Sunday 4th

Today was Vancouver tourist day, we decided to take the Hop-On Hop-Off bus that stops at 24 locations throughout Vancouver including Stanley Park, Granville Island, and Gastown. We decided to stay on the bus until we got to Stanley Park then hop off and take a carriage ride throughout the park.

We got on at the public library which was only around the corner from our hotel, the first areas we passed where Chinatown and Gastown.

It was then down to the waterfront at Canada Place where we boarded the Coral Princess two weeks previously.  

The bus then takes you back up into the city and down Robson Street that runs from BC Place Stadium all the way to Stanley Park, it stops by the waterfront at Coral Coast harbour.

It was then onto Stanley Park where we took a horse carriage ride throughout the park. Stanley Park is the Jewel of Vancouver, a popular oasis for locals and tourists alike, there where people everywhere, walking, skating and bike riding. Horse drawn carriages are a good way to explore the parks thousand acres.

The girl driving the horses was from Brisbane, she put on a terrible Canadian accent and the couple sitting next to us where from Sydney.

The bus then went through the West End which is a beach area and onto Granville Island, it was then up through Yaletown and back to where we got on at the public library, we where able to purchase an extra day for half price which we will use later in the week to have a better look at a couple of places we passed.