Happy Canada Day!

Canada is 142 years old today.

Happy Canada Day!

London Drugs

London Drugs, originally uploaded by exphiles8.

London Drugs was founded in 1945 as a small drugstore in Vancouver, BC by Sam Bass. In 1976, the business was acquired by the H.Y. Louie Group under the direction of President Tong Louie.

As of Sept 2005, it is the fourth largest pharmacy chain in Canada and carries a range of mechandise including personal care products, foodstuffs, electronics and computers.

Gulf of Georgia Cannery

Gulf of Georgia Cannery, originally uploaded by selihpxe8.

The cannery was opened in 1894 and was the largest cannery in BC until 1902 packing more than 2.5 million cans of salmon in 1897.

The Federal Government purchased the site in 1984 and was purchased by Parks Canada.

It opened its doors to the public in 1994 in celebration of the centennial of the building. It is now designated as a National Historic Site.

Les Miserables

Les Miserables, originally uploaded by exphiles8.

Les Miserables showing at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage Theatre June 16, 2009 - Sunday, July 19, 2009

Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage Theatre
2750 Granville St.
Vancouver, BC V6H 3J3

Stanley Park

We spent Sunday at Stanley Park with some friends. It borders downtown Vancouver and it was opened in 1888.

It's 10% larger than Central Park in New York. Here you'll find several attractions like the Vancouver Aquarium, Totem Poles, horse drawn carriage tour, playground, water park, swimming pools and beaches.

It's great to take the kids there to have a picnic or just enjoy the view.

We went to Prospect Point.


From here, you can see the Lion's Gate Bridge and North Vancouver.

The best way to enjoy the park is to drive around first to see what you like, then park your car and take in the sites or go around it. You can walk, roller blade or bike around the park. Most attractions like the playground and water park are free but you have to pay for parking. The Vancouver Aquarium does have an entrance fee and you can check out their info on this here.

Steveston Landing

Fisherman's Wharf is one of the most famous places to go to in Richmond, BC. On a sunny day, this place is packed with people who comes here to buy seafood freshly caught from the fishing boat.

The restaurants here serve "fish and chips" and are also famous for their seafood chowder.

This photo was taken just after it's been raining the whole day so this is one of the few times this spring time where there's almost no people here.

Richmond Olympic Oval

Here is a picture of the new Richmond Olympic Oval

The view of the facade at night.

One of the columns holding up the canopy.

Speed skating rink. Open to the public.

Snowshoeing

We went snowshoeing on March 7, 2009 at Mt. Seymour in North Vancouver, British Columbia. I've been in Canada for over 10 years now and I'm still amazed at the beauty of its surroundings.

Here are some photos I took of our snowshoe adventure.