The second day was a full day visit to The University of British Columbia (UBC). Here, we checked out the Chemistry building, which was the nicest one I've seen - heritage style and made of grey sandstone. After lunch we viewed the Museum of Earth and Ocean Sciences - which had a fantastic display of minerals, crystals and fossils, and a very interesting account of earthquakes and the way tsunamis are formed. Vancouver Island is moving towards the mainland as fast as fingernails grow! We moved on to walk down 390 steps to the beach, only stumbling upon a couple of nudists... In the evening we visited the Museum of Anthropology, where we had a tour and learned a bit about First Nations people. The totem (or rather "story") poles were exceptional.
The next day we took it fairly easy, visiting more of the harbour area around Canada Place and the Convention Centre. In the afternoon we decided to catch Kung Fu Panda - very worthwhile.
View to Stanley Park from the harbourfront
On the fourth day we took the seabus across to Lonsdale Quay/North Vancouver and then the bus (normal road-type) up to Lynn Canyon Park. We walked across the suspension bridge (48 m) and then explored the park. We spent some lazy-afternoon-time at the Twin Falls, letting the evaporating water cool us down from the 34 deg C day. Fortunately we didn't see any bears.
The next day was another easy one, spent reading and using the internet (free for anyone!) in the Public Library. The building was nicely Colosseum-esque.
Our final full day was spent roaming around Stanley Park - the park northwest of the city. It seemed to be a very popular place. There were beaches, a water park, an aquarium, tennis courts, artists corner and various picnic spots. It was fun, and a bit nerve-wracking, watching seaplanes take off in the harbour. We also saw some traditionally painted totem poles near Brockton Point. It was a lovely place to complete our Vancouver visit.
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