn Canyon Park North Vancouver.
> ScenicHorseshoe Bay, where the Sea to Sky Highway begins, leading to Whistler Mountain, http://www.mywhistler.com/ , where the 2010 Winter Olympics will be held. Trip to Whistler is approximately 2.5 hrs from Downtown. Worth evry minute! Find hotels in Canada & Whistler
> Victoria, British Columbia's scenic capital city, http://www.city.victoria.bc.ca/, reached by Ferry from Tsawwassen, 30KMs/20MIs out of Vancouver - http://www.bcferries.com/. Pass by the pretty Butchart Gardens - http://www.butchartgardens.com/ - after getting off the ferry at Swartz Bay.

Other times of year in Vancouver - Events

> Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival - June-September
> Vancouver International Comedy Festival July-August
> Minter Gardens Vintage Car Festival July
> HSBC Celebration of Light Festival July-August
> Festival Vancouver August
> Vancouver Dixiefest- October
> Yaletown Summer Celebration & Car Show - August. Tel: +1 604-683-7473

Vancouver Local Pro Sports Teams

> Canadian Football League: B.C. Lions
> NHL Hockey: Vancouver Canucks - find hotels near General Motors Place Arena

Otehr stuff of interest for the traveler going to Vancouver B.C. Canada

Places of Worship see Virtual Vancouver: http://www.virtualvancouver.com/

> Liquor Laws: The legal drinking age in Canada is 18.

>Local Currency: Canadian Dollar CAD. Loonies and such. See also my sometimes updated page of USD / CAD Canandian Dollar Foreign Exchange Rate page and my page of Currencies of the world



Tipping: Expected. Usually you'll round up your bill 15%.

State Sales Tax: GST (General Sales Tax) is 7%. BC provincial sales tax is now 7.5%. Visitors can get a rebate of their GST (Goods and Services Tax - like VAT in Europe) on goods they take home and hotel taxes: See Canadian Domestic Revenue for more.

> ATM Locator: Try VISA.com - they used to have a nice one

> Time Zone: (GMT-7) Pacific Time

Electricity AC 240V. 2 or 3(with earth) flat pronged plug

A FEW NOTES ABOUT VANCOUVER

Sadly the Champ Car Molson Indy at Vancouver is no longer. Great Town. Great Fun. Now I look forward to 2010 when it will serve for a wonderful center of activities for the Winter Olympic Games. I'll be there. Will you?

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