Downtown Vancouver

Last updated on Sunday Sep 3, 2000

When I was 22, I went to Vancouver Canada. I stayed here for 2 years. My host family was English. They are from close to Manchester. I lived with them for a year. (My noisy guitar practice.. I'm sorry about that.. Ha ha!) I learned black joke and a lot of very yummy English foods from them. Anyway, I met a lot of different culture in Vancouver. There is a lot of immigrants in Vancouver. I could meet a lot of Europeans, a lot of Africans, a lot of Asians and a lot of arab without visiting there. Vancouver is really truly international city. And I met different ideas which is like gay, hippie, goth, naturalists on beach, vegetarian, skin heads etc. And I met a lot of creative people in Vancouver. Painter, recording engineer, musician, model, dancer, photographer, avant-garde musician, cartoonist, actor/actress, cloth designer etc. We were not famous include me, but we had big dream and hope. I used to meet them at a coffee shop every nights. Before I left Canada, I was almost Canadian. Maybe I still look like Canadian.. Anyway, this is my second hometown, Vancouver!!


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Vancouver: The Best City in the world.
  • City of Vancouver
  • Gastown: Home of Steam clock. Gastown is the history of Vancouver, I think.. Many tourist are hanging around here.
  • AirCare: The Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Program in B.C.
  • Vancouver International Airport
  • BC Transit: Seabus??? Skytrain...??? I miss them...
  • Vancouver Art Gallery: I was always hanging around here...
  • The Georgia Straight: A free paper in Vancouver.
  • Z95.3 FM Vancouver's HIT MuSiC station: RealAudio live!
  • Rock 101: RealAudio live!
  • Bryan Adams: He is Canadian and he is a world famous artist from Canada and he lives in Vancouver. He is a hero in Vancouver. So don't speak ill of him when you visit Vancouver.
  • Vancouver International Film Festival
  • CN IMAX Theatre: It's in Canada Place at Waterfront, near Gastown.
  • Vancouver Canucks: NHL team... In Vancouver, Ice Hockey is very popular. A lot of crazy Canucks fans in Vancouver. Very crazy...
  • Vancouver Grizzlies: NBA team... I don't know about Grizzlies well. Just before I left Canada, they started...
  • B.C. PLACE Stadium: The world's largest air-supported stadium. I saw Pink Floyd live here. That was great! And Rollong Stones also played here.
  • Commodore Ballroom: I think here is the best place to see live music in Vancouver. Many rock bands play here. It's on Granville St in downtown. I have seen Foo Fighters gig here. It was before they released debut CD!! That was very lucky.
  • Province
  • North Shore News: A local newspaper in North Vancouver
  • Vancouver Shinpo: A Japanese newspaper in Vancouver...
  • MuchMusic: MuchMusic is Canadian MTV based in Toronto...
  • Bravo!: Bravo! is an art channel. I used to watch the channel always.
  • Welcome to WeatherOffice
  • Yahoo! Canada
  • A&B Sound: Famous CD store.. Always good price..
  • The Body Shop Canada
  • Club Monaco: My favorite cloth shop...
  • The KEG: My favorite steakhouse. My host family took me here. Then, I often visited here with my friends.
  • Blenz Coffee: Canadian coffee franchise company. They open 24 hours a day. I used to visit here often. They are not non-smoking coffee shop like Starbucks..
  • Second Cup Coffee: Canadian coffee franchise company.
  • Starbucks: Many Starbucks in Vancouver.
  • Lottery: 6/49 etc..
  • Sumo Canada Basho: Sumo went to Vancouver.
  • Uwe Meyer: A famous photographer who have been taking pictures of Vancouver. You will find his postcards in Vancouver.
  • Stanley Park: There is a huge park in downtown Vancouver. You can play with little animals..
  • English Bay: There is a beautiful beach in downtown Vancouver. Sounds good, eh? Suntanning, walking, rolloerbrading, cycling etc.. I often visited here with my friends. I miss the fireworks in Summer.
  • Chinatown: North American's Second largest Chinatown. Many people talked to me in Chinese.. That was problem.. Ha ha!
  • Commercial Drive: Many vegetarians, hemp lovers, Gay & Lesbian community etc. You can meet many unique people in this area. I found futon which is Japanese style mattres, and I have had very good carrot juice and tofu cheese cake at a vegetarian shop.. It was interesting.
  • Wreck Beach: There is a nudist beach in Vancouver. You will meet a lot of naked people or beach bums on the beach.. I used to visit there sometimes in Summer.
  • LesBiGay Vancouver Online: There is a big gay area in downtown Vancouver. 2nd largest gay area in North America.. But I'm not gay and I prefer girls.
    •  Victoria: The Garden City. Romantic place..


    Legislative Building, Victoria

  • The Empress: Very famous hotel, holding court at the head of Victoria harbour. When I visited Victoria, I always had afternoon tea here. It was very nice.
  • The Butchart Gardens: Very beautiful gardens... I really liked it. However, they don't understand Japanese garden... If you really want to see real Japanese garden, you have to vsit UBC in Vancouver.
  • Royal London Wax Museum
  • The Royal British Columbia Museum
  • Craigdarroch Castle
  • BC Ferries: When I visited Victoria, I used bus and ferry. Also, you can go there by helicopter. It's faster than ship, but ship is cheaper than helicopter and you can enjoy the sight...
    •  Seattle, USA
  • Greyhound: When I visited Seattle from Vancouver, I always used Greyhound bus. North American buses are not like Japanese one. It was interesting. I prefer North American buses... Anyway, you can check fares and schedules on this site...
  • Seattle Art Museum (SAM)
  • Sub Pop Records
  • Grave of Jimi Hendrix in Seattle: I have visited there. I felt something..
  • Grave of Bruce Lee in Seattle: The coolest Asian man's Grave..
  • Broadway Avenue: You will find a lot of good cloth shops, restaurants etc. Unique area.
  • Seattle Mariners: Daimajin???
  • Seattle Sonics: NBA team
  • Microsoft: I am a mac user. I'm proud of it.
  • Seattle's Best Coffee: My favourite coffee shops in Seattle. They are friendly.. They ask you your first name when you order your coffee.
  • Crocodile Cafe: You will meet real Seattle people and you can see local bands gigs here. Very famous place.
  • Seattle's Space Needle Home Page
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