I spent Thursday through Saturday of last week in Vancouver. I don’t have much bad to say about the city. The public transportation is convenient and easy to use, the city is easy to drive in, and there is a lot to see and do. Below are a couple of quick notes on the trip. See the pictures here.
Wednesday
I took a late night flight into YVR, and Katherine picked me up in the gas guzzling Ford Taurus wagon that Budget Rentals had given her. We grabbed a late night dinner at a 24-Hour Chinese place in Richmond, BC which was quite good, and headed back to The Inn at Westminster Quay in New Westminster, BC for the night.
Thursday
I Rode with Katherine to the RMH Call Center in Surrey. I walked to the Surrey Skytrain stop, bought an all day ticket for $8, and rode the Skytrain to the Waterfront station. Then I took the SeaBus across Burrard Inlet to Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver, BC. One of my favorite things about the Vancouver area is the numerous public markets where small vendors sell fresh produce, fresh fish, crafts, prepared food, and other sundries. While in Vancouver I got a chance to go to the Lonsdale Quay, Granville Island, and Richmond public markets and passed by the Westminster Quay Public market.