Vancouver's Chinatown

For this week's Our World Tuesday post, here are the last of the photos from last year's brief visit to Vancouver, complete with classic grey skies. These are of the city's Chinatown area.

To an Englishman this is fairly exotic, so I'm also linking the post to Tina's PicStory weekly theme of "exotic."

Capilano Lake & Totems

Here are the last of my photos from last year's visit to the Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver. First is a small lake, showing just how rainy it was the day were were there. But no excuses, the photography must go on! (Given the many horrible conditions in which I've used my camera, I'm amazed that it still works - it's a low-end consumer DSLR.)

 And here are some totems near the entrance.

And that's my Scenic Sunday entry for the week!

Capilano Treewalk

The Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver has more things to see than just the bridge (see my post from a week ago). The Cliffwalk wasn't open when we were there, but the Treetops Adventure was.

This consists of seven footbridges attached to the trees, almost 100 feet above the ground.

You really feel as if you're in the forest canopy up there, and it's not to be missed.

And this is my Scenic Sunday entry for the week.

Views From Capilano Suspension Bridge

One of the must-visit places in Vancouver is the Capilano Suspension Bridge (although it is a little pricey and touristy). For Tina's PicStory theme of "from above", and for Our World Tuesday, here are a couple of photos taken while standing on the bridge on a rainy day.

Yes, that's my foot in the last one, as I'm leaning out over the railings. Those are trees below!

Vancouver Harbor Area

Here are the last of my photos from the Vancouver harbor area, a real variety of shots without any unifying theme. First, here's a seaplane landing...

...some tall buildings...

...and a couple of handheld night shots.

And that's my Scenic Sunday entry for the week.

This is my 500th blog post. When I started, I never imagined I would go this long or get over 200 followers. Thanks for all the encouragement!

Stanley Park Flowers

As we head into March, our snowiest month of the year here in Colorado Springs (April is our second-snowiest), I'm going to look back at some beautiful flowers I found in Vancouver's Stanley Park late last spring.

Well, as they say, March and April snows make May flowers (or something like that). Anyway, this is my entry for the Scenic Sunday meme, and my last photos from the lovely Stanley Park.

Stanley Park Beach

Going back to last summer's trip to Vancouver, here are some photos from a beach in the magnificent Stanley Park.

And I think this qualifies for a Scenic Sunday post.

Vancouver Harbor at Dusk

For this week's Scenic Sunday post we're going back to the exact same spot we visited last week, Vancouver Harbor. This time the photos are taken at dusk (all handheld as I didn't have a tripod - it can be done if you've got a fast lens, even with a low-end DSLR like mine). The lights on the hill in the back of this first one is a ski area, although it wasn't operating in the summer.

 Here's the gas station for boats.

You can see the Lion's Gate Bridge lit up in the middle of this one.

And finally, I enjoyed seeing the seaplanes here - that's not something I'll see in my part of the world!

Vancouver Harbor

For this week's Scenic Sunday entry, here are some shots of Vancouver's Harbor, right next to downtown and the hotel in which we stayed.

I love the fuel station in the middle of the harbor!

Stanley Park

This week's theme at Tina's PicStory is "A Walk In The Park," and I think one of the best city parks I've ever seen is Vancouver's Stanley Park. So here are a couple of shots of rainforest growth that I took on a trail in that park last May. It's also a wonderful part of Our World Tuesday.

This is a large and varied park, and I've got more photos to come.

Lions Gate Bridge Views (Vancouver)

My first Scenic Sunday post for the year takes us back to Vancouver, for some views taken while walking on and near the Lions Gate Bridge. First, I'm looking towards the ocean.

Next, I'm looking back over Stanley Park towards downtown Vancouver.

And finally I'm looking towards the port. I'm not sure how scenic this is, but I thought it was interesting.

Some of my favorite shots of Vancouver from last year's vacation are still to come, so stay tuned!

Vancouver Hotel Views

I thought some photos I took from our hotel room in Vancouver back in May would qualify quite nicely for this week's Scenic Sunday post.

I was very pleased with the views from our room, but even more pleased with what we saw when we left the room, some of which I've posted already.

Under the Lions Gate Bridge

I'm going back to the Lions Gate Bridge Vancouver for this week's Scenic Sunday, this time viewing it from underneath. Obviously I'll also be linking this to Sunday Bridges.

I like finding unusual views of well-known places!

Vancouver's Olympic Cauldron at Night

Coming up with a yellow post for this week's PicStory meme, as well as for this week's Our World Tuesday post, I'm returning to Vancouver. This time it's the Olympic Cauldron at night. The lights change color, and as best as I can tell the second shot caught it when it was yellow. (I'm not very good with colors so don't blame me if it's not quite yellow, as I have particular trouble with yellow and green.)

Vancouver's Olympic Cauldron

Today's Scenic Sunday post highlights some city scenery, this time in Vancouver. The most recent Winter Olympics were held there, and here are a couple of photos of the Olympic Cauldron, in the downtown area by the waterfront.

Stop by on Monday to see this at night, when it's illuminated very nicely.

Dead Tree in Vancouver

This week's PicStory theme is wood. While exploring Stanley Park in Vancouver one afternoon, I found this dead tree, held up from within by a metal framework, and I thought it would be a good wooden example.

To replace My World Tuesday, which was retired after its founder Klaus Peter passed away, Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, and Sandy have started Our World Tuesday. I intend to be a regular participant here and this is my first post for it.

Lions Gate Bridge II

A couple of weeks ago I posted some photos of the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver. I took the opportunity to walk out on the bridge and get some photos of the large towers, and here they are. Don't get dizzy looking up!

This post is for both the Scenic Sunday and Sunday Bridges memes, as I think it qualifies for both.

Vancouver Skies

From our May weekend in Vancouver, here's a Skywatch Friday shot where I liked the combination of natural green and artificial wires for the electric buses. And, of course, typical Pacific West grey.

It's not spectacular but it's my slice of the skies for the week.