Grouse Mountain

If you want funny day or one fun trip in here is the best for you.

Grouse Mountain is a year-round mountaintop playground that offers hiking, helicopter tours, paragliding, picnics and

logging shows, sleigh rides and skiing and magical views of the city and its surroundings. Have activities all the season. Winter is the best for skiing or snowboarding for diverse reasons. First and the most important it’s very near Vancouver, you can stay in the morning on the mountain, but in the afternoon it’s possible to stay downtown and the staying on the nightlife this city. Second, the mountain is cheaper than another mountain for example Whistler and Cypress near the Vancouver.

It has winter activities as ski, snowboard, school of both, resorts, ice-skating, and have resorts, lodges, houses hotels. That it you can stay more time near the sky, because the mountains have one altitude the 4,100 feet (1,200 m) above.

Summer you can go to a picnic in mountain ride a bike and other activity. The best for this season is hiking and have many people like ride a bike; this activity is most difficult because the mountain is rugged only professional person.

If you go to Vancouver, the Grouse Mountain need stay in your list of place to visit in

here.

Web site that more information here.

Go to Kits Beach

If you staying in Vancouver during is a summer. Cool you need go to Kitsilano.

Kitsilano Beach has one beautiful park that, it possible for you go to a picnic with your friends and family all the time in the summer. You can go in the winter, but is most difficult for you. Vancouver in winter is called Raincouver, because here most days it's raining much, it never stops. The rain in Vancouver, many people say that it is not heavy, but it rains all day.

On a perfect day the sunny you can go to a hike and see the gorgeous views the North Van the other side the Kitsilano Beach that has mountains with snow at the top.

You need go to Kitsilano Pool. The pool is perfect, because the water of Vancouver is very cold so

it is impossible to people to enter in the water. Pool is near the beach with warm water. There, for the price go to Vancouver Parks web site. The most interesting is finishing going to swim you get

dressed and go to a picnic or hike and return to swim. Vancouver pools have in and out privileges. Plus information about the Kitsilano Pool or Park checks here.

Place for all ages and people who want tanning Vancouver in a joyful and fun

Long Weekend

Canada Day

Holiday celebrating the anniversary of Canada’s birthday, celebrated a year the first day of July.

On this date it have many public events, such as parades, carnivals, festivals, barbecues, air and maritime shows, fireworks, and free musical concerts. In Vancouver all the people see big fireworks near Canada Place. After people stay near or on the beach and make a barbecue with parents and friends.

Victoria Day

Is holiday celebrating the birthday Queen Victoria’s, celebrated on the first Monday on or before May 24.

Commemorate it’s especially on Monday night, because they have fireworks in Victoria. But many people take the holiday for to relax in home our go to a beach, because this holiday starts in summer.

Banks, schools (KGIC and others), many stores and restaurants are closed on the Monday.

British Columbia Day

British Columbia Day is commemorated your birthday that it’s in first Monday of August.

In British Columbia many people use the long weekend to make short trips. Many People go camping, hike or plan canoe trips.

In Vancouver, various celebrations are organized. Are makes firework display. Also have gay parade in this date. Everyone stops to watch the parades on the main streets.

Labour Day

Celebrated on the first Monday in September in Canada. Labour Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.

Many people in Vancouver they use this holiday that go to camp, because this holiday is virtually the end the summer, but have a people change de camp for resorts and shorts trips. The holiday is before starting classes at universities, so that all students enjoy to the maximum to get one more semester of school.

Vancouver’s Nightlife

The first thing you need to know about the style of nightlife in Vancouver is that you'll feel very comfortable to wear anything anywhere in this relaxed city. But if you're wondering what kind of place that fit your particular style, it is possible, because it has fun for everyone.

Just to Vancouver has the best restaurants in Canada, where as here we have all the restaurants in the world with one easy location.

Next the night in Vancouver has several points where you can have fun with your friends. There are streets in Vancouver, which have practically only clubs, and the busiest street of Granville, for example, has all kinds of music (Rock, Pop, Ambient, Electronic music, Hip-Hop and another.) you can find. The most clubs are open from Monday to Monday and can make all weekdays happier.

Besides own several nightclubs in Granville, in other places. As Davie, is very busy, because it has good restaurants in Vancouver. Another place for you to go in Vancouver is Robson Street. It has a restaurants and Barclay Hotel that is a good nightclub. Have a big movement during at night. Gastown is of the oldest city of Vancouver. Pubs and restaurants you can see in here. One example is Cambie Pub. It is one of the best for socialization of Canadians which is located near the Waterfront station, there you'll see that most of the regulars are Canadians because the bar is old, maintaining the tradition of beer glasses and a little music.

Have Yaletown many restaurants all of kinds, the food of the world. You can choose the better for you. Located near the BC Place, stadium with its own station on the Canada Line, this is a popular neighborhood to visit. It has one great urban center with parks and trade accessible that people buy anything.

Vancouver is a city for everyone, including your own, make your choice here you will see that living well. Having everything you need around you safe, do not worry. Here you'll always feel at home in safety and comfort, even when walking on the street at night.

Victoria Trip

It is summer you need go to Victoria. This city is one city near the Vancouver where have beautiful parks and good museums. With it’s distinctive architecture and natural beauty.

If you stay in Vancouver is very easy you’ll go to Victoria.

In Vancouver you need go to Waterfront station take the Sky Train. The name the line do you need take is Canadian Line more specific the line light blue. You’ll stop in Bridgeport that is nearly 19 minutes to arrive in there. When you arrived in there you need take the Bus your number is 620 toward Ferries boat approximately 40 minutes you’ll stay inside the bus.

When you arrive in Ferries boat you pay the ticket for Victoria the prince is $13.50. In the Ferries boat you’ll stay approximately one hour and 30 minutes going to Victoria. Enjoy your duration of the trip that you take pictures the islands that the Ferries boat.

Arrive in Victoria you need take the bus 74 go to downtown the one hour or more.

In Victoria you need go to:

- The Butchart Gardens- The best garden the British Columbia. Information here.

- Royal London Wax Museum – Has identical replicas the important people all the world. Information here.

- Royal BC Museum- Museum about architecture and old people, who live in Victoria a long time ago. If you need more information in check here.

- Parliament – There is de government of British Columbia. Information about here.

In Victoria do you have many places that you need visit, you can read more about Victoria and your place in http://www.victoria.ca/common/index.shtml .

In web site have more things that do you need know about Victoria. Check in web site first and after you'll go to a beautiful city.

4:20 p.m.

420 Day

Have you ever smelled something weird while you are walking down the street? That strange odor could be marijuana (we usually call it ‘weed’). Smoking weed is a kind of common thing in Vancouver’s culture. It is illegal, but actually nobody cares. You can easily see someone who smokes weed in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery. However, there is one special day that you can see almost 5,000 people gathering together and smoking weed. It is a nice chance to experience new culture. Don’t be scared, just enjoy.

Origin

There are many urban myths about the origin of this day. However, the true origin is this one. 1971, there were group of students who smoke weed. They usually got together when the school finished. It was 4:20 p.m. After that, they secretly called marijuana as 420, so other people are hard to notice their meaning. It became popular, and it is the origin of the marijuana day.

When and Where

When is pretty obvious because I mentioned more than twice in this blog, and look at the name of this special day. 420. It starts at April 20 4:20 p.m. And pot (another name for marijuana) smokers smoke in one public place, Art Gallery.

TGIF (Thanks God It’s Food Paradise)

If you are in Vancouver, you have to go to Granville Island. Especially if you are tired of crowds, and bored with your daily routine. Now it is time to wake up! Open your eyes and take a deep breath. It is time for take a new trip. Granville Island is famous for its Public Market. You can see unique shops that are hard to find downtown Vancouver there, such as extrahordinary 100 percent hand made accesories, special hats, and unique designed souveniours. Enjoy cuisine, and you can up perfect, fresh, and sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet vegetable and fruits there.


How to get there

There are two ways to go Granville Island from downtown Vancouver.

1. Walk. You can walk to Granville Street Bridge that goes over Granville Island.
2. Take the bus
3. Water Taxi

Eat
If you are an ESL (English as a Second Language) student, you may be sick and tired of ordinary hamburgers that you can buy at McDonald’s, A&W, and Burger King. When you enter the public market, you can see many restaurants and good smells that stimulate your appetite. You can choose whatever you want to try, and most of the prices are under $10.

ESL Student in Wonderland
There are so many shops for window shopping at Granville Island. There are not only extraordinary shops where you can buy souvenirs such as crafts, dolls and jewelry, but also there is a big kids market, so if you have kids there is the perfect place to buy presents for them. On Granville Island there is really famous for its Public Market so you can buy fresh, sweet and cheap vegetables and fruits there. The fruits that sold in Public Market look so beautiful, as if they are just made for display. There are many galleries that you can see many artistic things. Furthermore there is one big fine arts college there. The university’s name is Emily Carr. You can visit BC’s best fine art university when you visit Granville Island. Also there are theaters to see excellent plays. If you have enough money try to do whale watching or enjoy boat rental.

So after you visit Granville Island please let me know what your favorite activity is.