Vancouver is the third largest city in Canada and is filled with many interesting people you can meet and many fascinating places you can visit, even if you didn’t make it to the 2010 Winter Olympics that are being held there. This a short guide to Vancouver, a Canada 411 for tourists.
Vancouver is a great city to shop in and there are quite a few malls and other small but interesting boutiques, there is somewhere for everyone no matter what you enjoy shopping for. If you find that you just cannot go shopping in a new city alone, there are shopping tours available at some malls that allow you to experience the best stores they have to offer. There is a shopping mall in every major district in Vancouver so you needn’t have to worry about searching for one for ages. A few of their shopping malls include Kingsgate Mall, Capilano Mall and Denman Place Mall.
While in Vancouver you will find that there are many restaurants and other food venues to eat at, it doesn’t matter what sort of tastes you have, there is a venue for you whether you prefer home style food, or if you prefer fine dining. They have seafood, vegetarian, fast food, Asian, coffee houses, French and Greek restaurants just to name a few, and you can easily find them all over the city.
Touring Vancouver for the first time might have you worried about where to stay, but you needn’t worry because there are many beautiful hotels, bed and breakfasts, and spas. They are situated either in the finest suburbs or right in the heart of nature, so you can be sure that you will be relaxed no matter where you choose to stay and all their hotels are top class hotels, perfect for a tourist who needs impressing.
You might be the type who likes to have a lot of fun while on vacation instead of relaxing and there are many interesting and fun places in Vancouver you can visit. There is Stanley Park if you enjoy parks and nature, otherwise you can head over to the Vancouver Aquarium which is nearby. If you are on a tight budget, places like the beaches, parks and just browsing around Robson Street, which is full of interesting shops.
