Kitsilano Park and Point Grey Road
Yew Street
Rising steeply from Cornwall Ave. across from Kitsilano Park, we find Yew Street. Not sure why I decided to stray from the beaten path and venture a few blocks up this street. I some some things that looked interesting here. Yew street is an eclectic mix of cafes, shops and taverns. Snapped up a few of these on the few blocks I saw.
Kits Point
The fourth segment of this hike starts upon leaving Granville Island. Mu path goes around Kits Point and
there are some quite spectacular homes here, some with a city and waterfront view. I mentioned in the
previous post that I wanted one of those apartments. However, these homes would be fine too, although
the upkeep would be a nightmare.
Granville Island
This is home to the Granville Island Public Market, an indoor market with food and gift booths. There is also a plethora of restaurants and shops on the island. However, Granville Island is no longer a true island, but a peninsula. A portion of false creek was filled in to create more land area.
False Creek Hike- Segment II
This segment of False Creek picks up at Habitat Island and goes to Granville Island. Here we find Vancouver’s $100,000 question: “Should I Be Worried?”. Can also get a glimpse of the Granville Bridge as well as some pricy waterfront apartments and condos. I haven’t checked how much they cost, but generally waterfront + Vancouver = Expensive.
Science World- Where False Creek Ends
After a brief visit to the Broadway and Commercial area, I start my hike at the sorce of False Creek. Here we find Vancouver’s iconic geodesic dome, Science World. Since there are many pictures I took on this venture, it will be broken into several posts. This segment will be from Science World to Habitat Island.
Commercial-Broadway Station
Decided to start here today. Saw some interesting houses. The item I most sought after was a very old school Safeway Sign. I spotted it from the train and had to get a picture of it. Found some other gems while hiking around the block.
Flight to Vancouver
Had to connect in San Francisco, and the flight there was delayed. Just barely made the second flight to Vancouver. However, there was much to see on the way up including the snow-capped Sierra range, Downtown San Francisco. Later, there was Mt. Shasta and Crater Lake before cloud cover took over for the remainder of the flight.
Portland, Oregon and the Tualatin Crawfish Festival 2007
In August 2007 after not having a good vacation in a while, I decided to attend the 2007 Tualatin Crawfish Festival. I had just received an Oregon Scientific point and shoot digital camera and was starting to take photography seriously.
In this post are just a few of the pics snapped up the five days in the great Pacific Northwest. I’ll have many more when I get all the pictures together.
Of the many trips I’ve been on over the years, This is one of the most memorable. Not only was it the first of several visits to the Tualatin Crawfish Festival, but alot of fond memories of being in my former stomping grounds of Portland, OR.
That was my first time back in PDX in five years. Now 16 years later the Tualatin Crawfish Festival is no more and Portland seems to be having some growing pains, but I’ll be back.
Although this post was published in September 2023, future post from past trips will be backdated to the time they occurred.
Darling Harbour- Maritime Museum
It is the final day in Sydney, so Darling Harbour it is. Have seen numerous Youtube videos of it and found it quite interesting. Of the interesting architecture found around Darling Harbour, one that really stands out is the
