Concrete Jungle Core Of An Otherwise Beautiful City.
Looking at a map, you will find that Vancouver Downtown is the lower portion of a peninsula (the thumb) of the main city of Vancouver (the fist), which sticks out into the Burrard Inlet. The neighborhood is bounded by the Burrard Inlet to the north, Stanley Park and West End to the west, False Creek to the south and Downtown Eastend to the east.
It has the main business district of Vancouver as well as many high end residential buildings and hotels. As we walked the streets we saw a number of shops, restaurants, pubs, private offices, travel agencies and government offices, theaters and art galleries. In general the streets were clean and broad but there were a few places which were not so pleasant to walk along as there were some down at heel people and addicts to be seen. There were some parks and green spaces to relieve the monotony of the high-rises. A walk along the Waterfront Road was quite fascinating as we got to see the many activities in the harbor, near Canada Place, with the ships and boats moving in and out and a number of seaplanes taking off and landing.
The main transit hub of Vancouver Downtown, the Waterfront Station, is where you can find connections to most parts of the city. There are two metro lines, The Canada Line and the Expo Line, the West Coast Express Railway, and the SeaBus passenger ferry which crosses the inlet to get you to North Vancouver.
The road traffic especially during office hours can be quite slow moving, so we used the cheaper and efficient bus transit system instead of hiring expensive cabs. We enjoyed exploring the city, which is known to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world for a tourist.
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