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You'll inevitably spend a good deal of time in the downtown
area and its Victorian-era equivalent, Gastown , now a renovated
and less than convincing pastiche of its past. Chinatown
, too, could easily absorb a morning, and contains more
than its share of interesting shops, restaurants and rumbustiously
busy streets. For a taste of the city's sensual side, hit
Stanley Park , a huge area of semi-wild parkland and beaches
that crowns the northern tip of the downtown peninsula.
Take a walk or a bike ride here and follow it up with a
stroll to the beach . Be certain to spend a morning on Granville
Island , by far the city's most tempting spot for wandering
and people-watching. If you prefer a cultural slant on things,
hit the formidable Museum of Anthropology or the museums
of the Vanier Park complex, the latter easily accessible
from Granville Island.
At a push, you could cram the city's essentials into a
couple of days. If you're here for a longer stay, though,
you'll want to venture further out from downtown: trips
across Burrard Inlet to North Vancouver , worth making for
the views from the SeaBus ferry alone, lend a different
panoramic perspective of the city, and lead into the mountains
and forests that give Vancouver its tremendous setting.
The most popular trips here are to the Capilano Suspension
Bridge, something of a triumph of PR over substance, and
to the more worthwhile cable-car trip up Grouse Mountain
for some staggering views of the city.
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