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.

Hot Like Summer

The Summer’s Must See Festivals

Other than summer, Vancouver is kind of s rainy city. When it rains the temperature drops, it becomes very cold. However in summer, the weather is really good. It is usually sunny, and it is not that hot. Because the weather is soooooo good in summer, there are dozens of festivals held in summer. Here are some festivals that you really have to enjoy. Are you hesitant because of the money? Oh dude, you don’t have to. I’m going to introduce free festivals.

Alcan Dragon Boat Festival

This year this festival starts on June 18 and finishes on June 20. If you attend this festival you can recieve pleasure from many things. First of all you can spot Dragon Boat Racing. It is quite interesting thing. Close to 180 teams will attend this year’s racing. Oh…You never heard of it? You can enjoy not only dragon boat racing but also variety things such as World Beat Stage, other country’s cuisine, paddler’s party and shopping all around the Science world. You can take a Sky train and get off at the Science World station.

Celebration of Light Vancouver

There is not much information about this year’s festival. It is a competition. Last year four countries competed with each other. This festival is held in English Bay.It starts at 10 p.m. If it rains it doesn’t delay. As you know fireworks usually make people feel happy. If you are tired of your daily routine, go and see the fantastic fireworks. I can tell it will be one of the best fireworks you have ever seen. Last year it started on July 22. But there is no specific information about this year. I’ll link the Celebration of Light website and you can keep an eye on it if you are interested in this festival.

Caribbean Days Festival

This year from July 24 to 25, there will be held a huge festival in North Vancouver’s Waterfront Park. You can enjoy the Multicultural Street Parade. This parade will start on July 24, 10:00 a.m. And also there is one more interesting parade, the Children’s Carnival Parade. It starts on July 25, 2:00 p.m. You can see kids in really cute costumes. Furthermore there are tons of events there. There are many DJs who will spin exciting music. There is also International Food Fair so you can taste a variety of cuisine there. Artists will also attend this festival, so you can buy extraordinary clothing, arts and crafts. You can take the Seabus from Waterfront station and when you get off at Lonsdale Quay, Waterfront Park is right next to Lonsdale Quay.

So see you guys at these festivals. Will you say hello to me?

Day in Canada, Night in China

Night Market in China Town

If you stay in Vancouver over the summer, you are so lucky! You can not only see Canadian life style but also glance at Chinese culture. This article is about new Night Market in Chinatown, please keep it in your mind there is another Night Market in Richmond.

There are so many products there. I can tell you the most famous things there are Asian handicrafts such as dolls, little sculptures that look like Chinese girl, and accessories such as a colorful bracelet that is made of thread, and souvenirs like beautiful and sexy Chi- Pao(Chinese traditional clothing), writing brushes, or gorgeous chopstick set. Those things are unique and hard to afford unless you visit China.

In summer you may feel hot and the heat is bothering you, so keep you from hanging around. It’s time to stand up! Enjoy fantastic and beautiful night at the Night Market.

Information

This year the Night Market is started on May 14 this year and it will continue until September 5. The market only opens on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. Every week it opens at 6:30 p.m. and it closes at 11 p.m. If you are interested in Asian culture or you came from Asia it will be a really great time. Are you not interested in Asian culture? Well, it’s okay, because there are dozens of booths that you can enjoy. Some booths sell things that I mentioned above, and the others sell variety things such as clothes, CDs, DVDs and snacks. At the Night Market you can afford these things in cheap prices.

How to get there

The Night market is located between Main St. and Columbia St. It is not that far from downtown Vancouver. It is easy. There are two ways to go there. Follow me.

The First way to go there is go there by bus. Take the 19 and visit this website to check your time.

Second, walk

Follow the Silk Road banners, actually I didn’t know about this but I could get information on the Vancouver Chinatown website. The banner starts from Vancouver Public Library, what a familiar place for ESL students!

Tips
Actually people usually say that Chinatown is dangerous place to go at night. It is much safer when they’re open Night Market. But please be safe.

When will you go, this week? Actually every week they have a different event, here is schedule. When do you want to go?

GG (Gay Gay pride parade)

The Gay Pride Parade

Every year hot people are coming out on the street in August. Do you want to join? Sure, no problem. On August gay people have their own special parade. It’s called “Gay Pride Parade”, if you are from a culture that is a little conservative, well, no problem! Are you homophobic? Well, no problem too! This parade never forces you to be gay. All it wants is please accept gay people. Why not enjoy this nice chance to see Vancouver’s gay friendly culture and gay culture?

Goal

It is their goal that other people know their right to love, and their love is not different from heterosexual. Yeah, we can say this parade’s goal is increase awareness. Actually I can tell this parade is kind of celebration, because Canada is so gay friendly country. There are so many gay people in Vancouver and most Vancouverites have gay friend. Furthermore gay marriage is also accepted in country. That’s why they do the parade here. Anyway, when you first heard about that parade you might think it is indecent, however it is totally different from what you imagined Vancouver citizens are willing to go with their kids. If they think it is indecent they would never bring their kids. Yeah, it is true that some of them are naked, and some of them wear too sexy clothes to show your kids, but it can’t be a big problem or excuse that you don’t attend this fabulous festival. It is just a small part of the festival. You can see people who wear amazing clothing, Royal Canadian Mountain Police, some gay organization, politicians, and unknown useful knowledge about them.

Information

2010, The Pride Parade will start on Sunday August 1st. This parade will start at the middle of the downtown Vancouver, and it will end at the Sunset Beach Festival Site. It starts at 12 o’clock. You’d better bring sunglasses and hat to avoid hot sunshine, because it will be a pretty long parade. I can tell Robson Street is the best place to observe this parade.

Here is the picture of the Parade route which will help you understand more about this parade.

Oh, and please don’t forget that it’s better to arrive the festival site early, because last year more than 600,000 people attend to see this gorgeous and there are more people who waited this festival since last year.

Many ESL (English as a Second Language) students are look forward to see this festival, so why don’t you join the club?

Wonderland of Food

When you visit another country or city, you usually try to eat their food. Also, if you get a chance, you want to join the festival, don’t you? How about EAT Vancouver? You can do two things at the same time. It is the festival of food. EAT! Vancouver Food and Cooking Festival is the ultimate food expo.

You can see and eat many kinds of food and beverage; Asian food, American food, Indian food, Mexican food, grill, fish, wine and beer. Most people are interested in food and most food festivals are fun, so you must enjoy the festival. If you go there at lunch or dinner, you can save money and eat delicious food. You will feel like you went to a luxurious buffet because celebrity chefs cook the food.

The entrance fee is $15. If you purchase using online, you can save $3.
It is held May 28th – 30th, 2010, but the festival hours are different. On Friday, it is opened from 2pm to 9pm. On Saturday, it is opened from 11am to 9pm. On Sunday, it is opened from 11am to 5pm. Don’t be confused the time.



It will be held in Vancouver Convention Centre. How do we get there?
Vancouver Convention Centre is located near Waterfront Skytrain station. Get off at Waterfront Skytrain station if you ride the Skytrain. Even if you don’t ride the Skytrain, go to Waterfront Skytrain Station using a bus or walking. Turn right from the Waterfront Station’s entrance, and go straight about 5 minutes. Then, you will see it.

What can you do?
Eat the food. The festival name is EAT Vancouver. Absolutely, you can eat and drink all of them. There are the food exhibits. You can know the other countries’ food, special food and fusion food. Also, you can meet and talk the celebrity chefs and see they cook food. So, you can learn how to cook. Some chefs compete with one another and perform on the stage. We can enjoy the festival, because there are a lot of food, exhibits, perform, and events.

If you want to know the stage schedule, click the next Sentence.
→The festival stage schedule.

It is held once a year. You can go there only in the end of May. Don’t skip, because you can eat special food. How about going with me?

United British Culture

There are many kinds of culture.

UBC is one of two prestigious universities in Vancouver. Why do many people go there? You can experience nature and learn about history. There is a museum and gardens. Also, it is located near Loop Bay. You can walk around the shore and garden. When you walk around the shore, you should go. You can experience nature and see Canadian culture in the museum. There are many kinds of remaining about their culture.

Ride the #17 bus or the 4 bus from Howe Street and Dunsmuir Street if you want to go there. It is far from downtown by bus. Also, Canada Line, #99, #44 buses go to UBC. It is much faster. You can use Canada Line, the #99 bus in Commercial-Broadway Station.
The #44 bus stops near Granville and Burrard. It runs on the weekend.

UBC Botanical Gardens

The UBC Botanical Gardens are the oldest botanical garden at a university in Canada. The garden is estimated to be 44 hectares, and there are many kinds of plants. There are over 8000 kinds. There is an Asian garden, an alpine garden, a native plants garden, a food garden and a physic (medicine) garden. It is opened from 9am to 4:30pm on weekdays. On weekend, it is opened from 9:30am. The entrance fee is $ 24. There is also the Greenheart Canopy Walkway. It is a 308 meter walkway. We can see many plants, trees and cross the walk way. It is thrilling and super coooooooooool! If you paid the entrance fee of Garden, you can experience the walkway for free.

UBC Museum of Anthropology

The museum is the world-renowned place of world art, culture, human creativities and architecture of North America. You can get more information of North America and human, because there are many kinds of sculptures, pictures even tattoo which they made. You can watch this one. It will be unique and special experience.
It is opened from 10am to 5pm every day. On Tuesday, it closes at 9pm. The admission fee is $ 14.

You are here to study language and western culture. It is a lucky opportunity. Go there and learn about North America.

Lovely Landmarks

Many people usually go downtown if they go to another county. You can learn features about the city and people. Also, you can buy souvenirs. So, don’t skip to go to downtown Vancouver. Downtown Vancouver is different than the other cities; New York, Las Vegas. You can experience the historic and the modern. There are traditional places; Gastown, Art Gallery. Also, there are harbor centre, department stores, clothing stores and restaurants.

Gastown
There are many historic buildings and courtyards. Gastown is located in the north side of downtown. You can stroll down the cobbled streets, and enjoy unique shopping, nightlife and attractions. The best attraction is the Steam Clock. Steam goes off every 20 minutes. When you arrive there, you feel like that you get back to 1oo years ago. There are lots of souvenir stores. You can purchase souvenir. Especially, there are maple syrup stores. It is nice souvenir in Vancouver.

Art Gallery

It is located in Robson Square in the center of downtown. It showcases contemporary and historical art from around the world. You can see many art works. Now, we can look this works. It is opened from 10am to 5pm every day. On Tuesday, it is opened until 9pm. If you go there on Tuesday evenings from 5:30pm to 9pm, you can get a discount price by donation. There is an outdoor skating rink under the Robson Street. It is GE Ice Plaza. You can enjoy the 4 months of the year. The admission is free, and the skate rental fee is $ 3.

Harbor centre

Vancouver Lookout is the best first place, with a fantastic 360-degree view of Vancouver and the majestic North Shore Mountains. It is located in 555 East Hastings Street. You can use informative displays on the deck. It is opened from 8:30am to 10:30pm. If you go there at night, you can enter for free. Admission tickets are valid throughout the day and evening and the ticket costs $15.


If you want to see historical attractions of Vancouver, landmarks are the best places. You can experience both history and modernity.

Fashion Factory

When you go shopping, where do you go? Do you go to Sears, Pacific Center or stores downtown?
It is also nice, but the distance between stores is far. Have you heard Metrotown? It is a big mall. It the best place to go shopping.

The correct name is Metropolis at Mestrotown. It is located at 4700 Kingsway in Burnaby. You have to ride a Skytrain or bus to get there.
- Skytrain: Ride the Millennium Skytrain to VCC-CLARK direction, and get off in Metrotown Skytrain Station.
- Bus: Ride the #19 bus to Metrotown in the W Pender Street, and get off the last stop. There is Metrotown.

The hottest hours
It is opened from 10am to 9pm on Weekday and Saturday. On Sunday and Holidays, it is opened from 11am to 7pm. There are 435 stores, and many kinds of stores. You can buy clothing, shoes, glasses, bag, underclothing, cosmetic and accessory and food to eat there. You can compare one brand with the other brand; Gap and American Apparel. If you want to buy T-shirts, you can compare with many T-shirts which one is cheaper or better quality. You don’t need to walk around much, because many stores are crowded in the building.


Store Directory

At first, go to the lower level when you go shopping. After look around stores on the lower level, go to the ground level. It is better and convenient to go shopping. You can see all the stores. Take a break once an hour when you walk around. You need a rest because Metrotown is huge.

If the weather is not good, Metrotown is better than the other places. If it is rainy, you can’t go many stores and tourist attractions. It is humid and you will be wet. Also, you have to use an umbrella. It is annoying. In Metrotown, you can freely go to many stores. Even if it is rainy, you can enjoy your free time.

Yummy Yogurt

I want to recommend you a store. It is Qoola Yogurt in the upper level. It is yogurt store. If you go there by Skytrain, you can find when you enter the building. It is across from the entrance. We can choose yogurt, cereal and topping. Also, we can eat yogurt which we want the amount of. If you go to there, get a cup. There are many kinds of yogurt; plane, strawberry, raspberry and mango. Put in the yogurt in the cup the amount which you want, and put the topping or cereal on yogurt. Then, go to the cashier and pay. You will be charged by weight. There are not only clothing stores, also book stores, gift shops, restaurants, supermarkets and home furnishing stores.

How about Metrotown? Even if you don’t need something, you can enjoy and try window shopping there. Don’t you want to go to Metrotown?

Fall Into Nature

The best way to enjoy Stanley Park.



This weekend, what will you do? Everyone knows Stanley Park if they stay or visit Vancouver. It is famous as the sixteenth best park in the world and the sixth best in North America. It’s a huge park: 404.9 hectares. You don’t need to pay any entrance fee. There are many things to do. One of them is taking pictures of the trees, beach, wild animals and people. Also, it is located downtown. You can go and find it easily.
- Take a bus: There is bus stop on W Pender Street, and take the #19, #6, and #5 bus.
- Walk on foot: Go along W Georgia Street to the west, and go straight ahead up Pipeline Road / If you don’t know how to go there, bring a map. Find W Georgia Street & Gilford Street. Then, go along W Georgia Street to the west.
- Ride a bicycle / Rent a bicycle





Explore the Nature
First, there is the Miniature Train in the Children's Farmyard near bus stop. It’s the easiest way to see the park. The miniature train goes to the famous sites. Furthermore, you can see animals and experience the nature. It is more convenient because the park is too huge. If you go with parents, grandparents or children, it is the best way. It is usually opened from 11am to 4pm every day.

Especially, go away there during Christmas and Halloween nights is really good. There is a Halloween Ghost Train and a Bright Night Christmas Train. It’s funny, even for an adult. It’s the place to feel like a kid again. Over 200,000 passengers ride the train every year.

- Ghost Train: We can get a horror experience and see Halloween decorations. Also, it is available in Oct. 8 to 31. The tickets will go on sale at Ticketmaster in early September. It costs $ 11 per one adult.

- Bright Nights: There are more than a million twinkling lights transform the forest. The scenery brings back childhood memories. You can enjoy it at Christmas. It costs $ 9 per adult.


If you don’t want to spend money, you can use free a shuttle bus.
It drives the best way to walk around and much more to the many sights and attractions. The shuttle starts running from the Miniature Railway parking lot at 10am.






Let’s do it
You can do many sports there. Many people jog and ride a bicycle there. There are the paths for jogging and riding. The seawall is long, and it takes about 2 hours by a bicycle. It is good to ride a bicycle and see the sights.
Also, you can play tennis and lawn bowling. If you want to see everything around the park, ride a bicycle. You can rent the bicycle in bicycle rent shop. It is located near the entrance of the park. There isn’t rent shop in the park. If you want to ride a bicycle, ask someone who ride a bicycle. Maybe, the person knows. Specially, the person is foreigner, because the person also rented the bicycle.



Under The Sea

There is the Public Aquarium. It costs $22. If you have a student card, you can get a discount price; $17. There are many kinds of sea animals. It is opened from 9:30am to 5pm daily, but doors close at 4:30pm. The best time to go to avoid crowds is before 11 in the morning or after 3 in the afternoon. There are meeting programs with animals. You can meet and touch dolphins, belugas, sea turtle, Steller’s sea lion and sea otter. It will be fun. The 4D experience opens. It explores the sea and shows about under the sea. The name is Planet Earth: Shallow Seas 4-D Experience. The theater shows are included in general admission price and is offered from 11am to 4pm. Before you go back to your country, visit the aquarium. You will experience a fantastic world.




Dive Into Water

There is a large outdoor pool. It is Second Beach Pool, and is located in the park’s west side near beach. It is opened from the end of May. Water tanks were filled with salt water at high tide at the beginning of a summer week. You feel like that you are swimming in beach. The pool is safe because there isn’t fish and jellyfish. Also, it isn’t deep. You won’t be drowned. It is opened from 10am to 8:45pm. You will pay $4.50
If you go to pool with children and you don’t want to pay, go to The Variety Kids Water Park. It is the largest outdoor pool in Vancouver. It is free and it is also opened the end of May. It is located at Lumberman’s Arch and is offered from 10am to 6pm.

Sprit of Native Canadians

You can see the Native Canadian’s remaining Totem poles. Totem poles are monumental sculptures carved from large trees. You can find this area of the park located on grassy little mound across from Coal Harbour next to the parking lot. It is interesting to see the poles. It is unique. So, it will be fun to take pictures.

How about Stanley Park? Isn’t it attractive? Go to Stanley Park this weekend.