Oct 8, 2004, 11:56
I don't think that I am able to take non touristy shots of Vancouver. The city is phenomenally beautiful and is set in a river valley between snow capped mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Anyway - here are a few shots of where I live...
This is Granville Island (about 2 miles from my house) - a little island under the west side bridges filled with artist studios, theatres, pubs, a working cement factory (!), and of course a marina. The downtown is in the background - the tall buildings are all being built on the former World's Fair (Expo 86) site.
This is English Bay in the downtown core (also close to my house). This photo was taken about 5:30 in the morning this summer and shows the harbour and the Inukshut on the shore. Inukshuts are Inuit markers.
This is a crazy little shop a few blocks from my house - it is just as chaotic inside as outside, and is representative of the sort of eclectic business that makes Kitsilano (my neighbourhood) it's home.
This is Granville Island (about 2 miles from my house) - a little island under the west side bridges filled with artist studios, theatres, pubs, a working cement factory (!), and of course a marina. The downtown is in the background - the tall buildings are all being built on the former World's Fair (Expo 86) site.
This is English Bay in the downtown core (also close to my house). This photo was taken about 5:30 in the morning this summer and shows the harbour and the Inukshut on the shore. Inukshuts are Inuit markers.
This is a crazy little shop a few blocks from my house - it is just as chaotic inside as outside, and is representative of the sort of eclectic business that makes Kitsilano (my neighbourhood) it's home.