Monday, October 4, 2010

Stanley Park

Stanley Park is a park next to downtown Vancouver (where I was staying). It's one of the loveliest places in the world with a zillion points of interest. Okay, maybe it's more like twenty (according to this map anyway), but I didn't even have time to visit them all! Seagull, Noldy, Pingu and I spent most of our time at Vancouver Aquarium (which is inside Stanley Park), but afterward we walked around the park. Here are some of the photos I took there.

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The trees! They're so beautifully red!

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A trolley from the Vancouver Trolley Company wheels past us. You can go on sightseeing tours on these (we didn't, though).

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Salmon! Mmm, salmon.

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More Canadian trees.

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This is the Lions Gate Bridge, which we saw as we walked down Stanley Park seawall.

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From across the shore, you can see giant piles of sulphur on the opposite bank.

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This sculpture is called "Girl In A Wetsuit", and was done by Elek Imredy. It was inspired by the Little Mermaid sculpture in Copenhagen.

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These are some of the totem poles you can find at Brockton Point in the park.

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Here are some more totem poles.

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These totem poles are a major tourist attraction at the park.

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Next we set off to the Lost Lagoon, with a big sploosy fountain in the middle. After sitting there for a while, we set off to look for dinner.

1 comment:

Fauzy said...

Lovely beginning of fall colors, I miss the various seasonal changes and how the landscape changes also. It makes things more interesting and not the usual boring routines.