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Written by kevin

Yesterday I flew back from Kelowna to Vancouver, going from a dry -7°C to a warmer and wetter place.

I met Adrian’s girlfriend Amy at her work, dropped off my big bag and set off for a wander to occupy some time. I only got as far as the big public library around the corner, which had the benefits of being warm and dry and having internet.

Once Amy had finished work we headed for the apartment, in the West End of Vancouver. Amy then took me for a walk to show me the neighbourhood and we had dinner at a Greek restaurant nearby.

This morning—after a nice lie-in— I did some washing then wandered into central Vancouver to buy some new rechargeable batteries for my digital camera.

The apartment is quite close to Stanley Park, so I went for a walk round the sea wall, which has only recently reopened after severe storm damage last year. It’s a lovely walk, especially on a cold, clear day like today. The first picture shows an apartment block near the park; the tree apparently represents the height of the trees that used to be in that area. The second picture is of ships waiting to enter the port.
A modern apartment block topped with a  tree, against a clear blue sky. A line of large cargo ships against the horizon.  In the foreground birds fly low across the water.

These pictures show a view along the sea wall, Siwash Rock and the Lions’ Gate.
A path with pedestrians leads from the bottom right to the centre of the picture, above it and to the right is a bluff with a few trees.  In the background hills covered in trees and houses rise from the water. A rock spire with a tree on top stands in water.  Mountains in the background. A green-painted suspension bridge is directly overhead going from top to bottom of the picture.  The bridge is seen between the spars of one of its towers.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 at 00:28 and is filed under canada, friends, rtw, travel.

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