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As you mentioned, the outdoors. I live on the downtown peninsula, which IMO has it all within minutes.
I love riding my bike around the seawall, not just around Stanley Park, but the whole 29K and beyond. It has to be one of the most beautiful rides around. Plenty of amazing views, beaches, different neighbourhoods with plenty of options to stop for lunch etc. Always recommend a first time do this, to get a feel of Vancouver.
Hop the Skytrain and head to some of the Asian malls in Richmond, and you feel that you are in Asia and's of course with that you get amazing food.
The air. Every city has a scent and Vancouver's can be a mix of sea and fir trees, especially on summer nights.
Other times of the year the air can be so fresh you instinctively breath a bit deeper.
The contrast of city and nature, side by side. Within minutes of standing in the middle of a modern city, you can be standing in a forest.
The seasons. People joke that Vancouver only has two seasons, wet and dry, but that isn't really true.
Winters are warmer than other parts of Canada, but the mountains are covered in snow and look stunning. I actually enjoy winter, because I'm ready to sit inside, watch the rain fall and read a good book.
Spring is incredible. With over 90,000 blossoming trees and the many gardens, you certainly know it's spring.
Summers, as you said can be wonderful. You can certainly have a great holiday without leaving town.
Autumn. Cooler, wetter, but with some crisp days. We have enough trees that change colour to signal the time of year. You know it's not winter, summer or spring.
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Pre-Covid we would drive up 2-3 times a year, for a day or overnight, and hope to resume later this year if the border gets opened up. We enjoyed walking Stanley Park, wandering about and having lunch at Granville Island, and buying a few things at the market there. Then we always stop on the way back at the Costco, to see what different items they have than ours, and lastly for a box of Timbits for on the way home.
The most glorious scenery in North America tied with Albuquerque New Mexico region.
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Yeah I would have to agree. Not just in the Vancouver area but other parts of the province as well. I would really like to visit some of the arid areas of Southern BC. New Mexico seems amazing as well. It is on the top of places to visit in the US.
It's also often considered one of the most livable, thanks to its well-balanced mix of modern urban features and magnificent natural surroundings. The city acts as a gateway to Canada's great outdoors, be it along the Pacific Coast or up in the Pacific Ranges.
Surprisingly, at the right angle from Spanish banks and on a full clear day, Vancouver looks like a pretty large city. Flanked by Stanley Park to its left and the mountains behind it, its downtown core is quite something. I'll find a day to take a picture especially as new towers come up, but it's been a long, long time since it was a small little post colonial backwater.
Surprisingly, at the right angle from Spanish banks and on a full clear day, Vancouver looks like a pretty large city. Flanked by Stanley Park to its left and the mountains behind it, its downtown core is quite something. I'll find a day to take a picture especially as new towers come up, but it's been a long, long time since it was a small little post colonial backwater.
That's a great view. Another one I like is looking from Dunbar by 16th ave.
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