doing vancouver
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- simplicissimux
gonna have a free day in the vancouver / victoria area next weekend. looking for suggestions on how best to do it in a day. what can i not miss. where must i eat. i dont know how long it will take to get back, so dont let me squander this trip.
- horton0
vancouver AND victoria in one day?
pick one.
- simplicissimux0
staying in vancouver but i have heard good things of victoria and could be persuaded to check it out instead
- stick with vancouver. victoria is like a mini vancouver... island is worth exploring but only if you have more time.horton
- BuddhaHat0
I did 4 days in Vancouver before Xmas, had a great time!
Recommendations are:
Gastown - If you want to see a circus head to The Cambie bar & hostel for some drinks... blatant pot dealers by the side door, good food and a wide variety of beers
Chinatown for lunch at least once - awesome chinese food
The Grouse cable car up to the top of the mountain, nice cafe and a good look over the city from the north side
Capilona Suspension bridge - it's also on the north side like The Grouse, so you could probably fit the two into one day
Whistler - get up really early, you can rent all your gear and have a great day up on the mountain... it is a seriously huge resort
Check out ticket prices for a hockey game, Canucks for NHL, or second division is the Vancouver Giants
Observation deck in the middle of town (I can't remember the name of the building)
Granville St is a really long party strip with everything you might want to do, it's a crazy place, has some good clubs, bars, tattoo jointsVictoria is a tourist town, and this is seriously not the time of year for it... When I was there for 1 day I went through Chinatown, went to the Butchart Gardens, photo-shooting outside The Empress and Parliament House, there's a pretty decent museum I'm told (I didn't have the time to go inside)
That's about all I can think of... I had a WAY better time in Van than Victoria, I'd recommend you stick with one if you have limited time to visit....
ENJOY!!
- i'm the Cambie's designer, hahaha. thanks for the plug ;)ArsenicPants
- horton0
172 discussions and counting... must be one of QBN's top 10 topics:
- lobstarr0
hastings and main st is a hip hop happening place@@!!!
- lobstarr0
on a serious note:
hotties and food @ hapa izakaya
omakase @ tojo's
food @ kingyopnom pehn in chinatown - chicken wANgs
coast - seafood
kirin - dim sumtry a japadog...
i dunno what else, ill post when it comes up to me.. but u really should have anything seafood if ure planning to eat anything...
gastown - urban shopping (aside for the really expensive furniture store that nobody can afford -- im just bitter)
dont goto capiliano suspension bridge, goto lynn valley bridge -- its free and the bridge is scarier..
- couldnt make it to lynn valey bridge... wanted to :( capilano had sweet lights and entertainment b4 xmas thoBuddhaHat
- monNom0
Simba's on Denman has some very tasty african food.
- ThePublics0
Guu (any one of the four downtown) for eats.
The Waldorf tiki lounge for drinks.
- Hombre_Lobo0
Take lube.
Lots of lube.