Montag, 1. August 2011
Tour through Granville and Gastown, Stanley Park, Firework at the beach and my first night out in Vancouver =)
canadiantour, 09:05h
A lot of things happened on Saturday, July 30:
It was my first night in the new hostel and i could sleep pretty well, for it is located in a rather quiet area. My first location at that day was my old hoste, the Samesun. I hope, no false will read that, but it is possible to get there breakfast for free xD =P well, i grabbed this cance of course.
After breakfast, I met again that guy from New Zealand and three other Germanss joined us. Altogehter we joined a free walking-tour through Granville and Gastown.
A few things I learned during that tour:
- the biggest Zombie walk takes place in Vancouver and it seems as if the city is invaded my Zombies...
- there are some neon lights in the city. The reason: Vancouver is a quite rainy city (I cannot confirm that, though - till now it so sunny, I even have got a sunburn =/ ). On 200 days a year it is raining in Van. Together with the huge buildings and skyscrapers, the citiy would look rather grey and triste; that should be not the case with neon lights xD
- there is an alley called "Blood Street". In contrast to many beliefs about slaughter or a butcher shop or anything, the street is only named like this to attract tourist. I can confirm that it worked ;)
- In Gastown there are some old railways and a clock which is powered by steam (the only one in the world); there is as well steam issuing from the clock - but that is just show ^^ again to attract tourists....
- only approx. 60 % of the people living in Van are born and raised there. The main part is from Canada, indeed, but from other cities like Monteal. An other huge part is from a completealy different part of the world, particulary Asia.
After the tour, one other German of the organisation Stepin (Steffi) and I walked along the Seawall, up to Stanley park. Stanley park is very, very huge (about 10 square kilometers...). We just visited a very small part with a lake and Indian Totems. Additionally we both were very tired at aroun 4 pm (cause it is 1 am in Germany), so we walked back and seperated at the bus station.
I walked a little around alone, till I met Tanja (again "from" Stepin), Veronica (the German girl from my new hostel) and the couple from my new hostel.
About this couple i had a little confusion for a while, concerning their nationality. I figured that out now: Sophie is from Wallington, New Zealand and her boyfriend Tom From the Netherlands (having as well Austrian background). Nico, again a German and living at the new hostel, joined us as well.
Together we went down to the beach (at around 7 pm) in order to get a good place to see the firework.
We ate and chatted the next 3 hours, till the firework started at 10 pm and lasted for 25 minutes!!
The firework was fired at the board of a ship and partly exploded directly from the water. It was amazing.
Afterwards Tanja and Nico went home. The remaining four of us headed for a good pub; we finally found one and drank there Canadian beer =D It is quite good in my opinion, very soft, almost like silk. No idea how to describe it ;) We ate some chicken wings and fries there (me only the fries xD).
At around 00.30 a.m. we made our way home.
And then I realsied how bad my skin is burned... -.- I hoped Canada would be the last place where I get a sunburn... but well ;) =)
It was my first night in the new hostel and i could sleep pretty well, for it is located in a rather quiet area. My first location at that day was my old hoste, the Samesun. I hope, no false will read that, but it is possible to get there breakfast for free xD =P well, i grabbed this cance of course.
After breakfast, I met again that guy from New Zealand and three other Germanss joined us. Altogehter we joined a free walking-tour through Granville and Gastown.
A few things I learned during that tour:
- the biggest Zombie walk takes place in Vancouver and it seems as if the city is invaded my Zombies...
- there are some neon lights in the city. The reason: Vancouver is a quite rainy city (I cannot confirm that, though - till now it so sunny, I even have got a sunburn =/ ). On 200 days a year it is raining in Van. Together with the huge buildings and skyscrapers, the citiy would look rather grey and triste; that should be not the case with neon lights xD
- there is an alley called "Blood Street". In contrast to many beliefs about slaughter or a butcher shop or anything, the street is only named like this to attract tourist. I can confirm that it worked ;)
- In Gastown there are some old railways and a clock which is powered by steam (the only one in the world); there is as well steam issuing from the clock - but that is just show ^^ again to attract tourists....
- only approx. 60 % of the people living in Van are born and raised there. The main part is from Canada, indeed, but from other cities like Monteal. An other huge part is from a completealy different part of the world, particulary Asia.
After the tour, one other German of the organisation Stepin (Steffi) and I walked along the Seawall, up to Stanley park. Stanley park is very, very huge (about 10 square kilometers...). We just visited a very small part with a lake and Indian Totems. Additionally we both were very tired at aroun 4 pm (cause it is 1 am in Germany), so we walked back and seperated at the bus station.
I walked a little around alone, till I met Tanja (again "from" Stepin), Veronica (the German girl from my new hostel) and the couple from my new hostel.
About this couple i had a little confusion for a while, concerning their nationality. I figured that out now: Sophie is from Wallington, New Zealand and her boyfriend Tom From the Netherlands (having as well Austrian background). Nico, again a German and living at the new hostel, joined us as well.
Together we went down to the beach (at around 7 pm) in order to get a good place to see the firework.
We ate and chatted the next 3 hours, till the firework started at 10 pm and lasted for 25 minutes!!
The firework was fired at the board of a ship and partly exploded directly from the water. It was amazing.
Afterwards Tanja and Nico went home. The remaining four of us headed for a good pub; we finally found one and drank there Canadian beer =D It is quite good in my opinion, very soft, almost like silk. No idea how to describe it ;) We ate some chicken wings and fries there (me only the fries xD).
At around 00.30 a.m. we made our way home.
And then I realsied how bad my skin is burned... -.- I hoped Canada would be the last place where I get a sunburn... but well ;) =)
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