This morning we woke up and said goodbye to Alan & Pamm.........they were leaving for the airport for their flight home. It was sad to see them go, since we all had an enjoyable time together for the previous two weeks. After saying goodbye, Gail and I headed out for the day. We were informed by the concierge at our hotel, that today was the Gay Pride Parade in Vacouver........so
, we decided to go check it out. To say the least, it was quite interesting. It started off with the "Dykes on Bikes" parade, followed by the entire parade which lasted an hour and a half. There were all sorts of floats filled with gays & lesbians, bedecked in all sort
s of colorful garb. There were even a few totally nude men and many topless women. Other floats and marchers in the parade were groups of people supporting diversity and tolerance. The parade was a major event here in Vancouver, expected to be attended by approximately 500,000 people. The parade was on Robson Street, the major shopping street in Vancouver. After the parade we took the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus around the entire city.
This gave us a very good overview of Vancouver. After awhile on the bus we got off and revisited Granville Island, had a light snack and then boarded the bus again, now bound for Chinatown. We arrived in Chinatown about 6PM, where a Chinese Night Market was going on. We walked around the market and other parts of Chinatown, and had a light snack of Chinese vegetable lowmein from one of the many street vendors selling food. At this point we decided to walk back to the hotel, goi
ng through Gastown. It was a long walk, but Gail and I always enjoy seeing visited cities on foot. Along the way we passed through a very "nasty" part of the city, with many homeless, beggars, and other sorts of "characters". Once back near the hotel we stopped in for dinner and had some nice salads at the Steamworks Brewery. After dinner we were both totally exhausted from all the walking and went back to the hotel for well needed showers and some sleep.
, we decided to go check it out. To say the least, it was quite interesting. It started off with the "Dykes on Bikes" parade, followed by the entire parade which lasted an hour and a half. There were all sorts of floats filled with gays & lesbians, bedecked in all sort
s of colorful garb. There were even a few totally nude men and many topless women. Other floats and marchers in the parade were groups of people supporting diversity and tolerance. The parade was a major event here in Vancouver, expected to be attended by approximately 500,000 people. The parade was on Robson Street, the major shopping street in Vancouver. After the parade we took the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus around the entire city.
This gave us a very good overview of Vancouver. After awhile on the bus we got off and revisited Granville Island, had a light snack and then boarded the bus again, now bound for Chinatown. We arrived in Chinatown about 6PM, where a Chinese Night Market was going on. We walked around the market and other parts of Chinatown, and had a light snack of Chinese vegetable lowmein from one of the many street vendors selling food. At this point we decided to walk back to the hotel, goi
ng through Gastown. It was a long walk, but Gail and I always enjoy seeing visited cities on foot. Along the way we passed through a very "nasty" part of the city, with many homeless, beggars, and other sorts of "characters". Once back near the hotel we stopped in for dinner and had some nice salads at the Steamworks Brewery. After dinner we were both totally exhausted from all the walking and went back to the hotel for well needed showers and some sleep.
Sounds like an amazing adventure... very neat about the parade... too bad we aren't offering the human rights class anymore. :(
ReplyDeleteSeems like you are really getting to know Vancouver...I'm looking forward to our few days there.
Hugs,
Jane
Who would have thought...photos of food? :) The berries look delicious!
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