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Our journey to Vancouver Canada began on August 4th 2012

 Vancouver Mission Home and Chapel in Richmond

 Remembering teaching English.

 Chinatown entrance

 Fun double-decker buses

 Look out at Stanley Park

 Raccoons were eating right out of people's hands even though...

 these signs were right next to them.  

 Stanley Park reminded me of Central Park in New York.   It is hugh.  It has a bike/jogger path all the way around the exterior and the interior is filled with beautiful hiking trails and picnic areas.  There are three beaches and a lot of people.  We rented bikes one day and rode around the park.    

 The beginning of our long Sunday walk...we started out smiling.  

 I loved the moss that grew on everything.  

 We went to Stanley Park on Sunday to stroll around.  We ended up doing a much longer walk around Stanley Park than planned.  We started up on top at the look-out.  We wandered on a trail and ended up on this path that went around the island.  By the time we realized that we couldn't get back up to the top because of the cliffs it was too far to turn back and too far to go forward.  We talked Dad into running ahead and getting the car and meeting us at the nearest beach.  A few days later we rented bikes and did the same path again and with bikes it wasn't so bad.      

 The city has a really unique look....all white buildings.  It reminded us of that movie "Inception."

 This was a hugh old tree that was hollow inside.  This is a picture from above and the next picture is taken so you can see her inside the trunk.  

 This forest was so enchanting that I expected to see fairies and trolls any moment.

 Most every business has the Canadian Maple leaf somewhere in their logo.  

 Granville Island was very unique and fun.  We loved wandering through the marketplace.  

 Canadian Mailboxes are pretty colorful.