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[hayze24]

Hello everyone,
I wanted to see if I could have some feedback from the people who live in the area, I'm coming to visit. I'm planning a trip in a few weeks( for late January) to Vancouver. The plan is to fly either directly to Vancouver or fly into Seattle stay a night or two there and drive up to Vancouver. I'm planning on going up to Whistler from Vancouver for a night or two as well to ski.

If you could let me know of some places I definetly need to see, things I definetly need to do, or restaurants I definetly need to dine at, it would be greatly appreciated. I will take in a Canucks game as well if I can get tickets.

Any comments . . .

[Vanlaw]

Hello everyone,
I will take in a Canucks game as well if I can get tickets.


You will have to purchase tix through a broker, on craigslist or from a scalper at the game (there are always plenty). Canucks games have been sold out for past 4 seasons or so. You can also try through ticketmaster as season ticket holders are able to release tix back to the canukcs, which are then resold via ticketmaster.

[Overground]

I think a must see for anyone visiting Vancouver would be the 'Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden'. It's the first full-scale Chinese garden built outside of China, the last one being built over a hundred years ago in China. 52 master craftsmen from Suzhou built it in the style of a Ming Dynasty scholars garden. Vancouver was chosen over 50 other cities.

It's located in Chinatown which is right beside Downtown which is a about a 10-15 min. walk. Or you can take the Skytrain from Granville Stn downtown(which is underground) 1 stop to Stadium-Chinatown Stn. and then walk 2 blocks to the garden. I think the main bit is still free but the rest is approx $8.

Another thing you could do is take a Chinatown walking tour. SUNDAY NIGHT WALKING TOURS- spend an evening with well known Vancouver Historian John Atkins as he guides you on a tour of the shops and markets of Chinatown's unique street scenes. Tour time is from 7 -8:30 pm. For tickets call (604) 662 3207 ext 205 All tickets are $12.Tour starts from the front gate of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden and finishes at the edge of the Chinatown Night market.

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.....oh...and bring a brolly wherever you go 'cause it might be raining.

[spongeg]

you could check out Grouse Mountain for the view

be sure to ch3eck out the seawall at english bay, grab a hot something at Delaneys on Denman and hit the wall for a stroll

check out coal harbour and the seawall stroll - there is a restaurant at the park that always looks busy - never tried it but might be good for a quick lunch

granville island is a nice spot - i believe in January its closed on mondays - the market part anyway - so be sure to go when the complete market is open - you can use one of the ferries to get there from yaletown/seawall

keep in mind most stores close early here like 6 pm - only stay open late on thurs - friday - so don't be surprised if in a store to hear them say they are closing in 5 minutes

some of the bigger chains on Robson do stay open later - like HMV, Gap - but its odd for someone used to having shops open till 9 pm most days - Metrotown is i think the only mall open till 9 pm 6 days a week and a lot of suburban big box stores stay open later should you want to plan how you shop - like Chapters on Robson is open until 10 pm so you can enjoy it after the other stores have closed up

a cool asian mall to check out is aberdeen in Richmond, and next to it is parker place and well the area is surrounded by Asian malls - if you want to see the "new" china town thats where to head

a pretty good restaurant is Subeez about a block south of the library - the chicken and brie sandwich is always my fave

check out the drive - has some popular food places - if you like Indian food tandoori palace is pretty good - the naan is great

[spongeg]

and if you wanted to see a movie here a pretty good deal is the burger/movie combo at Triple o's/White spot - you get a movie ticket and burger combo for about $12 which is pretty good considering the movie ticket is $11.95 at scotiabank theatre

[Booyashako]

^^Oh, White Spot...I just got back from my Vancouver trip, and now I'm craving for a Monty Mushroom Burger.

I can't emphasize enough how much I miss the milder (albeit grey and wet) weather over the frigid icy-snowiness of Ontario :(

[Nutterbug]

you could check out Grouse Mountain for the view

That's if you're fortunate enough to get here on a clear day.

In fact, I'd recommend getting some scenic short-course skiing done there as a prelude to the real deal up at Whistler.

Here's a preview of what to expect, courtesy of mr.x:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=140102