Vancouver BC: Cosmopolitan Beauty
Vancouver, a metropolis of 2 million people located in the south west corner of British Columbia, is BC's largest city and the third largest city in Canada. It's surrounded by water on three sides and is nestled alongside the Coast Mountain Range, itself home to an outdoor playground including world-famous Whistler BC.
Vancouver
is home to spectacular natural scenery and a bustling metropolitan core,
and boasts one of the mildest climates in Canada. It does not really
matter if you arrive by air, sea or land or at any time of the year
— your first impression will be of the sheer physical beauty and
geography.
Vancouver is home to Stanley Park, North America's second largest (to NYC's Central) city park, an evergreen oasis of 1,000 acres close to the heart of the downtown core. It offers numerous of activities and attractions close to hotels and downtown shopping.
Vancouver
may well be the most active city in the world, and it's hardly surprising
given the mild climate and its proximity to a huge natural playground
of forests, mountains, trails, rivers, creeks and the Pacific Ocean.
Vancouverites ski, snow board, snowshoe, sail, boat, swim, paddle, run,
cycle, climb, hike and walk during at least part of the year. Many of
these activities are popular year round.
During
the winter you'll find three mountain ski areas, all within a half hour
of the city and only minutes from the North Shore: Cypress Bowl at the
top of Hollyburn Mountain, Grouse Mountain Ski Resort at the top of
Grouse Mountain and Mount Seymour Provincial Park.
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