July 1st is Canada Day
I went downtown with a load of people from the Uni to celebrate
First we went to Granville Island
I knew lots of photos would be taken today but I didnt count on quite how many
Granville has lots of tourist/craft shops as well as a fanstastic market - paradise for the hungry!
They also have some sculptures....
photo op #5
photo op #9
every one of these people took a photo!
of the rainbow in the fountain....awww pretty
Then we checked out the Vancouver 2006 Jazz Festival - there were three guys in a tent! No really what we'd expected but better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick!
photo op #14
Photo op #19
(not forgetting that every person had a camera so this particular pose took about 15 mins to complete!
Click here for the view from Granville Island and check out the "sea bus" on the far left of the picture
which we then used to cross to sunset beach (right next to Trung's place)
photo op #39
Sunset Beach
Photo op #71
This one took about 30mins with the added extreme factor of the taking-off-the-shoes!
We walked round Sunset beach and across town to Canada Place - not surprisingly the focal point for celebrations
Even here, only metres from the city there's beautiful green spaces - Jason lives round here somewhere - technically this is Coal Harbour
photo op #210
photo op # 591
complete with paddle steamer...
photo op #877
and somewhere to wash the kids.....
photo op #1091
And finally we make it to Canada Place.
As you can see, this is where the big boats park. This is the same cruise line that I went on a few years back.....mmm good times! And the food - mann, no wonder the ship is so big - everyone on board doubles in weight during the voyage!
Unfortunately, I had to get back so did see much of Canada Place but I had a good day and a lot of fun - oh and a bit of sunburn too
Photo op #8,769,153
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