2008 Vancouver Official Visitors Guide - (Page 13) itinErariES and the Granville Island Public Market. If you have time, park the car and check out the public market. It’s a great place to pick up snacks or even a full meal. Exit the neighbourhood on Anderson Street. Now you’re ready to head back downtown with a quick drive over the Granville Street Bridge. If you still have time, take a side trip to Yaletown by following the Seymour Street exit off the Granville Street Bridge. Head on Drake or Davie street and then drive down Homer or Hamilton streets for a glimpse of this trendy area once dominated by warehouses and shipping docks. 5 3. Photography (Above left to right): Totem poles in Stanley Park; Granville Island Public Market. ©Brad Shoaff/Artistic Visuals, ©Denise Chambers/Weaver an ideal Day in Vancouver 6 13 Lio 4 99N 1A (West) Your day begins with a scenic drive through Stanley Park. If you want a more up-close introduction to the park, rent a bike and ride the 8.8-kilometre seawall path. The drive should take about 30 minutes, but the bike ride can take a couple hours, depending on fitness levels. 1. ns Ga te Bri dg e 2. 1 1 Lost Lagoon While you’re in the park, pull off at Brockton Point to see the authentic totem poles erected in the 1920s. Take pictures or step into the gift shop and buy some maple sugar candies. 1 2 2 3. Cruise Ship Terminal Canada Place English Bay Lagoon Dr 1 an De nm P Ge org k ia St Ba ys ho re La Lawn Bowling 99N Dr 1A (West) Coal Harbour W Pe nder St Coal Harbour Seawalk Sea (To Bus Nor Lons th da Van le Q co ua uv y & er) Dev Har on bo ian ur Par 1 St Floatplane Terminals Wes t Wate rfr Ba rc lay Bid ero English Bay Beach Ca St Pe West End St rd St M ola nd re Nic St ll S is t Co Ne lso n m ox St St Ha Bu te 1 00 15 7 Robson Street Alb e rn ro St iS t on Ro bs St elv we ll S ille ont Road Cana da Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre St Burrard Plac e SeaBus Terminal Consulate W W Ha sti Co rd P Je St ng s ov a rv St W Ex Coasest pr t es s St Also in the park is Prospect Point, a scenic overlook where you can get out of the car and check out the views of Lion’s Gate Bridge, North Vancouver and West Vancouver. On a clear day, you can see the peaks on the North Shore, including Grouse Mountain. Burrard Inlet Centennial Pier Ballantyne Pier ne Pa rk ilc o Ch Gil fo rd St t St Beach Ave nt fro ater n W St Heliport E Co mm ission er St Stn Gastown Wat ug hto n 1/2 1 Da rn M Hil ole l vie DOWNTOWN St P Columbia St 2 St St 00 Sm sS t n we ard ith e St ilto rra Ho St St Ro rd bs Ric h on Bu St by Ha St Ge org ns m St n uir Andy Livingstone Park P Main St Sunset Beach Park Pa cif ic d Ho Ha Abbott St t Th url ab yS rw oo St Davie Village 10 Th Ce Ho ourt use P uir St Du m ia St ille Expo Se ym ke S t Chestnut St Pacific Blvd George Wainborn Park ille Arbutus St Burrard St M ar Cornwall Ave W 1st Ave W 2nd Ave W 4th Ave Fir St Cambie St Columbia St Creek Quebec St Ontario St (under bridge) Manitoba St 2 Entrance to Granville Island from W 4th Ave, Fir St and W 2nd Ave 99 Cartwright 100 W Kitsilano W 6th Ave W 6th Ave 2200 W 6th Ave W 7th Ave W Broadway 2500 W Broadway W 10th Ave South Granville Granville St Hemlock St Oak St Fir St City Hall 100 E 3 Granville Island 2 False nv Gra inas David Lam Park Coopers' Park Cambie Bridge Bri dg Kitsilano Beach Park & Pool P Main Stn e Main St Burra rd Brid ge Ho 50 M fic Paci Plaza of Nations m Bea ou er . Blvd Station Ca rS tty t Ogden Ave Ha m ain ilton lan St d St Aquatic Centre St B.C. Place General Motors Place Quebec St Gra nv m bie St Hadden Park Vanier Park Dra 3 Yaletown 8 St He lm 0 ck 00 en St 1 99A W 2nd Ave St (Arrivals & Departures only) Train Station for Rocky Mountaineer Railtours Continued on page 14 E Broadway Kin gs 00 W 00 E Cottrell Street Complete your tour of the park at Chinatown English Bay, driving out onto Beach Avenue. Turn down Denman Street, and people watch at the cafes and shops that line the street. Take a left onto Georgia Street to go over the Lions Gate Bridge. You will see St 7A ow E Hastings St E Pender St rn St ad ium Keefer St St Expo Blvd Ho Georgia Viaduct St 99A rn 1A Prior St Hawks Ave by Carrall St m Heatley Ave Bu Bro Du St ns 50 0 W Pe nd er 4. er St Gas Steamtown Clock der St Alexan E Cordova St P Powell St E Cordova St St 0 Cr ide all Seaw e enad Prom ville an n Gr St Gore St Bea ch Av e Strathcona Park / Garden Sky Trai n Be ac h e Av Pacific Central Station Termin al Ave Duranleau St To High 1 W 1st Ave 1A way 1 Jo s hn to n St W 10th Ave W 12th Ave W 12th Ave F G H I J K L M South Main N O 13 ENG 05/2006 way
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