About a year ago I did something I never do. I wrote about a place I hadn’t been yet. But it was Olympics time and it was in Vancouver. I got swept up in the excitement and knew I’d go someday. Now I have. If you want to tour Vancouver, it is a manageable and walkable, green town. As far as cities go, it’s fairly small. With a population of about 600,000, it’s about the size of another cool city, Portland. Vancouver seems like one of the most outdoorsy cities I’ve ever been to – when you have a backdrop of snow-capped mountains on one side and tons of coastline all around, you know it’s a healthy and active place. But don’t get me wrong, it’s still a city with glass and steel skyscrapers rising high, but interestingly enough 90% of these buildings are residential as I was told by my bike tour guide, Josie. Seems like a cool place to live and if you think so, I guess there’s room for you too.
For more info on Vancouver and it’s different ‘hoods read my earlier post.
Great photos Lisa. We loved Vancouver too and it was lovely meeting up with you again there. Next time Chicago!