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June 26, 2005

City Of Glass

Vancouver, BC is one of the prettiest cities on Earth.

Chris' bachelor party took us all over the city, from our hotel (on the northwest side) to Granville Island (the southern part of the city), and out to Chinatown (northeast). We checked out nightclubs and restaurants and brewpubs. And we walked, taking aqua taxies to get across the channel.

Everywhere we went, I was amazed at how beautiful the buildings were, how good the urban design was (aided by Chris' running commentary; he's an urban planning geek), and just how ... livable the place is. It's vibrant, thriving.

I've been to Vancouver before, of course, both as a kid (Expo '86, anyone?) and when I was living in Bellingham (we'd jaunt up for trips to Gastown and the IMAX theater at Canada Place). One of my favorite authors, Douglas Coupland, lives in Vancouver and praises it constantly. And my good friend Ted keeps promising me he's going to move there, one day, really soon ... honest.

But with the last 24 hours still burning brightly on my frontal lobes, I can truly say that I "get" what Ted (and Douglas) have been raving about. And it makes me want to spend more time there.

Posted by Gavin Shearer at June 26, 2005 6:40 PM. Posted to Travel.

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