Vancouver Canada
Where is it?
Vancouver is in Southwest Canada, next to the Pacific Ocean, 24 miles from the US border.
It is always a good time to visit Vancouver. The weather is never too cold or too hot. It is warm and sunny in the summer, but it rains a lot in autumn and winter.
In spring, go sking in the mountains in the morning and sunbathe on the beach in the afternoon. In summer, go swimming, sailing or fishing or go walking in North America's biggest park, Stanley Park. there are excellent shops in Yaletown, and there is also theatre, opera, and music of every sort. Vancouver is the City of Festivals.
Vancouver is a cosmopolitan city so there are French, Italian, Japanese, Indian, Thai, and Chinese reataurants, Vancouver's Chinatown is the second biggest in North America, after San Francisco. There is also a lot of delicious, fresh seafood.
In the busy centre there are some excellent, expensive hotels, The beautiful Fairmont Hotel is $400 a night, but next to the sea there are a lot of cheap, comfortable hotels from $59 a night.
You don't need a car in Vancouver. There are slow, old trolley buses and there is the fast, modern Sky Train. Take the ferry - it is a great way to see the city
