Canada Day in Vancouver, British Columbia
July 2010
We arrived in Vancouver the day before our ship was scheduled to depart. By coincidence, it was Canada Day. After walking around Granville Island, we headed up to Canada Place to enjoy the festivities. In celebration of Canada Day, they re-lit the Olympic Cauldron for the first time since the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games closed. It was very easy to imagine how this city felt during the Olympics. We finished our night at the Canada Day Parade.
Proof I was in Denver for a few hours, the Rocky Mountains
Granville Island is a really cool shopping area in Vancouver
Granville Island Marina
Granville Island Public Market
Fresh fruit at Granville Island Public Market
Canadians take their hockey very seriously even when the players are on stilts
Burrard Bridge as seen from Granville Island
Canada Place, where we will depart from tomorrow
Canada Day concert at Canada Place
This bulldog was in the Canada Day spirit
The Olympic Cauldron was relit on Canada Day for the first time since the 2010 Olympic Games closed.
The Olympic Cauldron was relit on Canada Day for the first time since the 2010 Olympic Games closed.
The first of many floatplanes we'd see on this trip
The celebrating crowds and the lit Olympic Cauldron gave you a good idea of what Vancouver was like during the Olympics
The Olympic Cauldron was relit on Canada Day for the first time since the 2010 Olympic Games closed.
Watching replays of the Olympic hockey games
The Candian Navy gave tours of their bomb disposal unit
This bulldog was in the Canada Day spirit
You'll recognize Inukshuk as the logo from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
Vancouver's Canada Day parade begins
Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific
Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific Band Chief CPO Pierre Cayer
O Canada
Bagpipers
Vancouver Fire Department's mascot
It's not Canada without the Mounties
It's not Canada without the Mounties
Horse drawn wagon
Falun Dafa was one of MANY religious groups in the parade
Happy Birthday, Canada!
The view from our room at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver