Everything has gone remarkably well given the thousands of miles we've travelled, the various modes of transport used, the number of hotel and travel bookings to be honoured and the at times stressful experience of dealing with new places, money, cultures, etc. I look forward to getting home for a rest!
It's 7pm as I write this and we are about to walk a few blocks away from Robson Strasse (as some call it) to the Yale district. It's full of bright new eateries designed to cater for Olympic visitors last year. And now we get the benefits. Vancouver is a very livable city and the weather has been delightful. It's their summer of course, but the breeze off the mountains (snow capped still) or the water is cool so NOTHING like Blaxland in January.
We saw the Harry Potter movie today. I had sufficiently exhausted Tess with our morning stroll along the waterfront and up to Stanley Park that she needed a lemonade! and a couple of hours off her feet.
This is a very modern, clean city. I know we've been here the weekend but it seems pretty quiet too. We have slept with the door open to our 18th floor balcony and had very little traffic noise. People friendly too - we had trouble getting rid of a dog walking stranger in the park today, he was so keen to talk! In Sydney he would definitely have been selling something.
Tomorrow we will wheel our bags a few blocks downhill to the purpose built for the Winter Olympics Sky Train which should take us to the airport for $3.95. Try that in Sydney!
:) Lots to tell and share, far more than my travel diary records. We have been very lucky - so many of the hotel staff we speak to have hardly left their home town and here we are on the other side of the world, not for the first time. But I am looking forward to a lazy weekend soon.
- All my own work. RV. Except for the bits by Tess.
Location:Hamilton St,Vancouver,Canada
3 comments:
Sorry you're coming home Rob. We've really enjoyed your trip, and look forward to the extra details, though I know it takes quite an effort to do that once you're home, and buggered already.
Loved the whale movies, and understand why Tess wanted the SLR with the big lens. The gardens photos (enlarged on Picasa) are also great viewing.
Thanks Russ. Hope to see you soon to regale you both with traveller's tales:)
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