Comments on: Vacation! Vancouver http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2004/08/vacation-vancouver Ben Hyde Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:18:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laura http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2004/08/vacation-vancouver/comment-page-1#comment-267 Laura Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:48:59 +0000 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2004/08/vacation-vancouver/#comment-267 Hi Ben: Some more great places to go are: Horseshoe Bay- very good for walking Stanley Park- v. big n beautiful North Shore, Capilano Bridge-very nice, scenic Other food places are... hmmm (all the good ones have been said already).. Hope you enjoy your holidays because Vancouver is one of the most beautiful places in the world! (according to me- of course) Listen to Troy and Roland! They know what they`re on about! --Laura-- Hi Ben:
Some more great places to go are:
Horseshoe Bay- very good for walking
Stanley Park- v. big n beautiful
North Shore, Capilano Bridge-very nice, scenic
Other food places are… hmmm (all the good ones have been said already)..

Hope you enjoy your holidays because Vancouver is one of the most beautiful places in the world! (according to me- of course)

Listen to Troy and Roland! They know what they`re on about!

–Laura–

]]> By: roland tanglao http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2004/08/vacation-vancouver/comment-page-1#comment-266 roland tanglao Mon, 16 Aug 2004 03:00:23 +0000 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2004/08/vacation-vancouver/#comment-266 Hi Ben: For dining recommendations, check out our Vancouver food blog, <a href="http://www.Vaneats.com">VanEats</a> In particular some recent recommendatins (assuming you are staying downtown): http://www.vaneats.com/2004/05/04 If you need a restaurant recommendation but you can't find a suitable one on VanEats, please don't hesitate to email roland AT streamlinewebco.com As for a place to stay, it depends on whether you have kids (and how many) and your budget and travel lodging preferences. Assuming you have kids: 1. if you have lots of money the Pan Pacific has a great pool and a great location and is air conditioned but expensive 2. more moderate budget, Kits Cottage: http://kitsilano.net/kitscottage/files/home.html My brother stayed there during our wedding in 2001 with his 3 year old and wife and loved it! It's not right downtown but it's an easy bus ride or cab or car ride to downtown. And it's in the middle of the very nice shopping and trendy area of Kitsilano 3. Arbutus House (only takes kids 12 and over!) http://www.arbutushouse.com/ moderate, again not in downtown but an easy car/bus ride and in a great neighbourhood 4. Other B'nBs that take kids Must be a few! WARNING:lots of the old B'nBs and apartment hotels don't have air conditioning which is a bit of a nightmare if the heatwave is still on when you get here! Moving on to attractions: There is a new treewalk at Capilano in North Vancouver where you can walk in the sub tropical rainforest canopy. Haven't done it but friends have and said it was cool. As for sushi, it is great here. I would recommend Tojo's if money is no object (great splurge, you can have a fantastic meal for $CAN 100/person (go on a Monday - Thursday in a small group (say 2 or 3) and sit at the bar and order omakase, chef's special) or Ajisai in Kerrisdale if you have a more normal budget) Finally, I agree with everything Troy said! Have a great stay in Vancouver! ...Roland Hi Ben:

For dining recommendations, check out our Vancouver food blog, VanEats

In particular some recent recommendatins (assuming you are staying downtown):
http://www.vaneats.com/2004/05/04

If you need a restaurant recommendation but you can’t find a suitable one on VanEats, please don’t hesitate to email roland AT streamlinewebco.com

As for a place to stay, it depends on whether you have kids (and how many) and your budget and travel lodging preferences.

Assuming you have kids:

1. if you have lots of money the Pan Pacific has a great pool and a great location and is air conditioned but expensive
2. more moderate budget, Kits Cottage:
http://kitsilano.net/kitscottage/files/home.html
My brother stayed there during our wedding in 2001 with his 3 year old and wife and loved it!
It’s not right downtown but it’s an easy bus ride or cab or car ride to downtown. And it’s in the middle of the very nice shopping and trendy area of Kitsilano
3. Arbutus House (only takes kids 12 and over!)
http://www.arbutushouse.com/
moderate, again not in downtown but an easy car/bus ride and in a great neighbourhood
4. Other B’nBs that take kids
Must be a few!

WARNING:lots of the old B’nBs and apartment hotels don’t have air conditioning which is a bit of a nightmare if the heatwave is still on when you get here!

Moving on to attractions:

There is a new treewalk at Capilano in North Vancouver where you can walk in the sub tropical rainforest canopy. Haven’t done it but friends have and said it was cool.

As for sushi, it is great here. I would recommend Tojo’s if money is no object (great splurge, you can have a fantastic meal for $CAN 100/person (go on a Monday – Thursday in a small group (say 2 or 3) and sit at the bar and order omakase, chef’s special) or Ajisai in Kerrisdale if you have a more normal budget)

Finally, I agree with everything Troy said!

Have a great stay in Vancouver!

…Roland

]]> By: Troy Angrignon http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2004/08/vacation-vancouver/comment-page-1#comment-265 Troy Angrignon Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:13:43 +0000 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2004/08/vacation-vancouver/#comment-265 Hi Ben, Glad to hear that you will be visiting our beautiful city. It was 35 here yesterday, which is obnoxiously in comparison to our regular 30s-ish type temperatures. But it has been a wonderful summer. Some additional activities: If you are fit, hike up Grouse Mountain (about 60-90 minutes and bring a litre of water with you - not fit for kids under about ten) and then enjoy the views from the top and take the gondola down. Go out to Deep Cove for a quick visit (on the north shore) and enjoy the little neighbourhood out there and the ocean; eat some of the best sushi in the world - we have sushi restaurants every ten feet here - Kamei Sushi downtown is a mid-priced one that is very good; contradicting Karim's posting, I would say ignore Earls and Bread Garden, particularly Bread Garden - it is a rather uninspired cafe; go for coffee at Delany's coffee shop down in English Bay and watch the sunset there one night; when you get to town, look for a Georgia Strait newspaper and review all of the cultural, artistic, and theatrical performances that are happening; watch Shakespeare in an outdoor theatre called "Bard on The Beach"; Regardless, I hope that you have a fantastic time here in our city. Troy Hi Ben, Glad to hear that you will be visiting our beautiful city. It was 35 here yesterday, which is obnoxiously in comparison to our regular 30s-ish type temperatures. But it has been a wonderful summer. Some additional activities: If you are fit, hike up Grouse Mountain (about 60-90 minutes and bring a litre of water with you – not fit for kids under about ten) and then enjoy the views from the top and take the gondola down. Go out to Deep Cove for a quick visit (on the north shore) and enjoy the little neighbourhood out there and the ocean; eat some of the best sushi in the world – we have sushi restaurants every ten feet here – Kamei Sushi downtown is a mid-priced one that is very good; contradicting Karim’s posting, I would say ignore Earls and Bread Garden, particularly Bread Garden – it is a rather uninspired cafe; go for coffee at Delany’s coffee shop down in English Bay and watch the sunset there one night; when you get to town, look for a Georgia Strait newspaper and review all of the cultural, artistic, and theatrical performances that are happening; watch Shakespeare in an outdoor theatre called “Bard on The Beach”;

Regardless, I hope that you have a fantastic time here in our city.

Troy

]]> By: Karim http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2004/08/vacation-vancouver/comment-page-1#comment-264 Karim Tue, 10 Aug 2004 01:15:28 +0000 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2004/08/vacation-vancouver/#comment-264 Things to do in YVR: - go to Horseshoe Bay - have a latte and watch the ferries from Vancouver Island come in - go to Horseshoe Bay - rent a power boat visit the many islands - walk around Stanley Park - twice! - go to Ambelside beach in West Vancouver - find "Bean around the world" and have a latte there + banana bread - granville island is a must! - go to wreck beach :) - have a meal at Earls - have a mea at bread garden - have a pizza at fly wedge pizza company - rent some kayaks and go kayaking have a ton o fun - I am so jellies Things to do in YVR:

- go to Horseshoe Bay – have a latte and watch the ferries from Vancouver Island come in

- go to Horseshoe Bay – rent a power boat visit the many islands

- walk around Stanley Park – twice!

- go to Ambelside beach in West Vancouver – find “Bean around the world” and have a latte there + banana bread

- granville island is a must!

- go to wreck beach :)

- have a meal at Earls

- have a mea at bread garden

- have a pizza at fly wedge pizza company

- rent some kayaks and go kayaking

have a ton o fun – I am so jellies

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