And let the Vacation begin......

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Boy, am I stuffed! Yawnnn! I think I'll leave for a little nap. Need to be rested for tonght!
 

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Ok, Vancouver group, if we’re sufficiently fed, it’s time to look around Gastown...

Elizabeth? Hey Edddiiiiieeee? Where are yoooouuuuuuu? Hmm.. don't see her anywhere...hope she catches up --

http://www.seegastown.com/

The man for whom it is named is “Gassy” Jack Deighton...

http://www.seegastown.com/jack/jack.htm

http://www.seegastown.com/spotlight/spot.htm

http://www.gastown.org/

http://www.virtualvancouver.com/gastown.html

and then to Chinatown...

http://www.seechinatown.com/

Chinese New Year has just begun – Gung Hay Fat Choy! Here is the parade...

http://www.seechinatown.com/parade/parade.htm

And here is the world’s thinnest building...

http://www.seechinatown.com/thin/thin.htm

And in case you haven’t seen enough food displays yet
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http://www.seechinatown.com/food/food.htm

And then some street scenes...

http://www.seechinatown.com/street/street.htm

and a little more...

http://www.virtualvancouver.com/chinatown.html

http://www.vancouverchinatown.ca/

We can’t visit Chinatown without visiting the Dr Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden. It is the first classical Chinese garden built outside China, and may still be the only one – I not sure about that. A woman I work with used to be the Garden Manager, and still volunteers as a tour guide. She takes groups from school several times a year. I go every opportunity I have. It’s very restful, and a new experience each time.

http://www.seechinatown.com/sun/sun.htm

http://www.virtualvancouver.com/sunyat.html

http://www.vancouverchinesegarden.com/

http://www.vancouverchinesegarden.com/about_garden.html

Do take the tour...

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/ScholarGarden/\t

I took these on one of those tours with Mary that I mentioned...
































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Island Group, once we’ve done with lunch, we can try out some of the activities offered through the hotel for a while...

http://www.kingfisherspa.com/activities.htm

...and then we need to head south to Nanaimo, to connect with our charter float planes for the return to Vancouver.
 

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Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

Omg Fran, what a wonderful selection of links! What to do first, what to do!

Gastown!
Nobody ever told me they named a town after Susie!
Sam, you're so bad!
hi Fran - i finally caught up!
boy, y'all really tied one on last night!
 

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Hi Laureen!! Good to see you!

Yeah, there was quite a bash last night, I gather! Missed it
Well, maybe tonight.

Grab some lunch and join us in Gastown and Chinatown
 
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