The Big Adventure part deux

After a great afternoon in Seattle, we boarded a train bright and early to Vancouver.  The train ride was lots of fun and the scenery was amazing (although we quickly discovered that the scenery out West is all together amazing ALL THE TIME!!).

Once in Vancouver we met up with my brother, headed to the hotel and then the journey began.  After visiting Canada Place and seeing the Olympic torch, we headed to the Tourism Vancouver office.  If you're ever visiting a new city, I strongly suggest starting at the tourism office.  The folks at Tourism Vancouver were super helpful, giving me discounts on most attractions, advice on best times to go, and just general info on the best places to to in Vancouver.

 To say we walked the city is an understatement.  We walked, rode, hiked, lounged, jogged, and stollered most of the sites in  Vancouver.  In no particular order, here are some of the places we visited:

• Stanley park (including the Totem poles, Aquarium, Lost Lagoon, and beaches)
• Science Centre
• Gastown
• Yaletown
• China Town
• Granville Island
• Robson St
• Kitsilano
• UBC
• Grouse Mountain
• Capilano
• North Vancouver

                              and much, much, much, more!

Are you tired yet - because we sure were after we visited all these places!

Reviews of specific things to come, for now you'll have to settle for more photos (trust me, there's no shortage of photos!!)

Enjoying our coffee on the train:

The whole fan dam at Canada place (and yes, that background is the real deal!)

Steven and Chris having a good time

Now that's a BIG tree in Stanley Park!

 Another monster stump:

Wowza- the Pacific is cooooollllddddd!!!

Tired Quinn after a long day:

Me clutching Shannon as I tried to do a self portrait on the chair-lift at Grouse:

ahem.  Lumberjack Mom:

 Gondola at Grouse:

Cliffwalk at Capilano - Very cool!

Shannon snugglin' with Uncle Steve:

Some more snugglin' with Dad at Kits beach: