Vancouver, Canada
I am from Vancouver BC, Canada, and currently live about 20 kilometers east of Vancouver in Coquitlam. Vancouver is in a province called British Columbia - BC for short - on the west coast of Canada. The weather is mild year-round and during the winter Vancouver might get some snow - but within days the snow is usually gone. During the summer the temperature gets to a high of about 25 Celsius.
Vancouver is named after Captain George Vancouver (1757 - 1798) a British Royal Navy officer who explored and surveyed this area in 1791.
Some of the attractions of Vancouver are Stanley Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, CF Pacific Centre Mall, Robson Square, Granville Island Public Market, SeaBus to Lonsdale Quay Market, Kitsilano Beach, English Bay Beach, Science World, Seawall Water Walk.
Robson Square
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Vancouver's SkyTrain
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City view of Vancouver
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Vancouver's Gastown
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Gastown
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Granville SkyTrain Station
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Graveley Street
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Vancouver Cityscape
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Girl in a Wetsuit
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Cambie Street Bridge
![Cambie Street Bridge - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--783-Pano.jpg)
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Hotel Europe
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Save-On-Meats
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Vancouver Panorama
![Vancouver Panorama - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--570.jpg)
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Hudson's Bay Downtown
![Hudson's Bay Downtown - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--359.jpg)
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Balmoral Hotel
![Balmoral Hotel - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--27.jpg)
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Downtown Vancouver
![Downtown Vancouver - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--114.jpg)
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Dominion Building
![Dominion Building - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--288.jpg)
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Waterfront SeaBus Terminal
![Waterfront SeaBus Terminal - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--161.jpg)
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Stanley Park Seawall
![Stanley Park Seawall - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--1086.jpg)
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Cobalt Hotel
![Cobalt Hotel - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--9.jpg)
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Vancouver Public Library
![Vancouver Public Library - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--201.jpg)
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Canada Place
![Canada Place - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--3756.jpg)
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False Creek
![False Creek - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--245.jpg)
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The Only Sea Foods
![The Only Sea Foods - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--39.jpg)
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Granville SkyTrain Station
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False Creek
![False Creek - Photo by Len](images/thumbnails/canada-2023-12-28--3055.jpg)
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Granville Street
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