July 2, 2011
Vancouver is located near the mouth of the Fraser River and on the waterways of the Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound, Burrard Inlet, and their tributaries. Vancouver has, for thousands of years, been a place of meeting, trade, and settlement.
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Vancouver is located near the mouth of the Fraser River and on the waterways of the Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound, Burrard Inlet, and their tributaries. Vancouver has, for thousands of years, been a place of meeting, trade, and settlement.
Today is Steveston Salmon Festival, which is hold in Richmond. It is very close to our hotel, therefore, we decide to attend this event.
Info:
The day begins at 10:00 am with a parade through historic Steveston village. After the official opening, the stage bursts with great entertainment all afternoon. Festival highlights include attractions such as the Japanese Cultural Show, Craft Fair, Trade Show, an awesome Children's Festival, Funtastic Inflatables & Mini Midway, Martial Arts Demonstrations, Youth Rock Fest, Food Fair plus an Art Show & Exhibit. The main attraction is our famous salmon barbecue where over 1200 pounds of wild salmon filets are grilled over open fire pits. (http://www.hellobc.com/en-CA/SearchResultsListings/ListingsDetails/BritishColumbia.htm?CATID=150&LOCID=646&KWDS=&NBY=True&FLID=646&PN=4&PID=4551317)
There is super crowded and everyone looks very excited and happy. Kids are running around, and there are also dogs and cats. I can smell the salmon from far away, and I cant wait to eat them! This is such a cool event!
For me, as a Chinese, I must visit Chinatown, which is one of the largest and oldest Chinese communities on the West Coast. We take skytrain from Aberdeen to there, which takes us around 30 mins. Glad that Tammy, Hannah and Laurelie love Chinese food too.And my Dad told me that the best Chinese restaurant is not in China but in Vancouver!:D
Next, we go to Stanley Park by skytrain, which takes us around 10 mins. Stanley Park is recognized around the globe as one of the great parks of the world! It is Vancouver's first park and one of the city's main tourist attractions. Stanley Park is an evergreen oasis of 400 hectares, and it is only very close to downtown.
Afterwards, we take a cab to Granville Island Public Market, which is really close to downtown. Granville Island has many things for sale, mostly fruit and food. There is also lots of small store for tourist to shop. But they are too expensive for us, so we just have a "window shopping" :(
We are super happy after visiting 2 famous and historical parks today :)
And.......................SUSHI FOR DINNER!!!!
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