DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER

THINGS TO DO IN VANCOUVER-
DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER
Downtown Vancouver is the name given to the heart of Vancouver's city. This is a fantastic buzzing city that has hundreds of skyscrapers many of which glitter in the reflecting sunlight. It is a city full of modern buildings and architecture, yet you can take a turn down one of the streets and be staring at the wonderful Pacific Ocean nestling in front of the Coastal Mountains.

The streets of downtown are full of locals and visitors alike as there are many apartment buildings and offices here that offer a great lifestyle for the locals. Many of the streets are filled with great shops, designer stores, lovely little cafes, downtown Vancouver hotels and an array of restaurants. One of the main streets running through downtown Vancouver has to be Robson Street. This is without doubt the main shopping street in downtown and the number of shoppers reflect this. If you like the shops, this is the place to be.

A great area to go in downtown is to take a stroll away from the hustle and bustle of the shops and make your way down Burrand Street, which is another great street with lovely shops, but you are heading for the water you can see at the end of the street. Let the sparkling waters of the Pacific Ocean draw you to the waterfront where you will instantly see Canada Place.

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Canada Place is instantly recognisable by it's five huge twenty seven meter white sails and mast as it's design is meant to suggest a ship sat at the edge of the ocean. Canada Place houses the World Trade Centre, a convention centre, restaurants, a luxury hotel and a Imax cinema. However the best part of the building is walking the 'deck' which juts out into the ocean and is the size of nearly four city blocks. The views from here are wonderful, you can see the lush green trees of Stanley Park to your west, looking across the glistening water to the north you can admire the staggering mountains, one of which has twin peaks and is named 'The Lions' thus named apparently after the lions at the foot of Nelson's Column in London. You can then cast your eye at the port itself where cruise ships dock throughout the year. Many other boats can be seen coming in and out of port, there are also seaplanes coming and going and with the occasional helicopter above you could sit admiring the view and watching the boats for hours.

Harbour Centre -If you love the views another must visit is the Harbour Centre Tower. Opened by none other than Neil Armstrong in 1977, it was at the time the city's tallest building. The Harbour Centre is known locally as the Hamburger building due to the shape of the top of the building, which is the observation deck. Once you have purchased your ticket you ride to the top of the tower in a glass lift on the outside of the building, which is when you begin to get a glance at the views. When you arrive at the observation deck you are greeted with views across the city and these views go a whole 360 degrees around the building. It is definately the best place in the city to get views like this. The ticket you purchase entitles you to go to the observation deck as many times as you like that day. This is a great idea as it means you can go during the day and see the wonderful views and then again in the evening and see all the city lit up, it looks magical.

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