Elaine's Key to Vancouver
Food Scene
Yummy, locally sourced breakfast items in old school cafe, complete with booths and counter-service. Good bennies, accompanied by roast potatoes and yams, so you can feel like hashbrowns make you healthy.
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Roundel Café
2465 E Hastings StYummy, locally sourced breakfast items in old school cafe, complete with booths and counter-service. Good bennies, accompanied by roast potatoes and yams, so you can feel like hashbrowns make you healthy.
Best bennies in Vancouver! Another restaurant that started life as a food truck. Have it your way: on English muffin, lemon-truffled potatoes or skip the benny and go straight for chicken and waffles.
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Yolks
1598 E Hastings StBest bennies in Vancouver! Another restaurant that started life as a food truck. Have it your way: on English muffin, lemon-truffled potatoes or skip the benny and go straight for chicken and waffles.
There are more sushi places in Vancouver than Tokyo! This one won't win awards for best in the city but the price is right, portions big and quality high. Their yaki soba's pretty good, too.
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Sushi Nanaimo
350 Nanaimo StThere are more sushi places in Vancouver than Tokyo! This one won't win awards for best in the city but the price is right, portions big and quality high. Their yaki soba's pretty good, too.
Husband & wife run place with delicious and healthy food. Fantastic hummus, fall off the bone chicken & lamb. Ask for their recommendations.
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Tamam: Fine Palestinian Cuisine
2616 E Hastings StHusband & wife run place with delicious and healthy food. Fantastic hummus, fall off the bone chicken & lamb. Ask for their recommendations.
Local coffee shop up the street from us. Relaxing vibe. If the weather's good, sit outside and pet the dogs that inevitably gather with their owners.
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The Laughing Bean Coffee Co.
2695 E Hastings StLocal coffee shop up the street from us. Relaxing vibe. If the weather's good, sit outside and pet the dogs that inevitably gather with their owners.
Superb pour-over coffee and espresso drinks. Nice selection of snacks, including gluten-free baked goods from East Village Bakery.
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Platform 7 Coffee
2331 E Hastings StSuperb pour-over coffee and espresso drinks. Nice selection of snacks, including gluten-free baked goods from East Village Bakery.
Vancouver has almost as many Vietnamese restaurants as sushi joints, but few are from Northern Vietnam. Mr. Red's has Hanoi-style food, no MSG and uses fresh, local ingredients to make things a cut above.
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Mr Red Cafe
2131 E Hastings StVancouver has almost as many Vietnamese restaurants as sushi joints, but few are from Northern Vietnam. Mr. Red's has Hanoi-style food, no MSG and uses fresh, local ingredients to make things a cut above.
Original Hong Kong style Cantonese food meets craft cocktails. The owner created the cocktail list and ran the bar at Chambar - one of Vancouver's best restaurants - before she opened this place. It's true to her cultural roots and her high industry standards.
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Bao Bei
163 Keefer StOriginal Hong Kong style Cantonese food meets craft cocktails. The owner created the cocktail list and ran the bar at Chambar - one of Vancouver's best restaurants - before she opened this place. It's true to her cultural roots and her high industry standards.
Pho is the new sushi in Vancouver - it's everywhere! Le Pho is reliable, cheap and the servers are really helpful. A warm bowl of love for a rainy Vancouver day.
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Le Pho Vietnamese Restaurant
2503 E Hastings StPho is the new sushi in Vancouver - it's everywhere! Le Pho is reliable, cheap and the servers are really helpful. A warm bowl of love for a rainy Vancouver day.
Old-school Cantonese Chinese restaurant in the same plaza as Laughing Bean Coffee. A short walk from our place. They also deliver if you don't feel like leaving home.
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James On Hastings Chinese Restaurant
2683 E Hastings StOld-school Cantonese Chinese restaurant in the same plaza as Laughing Bean Coffee. A short walk from our place. They also deliver if you don't feel like leaving home.
A cool blend of local, seasonal, Asian, European and just plain delicious food along with innovative cocktails and attentive service. Getting lots of attention so make a reservation. Not cheap, but a great, local experience.
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Dachi Vancouver
2297 E Hastings StA cool blend of local, seasonal, Asian, European and just plain delicious food along with innovative cocktails and attentive service. Getting lots of attention so make a reservation. Not cheap, but a great, local experience.
Yummy Neapolitan pizza, great pasta and wonderful meatballs. Try the street food appies. This place doesn't take reservations and people start lining up at 5 pm. It's a pretty quick turnaround and worth it if you want to get a little taste of Italy in Vancouver's Little Italy area (Commercial Drive).
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Via Tevere Pizzeria
1190 Victoria DrYummy Neapolitan pizza, great pasta and wonderful meatballs. Try the street food appies. This place doesn't take reservations and people start lining up at 5 pm. It's a pretty quick turnaround and worth it if you want to get a little taste of Italy in Vancouver's Little Italy area (Commercial Drive).
This location was Nick's Spaghetti House for 40 years: a real old-fashioned Italian-Canadian joint where they could have shot "Good Fellas." Nick retired and the team behind one of Vancouver's best Italian restaurants, Salvio Volpe, took over. There's still a nod to the Rat Pack and an etching of Nick above the bar. The food has gone slightly more upscale but is still comfort all the way. Don't have a reservation? Fuggetaboutit!
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Pepino's Spaghetti House
631 Commercial DrThis location was Nick's Spaghetti House for 40 years: a real old-fashioned Italian-Canadian joint where they could have shot "Good Fellas." Nick retired and the team behind one of Vancouver's best Italian restaurants, Salvio Volpe, took over. There's still a nod to the Rat Pack and an etching of Nick above the bar. The food has gone slightly more upscale but is still comfort all the way. Don't have a reservation? Fuggetaboutit!
Sharing a kitchen with Pepino's next door, this cafe opens early for breakfast and is busy at lunch. Watch them make fresh pasta and sample one of their delicious pastries. You can also fill up your olive oil bottle or take home the ingredients for a deliciosa Italian meal at home.
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Caffé La Tana
635 Commercial DrSharing a kitchen with Pepino's next door, this cafe opens early for breakfast and is busy at lunch. Watch them make fresh pasta and sample one of their delicious pastries. You can also fill up your olive oil bottle or take home the ingredients for a deliciosa Italian meal at home.
Yummy Middle Eastern veggie fare with interesting cocktails. Think Otto Lenghi with a dash of Vancouver spirit.
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Aleph Eatery
1889 Powell StYummy Middle Eastern veggie fare with interesting cocktails. Think Otto Lenghi with a dash of Vancouver spirit.
Great Italian bakery and deli. Grab a slice of their pizza (served in a rectangular pan, it's more like foccaccia than thin-slice Neopolitan). They have a deli section with good quality cheeses, meats and olives. Their side hustle is The Cannoli King Food Truck - known for the best cannolis in town, so be sure to try one!
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Italiabakery
2828 E Hastings StGreat Italian bakery and deli. Grab a slice of their pizza (served in a rectangular pan, it's more like foccaccia than thin-slice Neopolitan). They have a deli section with good quality cheeses, meats and olives. Their side hustle is The Cannoli King Food Truck - known for the best cannolis in town, so be sure to try one!
Started life as a food truck in the surfer mecca, Tofino, on Vancouver Island's West Coast. Morphed into a commissary kitchen in Vancouver and is now building an empire throughout Canada. Still true to its roots of great tacos, good beer (try the Tofino Ale) and kick-ass margaritas. Music and discounts on Taco Tuesdays.
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Tacofino Commissary
2327 E Hastings StStarted life as a food truck in the surfer mecca, Tofino, on Vancouver Island's West Coast. Morphed into a commissary kitchen in Vancouver and is now building an empire throughout Canada. Still true to its roots of great tacos, good beer (try the Tofino Ale) and kick-ass margaritas. Music and discounts on Taco Tuesdays.
Red Wagon is famous for its breakfasts (appearing on Guy Fieri's "Diners and Dives," featuring Jack Daniels, pulled pork pancakes). Rain or shine, there's always a line! Then chef/owner, Brad Miller, opened Bistro Wagon Rouge, a casual French Bistro. The building for the original Red Wagon was slated for demolition, so Miller moved a couple of blocks west and combined the bistro dinners with breakfast/lunch. Nice little patio at the back. Still great food and cocktails now three meals a day. Brunch every day, dinner Wednesday - Sunday.
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The Red Wagon
2128 E Hastings StRed Wagon is famous for its breakfasts (appearing on Guy Fieri's "Diners and Dives," featuring Jack Daniels, pulled pork pancakes). Rain or shine, there's always a line! Then chef/owner, Brad Miller, opened Bistro Wagon Rouge, a casual French Bistro. The building for the original Red Wagon was slated for demolition, so Miller moved a couple of blocks west and combined the bistro dinners with breakfast/lunch. Nice little patio at the back. Still great food and cocktails now three meals a day. Brunch every day, dinner Wednesday - Sunday.
Parks & Nature
A nice walk from our place. Check out the restored marshland with indigenous plants, beachfront, dog park and playing fields. From May til October the outdoor pool is a terrific place for a swim with a view of the mountains and inlet.
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New Brighton Park
3201 New Brighton RdA nice walk from our place. Check out the restored marshland with indigenous plants, beachfront, dog park and playing fields. From May til October the outdoor pool is a terrific place for a swim with a view of the mountains and inlet.
It's across the street! Terrific views of the inlet and mountains to the North. See the sunset or rise on the towers of downtown to the west. Watch dogs play fetch while kids play on the swings. Beautiful heritage building with a community room in the basement. Tennis courts are usually available if you fancy a game. Be sure to look up in the trees where you'll always see birds and sometimes an eagle family that hangs out.
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Burrard View Park
North Penticton StreetIt's across the street! Terrific views of the inlet and mountains to the North. See the sunset or rise on the towers of downtown to the west. Watch dogs play fetch while kids play on the swings. Beautiful heritage building with a community room in the basement. Tennis courts are usually available if you fancy a game. Be sure to look up in the trees where you'll always see birds and sometimes an eagle family that hangs out.
Bigger than Central Park, it has a forest, beach, saltwater pool, lake, lagoon, aquarium, restaurants, pub, 8 km seawall, rose garden, miniature train, totem poles and the most amazing views. You could spend your entire vacation exploring Stanley Park. It keeps visitors coming back and keeps locals grateful for living here.
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史丹利公园
610 Pipeline RdBigger than Central Park, it has a forest, beach, saltwater pool, lake, lagoon, aquarium, restaurants, pub, 8 km seawall, rose garden, miniature train, totem poles and the most amazing views. You could spend your entire vacation exploring Stanley Park. It keeps visitors coming back and keeps locals grateful for living here.
A stunning view looking back at the city from the West, Jericho Park is worth the trek to get there. You can actually ride the #4 bus all the way. In the summer, it's home to Vancouver's iconic Folk Festival. Year round it has lovely walks and wildlife, including the not-so-wild bunnies that people ended up abandoning after Easter. There's a sailing centre that also houses one of the best patios in the city: The Galley, with glorious views and well-priced food & drink. https://thegalley.ca/
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杰里科海滩公园
3941 Point Grey RdA stunning view looking back at the city from the West, Jericho Park is worth the trek to get there. You can actually ride the #4 bus all the way. In the summer, it's home to Vancouver's iconic Folk Festival. Year round it has lovely walks and wildlife, including the not-so-wild bunnies that people ended up abandoning after Easter. There's a sailing centre that also houses one of the best patios in the city: The Galley, with glorious views and well-priced food & drink. https://thegalley.ca/
Essentials
They've got everything and the prices are right! Terrific produce, lots of organic items, great dairy, bread and staples. They also have a meat section, take-out Chinese food and a lovely loose-leaf tea shop, called Steam. If you stay long enough you'll start to recognize the locals, who all shop there.
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Donald's Market
2342 E Hastings StThey've got everything and the prices are right! Terrific produce, lots of organic items, great dairy, bread and staples. They also have a meat section, take-out Chinese food and a lovely loose-leaf tea shop, called Steam. If you stay long enough you'll start to recognize the locals, who all shop there.
Vancouver drug store chain that's way more than a pharmacy. Stock up on food, appliances, computers, cameras and lots more. Weekly flyer has good sale items.
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London Drugs
2696 E Hastings StVancouver drug store chain that's way more than a pharmacy. Stock up on food, appliances, computers, cameras and lots more. Weekly flyer has good sale items.
Old school corner store run by the affable Mah brothers, who know everyone in the neighbourhood. McGill Grocery has the basics plus extras requested by regulars: Avalon Organic milk, donuts and a pot of coffee if you feel like sitting for a chat. You can also buy a lottery ticket and find out if you become a millionaire (unfortunately, not enough $ to buy a house in Vancouver!)
McGill Grocery
2691 McGill StOld school corner store run by the affable Mah brothers, who know everyone in the neighbourhood. McGill Grocery has the basics plus extras requested by regulars: Avalon Organic milk, donuts and a pot of coffee if you feel like sitting for a chat. You can also buy a lottery ticket and find out if you become a millionaire (unfortunately, not enough $ to buy a house in Vancouver!)
If you're from anywhere but Canada you may find our liquor laws "quaint" (some say archaic). You can't buy booze at most grocery or convenience stores. So head to a liquor store. High Point is closest to us. The nearest BC Liquor Store (with lower prices) is on Commercial Drive.
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High Point Beer Wine Spirits
2769 E Hastings StIf you're from anywhere but Canada you may find our liquor laws "quaint" (some say archaic). You can't buy booze at most grocery or convenience stores. So head to a liquor store. High Point is closest to us. The nearest BC Liquor Store (with lower prices) is on Commercial Drive.
Shopping
They've been around since East Van was Little Italy. Bosa then built a giant emporium on the boundary of Burnaby, where many Italian families moved and finally rebuilt their original location. It's got every Italian deli and grocery item you'd ever want, along with hot prepared foods and frozen items to take home.
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Bosa Foods
562 Victoria DrThey've been around since East Van was Little Italy. Bosa then built a giant emporium on the boundary of Burnaby, where many Italian families moved and finally rebuilt their original location. It's got every Italian deli and grocery item you'd ever want, along with hot prepared foods and frozen items to take home.
Need some kick-ass hot sauce to put on the dish you plan to whip up in your new Le Creuset pan? Get it here, along with practically anything else you'd ever need if you're a foodie. Along with selling great stuff, owner Caren McSherry, who appears on local TV, also does cooking lessons. YUM!
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The Gourmet Warehouse
1340 E Hastings StNeed some kick-ass hot sauce to put on the dish you plan to whip up in your new Le Creuset pan? Get it here, along with practically anything else you'd ever need if you're a foodie. Along with selling great stuff, owner Caren McSherry, who appears on local TV, also does cooking lessons. YUM!
They don't call Vancouver gateway to Asia for nothing! We've got a large Asian population and plenty of great Asian restaurants. If you want to try making some dishes yourself, or taking ingredients home with you, this is the place. All kinds of spices, sauces, cookbooks, utensils and even lessons on how to use them.
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South China Seas
1502 Victoria DrThey don't call Vancouver gateway to Asia for nothing! We've got a large Asian population and plenty of great Asian restaurants. If you want to try making some dishes yourself, or taking ingredients home with you, this is the place. All kinds of spices, sauces, cookbooks, utensils and even lessons on how to use them.
Off the beaten track, with a lovely selection of prints, jewellery and crafts by local Aboriginal artists.
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society
1607 E Hastings StOff the beaten track, with a lovely selection of prints, jewellery and crafts by local Aboriginal artists.
Drinks & Nightlife
Good selection of beer on tap and some fine cocktail specials. Best part: there's a cute little patio hidden at the back that makes a fine place to relax on a nice evening.
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The Brighton
2471 E Hastings StGood selection of beer on tap and some fine cocktail specials. Best part: there's a cute little patio hidden at the back that makes a fine place to relax on a nice evening.
WISE actually stands for Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England. The place started as a UK social club 50 years ago and morphed into a local music venue. The downstairs lounge has good drinks, games and regular music. Technically you're supposed to be a member but you can always find someone to sign you in (especially if you say you're from out of town and heard about the place's great reputation!) Upstairs has bands, a good ol' wooden dance floor and more beer & cocktails (are you sensing a theme?)
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The Wise
1882 Adanac StWISE actually stands for Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England. The place started as a UK social club 50 years ago and morphed into a local music venue. The downstairs lounge has good drinks, games and regular music. Technically you're supposed to be a member but you can always find someone to sign you in (especially if you say you're from out of town and heard about the place's great reputation!) Upstairs has bands, a good ol' wooden dance floor and more beer & cocktails (are you sensing a theme?)
Guilt & Co
Great local artists, funky room and reasonable cover charge.
Fantastic artisan cocktails in a super cool atmosphere. There's a gas fireplace on the covered patio that let's you drink outside in all kinds of weather.
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The Keefer Bar
135 Keefer StFantastic artisan cocktails in a super cool atmosphere. There's a gas fireplace on the covered patio that let's you drink outside in all kinds of weather.
It's a Vancouver legend. Great music venue with a sprung dance floor, insulated with horse hair. Every great Canadian and international act has played here. And the bus from our place drops you right across the street!
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Commodore Ballroom
868 Granville StIt's a Vancouver legend. Great music venue with a sprung dance floor, insulated with horse hair. Every great Canadian and international act has played here. And the bus from our place drops you right across the street!
They don't call it "Yeast Van" for nothing! Powell Street was one of the first craft breweries in the neighbourhood. It's also got the best selection of food. So if you want to try one of 30 or more beers on tap, a cider and have some good food with it, this is the place for you.
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Parallel 49 Brewing Company
1950 Triumph StThey don't call it "Yeast Van" for nothing! Powell Street was one of the first craft breweries in the neighbourhood. It's also got the best selection of food. So if you want to try one of 30 or more beers on tap, a cider and have some good food with it, this is the place for you.
Started as a nano brewery (smaller than micro) and over 5 years has grown to produce some of the best beer in Vancouver. They serve snacks, but no meals. Beer is worth it, though!
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Powell Brewery
1357 Powell StStarted as a nano brewery (smaller than micro) and over 5 years has grown to produce some of the best beer in Vancouver. They serve snacks, but no meals. Beer is worth it, though!
Arts & Culture
Two theatres with a small gallery, lounge and rotating plays. Always interesting, often edgy, definitely not Broadway musicals.
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Historic Theatre, The Cultch
1895 Venables StTwo theatres with a small gallery, lounge and rotating plays. Always interesting, often edgy, definitely not Broadway musicals.
Run by the same production company that oversees The Cultch, the York is a great venue to see a play. Winter has super-fun pantomimes with local East Van themes. Fun shows all year round.
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York Theatre, The Cultch
639 Commercial DrRun by the same production company that oversees The Cultch, the York is a great venue to see a play. Winter has super-fun pantomimes with local East Van themes. Fun shows all year round.
Check out the permanent collection of Emily Carr paintings to get a feel for the rain forests of the West Coast and the influence of its indigenous people. Some excellent rotating exhibits.
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温哥华美术馆
750 Hornby StCheck out the permanent collection of Emily Carr paintings to get a feel for the rain forests of the West Coast and the influence of its indigenous people. Some excellent rotating exhibits.
A gallery and shop that exhibits the work of Bill Reid, the Haida artist who helped draw international attention to West Coast aboriginal art.
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Bill Reid Gallery
639 Hornby StA gallery and shop that exhibits the work of Bill Reid, the Haida artist who helped draw international attention to West Coast aboriginal art.
Entertainment & Activities
Good selection of movies in comfy seats. Best part: underground parking is FREE. The mall itself is kind of strange, but they do have a great Chinese place at the food court: Congee Noodle Delight (that's kind of a secret, too).
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Cineplex Odeon- International Village Cinemas
88 W Pender StGood selection of movies in comfy seats. Best part: underground parking is FREE. The mall itself is kind of strange, but they do have a great Chinese place at the food court: Congee Noodle Delight (that's kind of a secret, too).
Disco bowling anyone? Grandview lanes has been an East Vancouver icon since 1947. They offer 5-pin bowling (a novelty for you Americans), 10-pin and, best of all, glow in the dark bowling. Right near the Grandview Legion, where you can head afterwards for a beer and to enter the meat draw.
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Grandview Lanes
2195 Commercial DrDisco bowling anyone? Grandview lanes has been an East Vancouver icon since 1947. They offer 5-pin bowling (a novelty for you Americans), 10-pin and, best of all, glow in the dark bowling. Right near the Grandview Legion, where you can head afterwards for a beer and to enter the meat draw.
Good runs for snowboarding, moguls for skiing and groomed trails for snowshoeing. They do a good job of keeping the road clear when it snows.
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Mt Seymour
Good runs for snowboarding, moguls for skiing and groomed trails for snowshoeing. They do a good job of keeping the road clear when it snows.
Right next to the ski resort is the provincial park. It's free to hike here in Spring, Summer, Fall or snowshoe in winter. While some trails are easy and it's close to the city, be sure you're prepared for all kinds of weather and know what to do if you get lost.
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西摩山省立公园
Mount Seymour RoadRight next to the ski resort is the provincial park. It's free to hike here in Spring, Summer, Fall or snowshoe in winter. While some trails are easy and it's close to the city, be sure you're prepared for all kinds of weather and know what to do if you get lost.
You can take the gondola up from the parking lot for a great ride and arrive at one of the best views of the city. In winter, there's skiing, snowboarding, outdoor skating and sleigh rides. Ski, board and snowshoe rentals available. In summer, there's hiking. Also a restaurant with a view and cafe for after activities.
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松鸡山
6400 Nancy Greene WayYou can take the gondola up from the parking lot for a great ride and arrive at one of the best views of the city. In winter, there's skiing, snowboarding, outdoor skating and sleigh rides. Ski, board and snowshoe rentals available. In summer, there's hiking. Also a restaurant with a view and cafe for after activities.
This mountain has one of the best views you can imagine and stunning sunsets/sunrises. There's a lodge you can hike, cross-country ski or snowshoe to. Also downhill skiing runs. They have guided snowshoe tours, some with fondue & mulled wine at the lodge.
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塞普雷斯山滑雪区
6000 Cypress Bowl RdThis mountain has one of the best views you can imagine and stunning sunsets/sunrises. There's a lodge you can hike, cross-country ski or snowshoe to. Also downhill skiing runs. They have guided snowshoe tours, some with fondue & mulled wine at the lodge.
White is the colour, soccer is the game... (that's the Whitecaps' theme song). They may not win the season but they've won the hearts of Vancouverites. If you're from an MSL city you may also be able to catch your home team playing against them.
Whitecaps FC
777 Pacific BlvdWhite is the colour, soccer is the game... (that's the Whitecaps' theme song). They may not win the season but they've won the hearts of Vancouverites. If you're from an MSL city you may also be able to catch your home team playing against them.
It's home of the Canucks. Win or lose, Vancouver loves its NHL (national hockey league) team! When the Canucks aren't playing you'll often find big name acts playing here. Sad confession: I passed on seeing Prince here, thinking I'd catch him next time.
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罗杰斯体育馆
800 Griffiths WayIt's home of the Canucks. Win or lose, Vancouver loves its NHL (national hockey league) team! When the Canucks aren't playing you'll often find big name acts playing here. Sad confession: I passed on seeing Prince here, thinking I'd catch him next time.