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Tag: Coal Harbour
Summer with the Kids in Downtown Vancouver
The best part of living in the heart of Vancouver during the summer is being in the centre of all the action without having to fight the crowds by driving anywhere. Sure, there are a lot of tourists, but most of them are pleasant and happy to be here. The parks, pools, beaches, and community centres mean you could have a wonderful summer with the kids, without even leaving the downtown peninsula, if you didn’t want to. Here are a few places and events happening: Klahowya Village in Stanley ParkThis attraction is new in 2010 and is an aboriginal tourist […]
Summer in the City
It’s summer in the city. The kids are out of school and hopefully not driving parents too crazy. Summer weather finally arrived in Vancouver just after the Canada Day long weekend. Good thing as people were starting to get grumpy, waiting for our best season to begin. Summer is truly glorious in Vancouver. Usually not too hot, but warm enough to swim, sunbathe, sail, bike, whatever outdoor activity you’re into. My husband and I are from Saskatchewan and we go back to visit our families every Christmas, and have since we’ve had our eight-year-old daughter. We don’t often go back […]
Coal Harbour Celebration
The best part of living in downtown Vancouver during the summer is being able to take part in celebrations and events without having to fight the crowds by driving anywhere. The parks, pools, beaches, and community centres mean you can have a wonderful summer with the kids, without even leaving the downtown peninsula, if you don’t want to. Last Saturday my family attended “Rockin’ in the Park” above the Coal Harbour Community Centre. It ran from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and was great fun for the kids. The community centre was celebrating their 10 year anniversary. We joined up […]
Sightseeing by Seaplane in Vancouver
Visitors walking around, driving around, or just sitting on a bench around Burrard Inlet, English Bay, False Creek, or Stanley Park find it hard to miss the seaplanes taking off at Coal Harbor, climbing out or letting down to land or just cruising overhead. That’s because seaplanes are a denizen of Canada and Alaska and not many other places. These are more precisely called floatplanes because of the two pontoons mounted on struts below the fuselage instead of the conventional wheels. For the most part residents seem either oblivious to them or annoyed with their engine exhausts perhaps but […]
