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Is Vancouver awesome?

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I'm trying to convince my family we need to go to Vancouver for our family vacation. Is this city a must visit and if so why?

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Well, you should tell your family to visit now, before its too late.. The city is changing awfully rapidly, with the Olympics coming, visit now before it gets too expensive to do so.

The region has much to offer - spectacular natural scenery, rent a car and visit the mountains, the gulf Islands, Vancouver Island, bird sanctuaries, ski hills, beaches - there's pretty much something to do around here year-round.

Things to do here in the city?
I've lumped 'em together in areas of close proximity (but in no specific order otherwise)

1. Chinatown / Gastown / Sun yat Sen Gardens- there's a Chinatown night market on Keefer in Chinatown that's neat, Gastown's the "old town" they have a big musuem/ amusement park underground there as well as lots of tourist shops. There are some great boutiques in the area and on Cordova st.

2. North Shore, either Grouse Mtn or Capilano or Lynn Canyon (amazing views, mountains, etc)

3. Granville Island, (public market, artisans) Kits Beach, ("beautiful people") Vancouver Musuem, Maritime Museum

4. Stanley Park, Aquarium, 2nd / 3rd beach (a massive urban park, great beaches, amazing aquarium w. whales, fish, Amazon jungle)

5. Commercial Drive - hippies, stoners, dykes, Italians, Portugese and yuppies all mixed together.. good shopping and eats

6. English Bay / West end - gaybourhood, lots shopping eating, great sunset spot

7. Downtown / Robson St - Robsons got lots of shopping, and all the chi chi stores (on or around Robson like BetsyJohnson, Bebe, Chanel, Armani, Fila, Levis, Zara, etc etc)

8. UBC / Wreck Beach - UBC is the big university and has a spectacular native art mueum (Museum of Anthrolopolgy) and an impresive Japanese Garden (Nitobe).. for a walk on the wild side hike down the trails to Wreck Beach - which is the nudist beach -you can buy everythign from pre-rolled joints, to Margaritas to fresh food and enjoy an amazing view of the water and islands.

There is also a few open air tourist buses that can take you around many of these spots - it mightn't be a bad idea to look into - great way to get your bearings. Source(s): live here.

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I live in vancouver and never want to live anywhere else. I would deff come here for a vacation, maybe somewhere close by as well like whistler or the interior
YES!! # 1 reason i was born there
#2 reason - you get to see the rocky mountains if your going by car!
# 3 reason - you get a chance to see a variety of cultures i reccomend going to The Speghetti Factory~!!~
#4 reason - you never been there! a good time to go!
# 5 reason - it's not to far from the Pacific Ocean you can brag to all your friends that you swam in the ocean!
#6 reason - it's beautiful trip!! and it rarely snows :o) prepare yourself for rain though -- not always a bad thing
#7 reason - has good museums make sure you go to stanley park!
#8 reason go see the Vancouver Canucks ((NHL)) or the BC Lions! ((CFL)) go team!
#9 reason they are friendly people!!!
#10 reason why well because you want to go see the fresh air the nice color of the trees, aplace where you can go anywhere in bc and have fresh wine :o) i hope that helps you

GOOD LUCK SAY HI TO BC FOR ME!
it is a great city for visit, if you are coming during winter be ready for rain and so much skiing ...
summers are great and so much things to do, see and eat ;))

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Great Place, Great transportation system, Great Food. Nice Water front, Great Skyline, Good downtown, Great shopingplace, Great Trials, Its all Green around and the bears welcome you everywhere.(I mean the sign boards, Its funny to read what they say on it)
Yes it is...I am trying to move there, but I have sell my house in Alberta first.
I went to British Columbia a few times and it is AWESOME, so pretty, fresh air, and usually nice people, esp. campbell river area...Gothere its great.