You can see the huge mascot "Grizzly Bear" everywhere. If you are tired of walking on the road, there are comfortable park seats to quietly enjoy the baptism of nature. Being in a colorful world, the beauty makes people happy and admire this country for protecting every inch of land for natural growth. It also represents protecting the earth where Yunluo and An Chu met, healthy and full of vitality.
There are restaurants in the park, you can immerse yourself in the scenery, order a fast food and enjoy the green forest oxygen bar happily, so that fat will not accumulate too much! The entrance and exit of the scenic area are in the same location, take a photo by the Caplanu. The entrance ticket is 15 Canadian dollars. Horseshoe Bay Village Horseshoe Bay continues to drive to the Horseshoe Bay Village standing in the mountains and water, full of dreamy lakeside.
Horseshoe Bay Village is located at the western end of the Greater Vancouver section of the Trans-Canada Highway. It is a small bay in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The village has about 1,000 residents. The residents living here are simply enjoying a paradise! Horseshoe Bay has a large ferry terminal, and the ferry runs daily to Naimo, Sunshine Coast and Bowen Island.
The play says that when the British Royal Navy was surveying the Howe Sound in the 19th century, they named the small peninsula west of Horseshoe Bay "Whitecliff Point" after the white cliffs along the coast. Later, an officer named Albert White bought this place and established the Whitecliff Town here with Charles Tupper in 1909. Due to the inconvenient transportation in the early days of Horseshoe Bay, it was sparsely populated.
Dansevier built a boat dock at Horseshoe Bay in 1931, and the population of the village gradually increased. The clear sky and the beautiful small village surrounded by mountains attracted adults and children to come here for vacation. Of course, many couples did not miss the romantic scenery here; they sat hand in hand on the leisure chairs, looking at the lake and talking about the past.
The old trees are still so strong and vigorous after a hundred years. Close your eyes by the quiet lake and listen to the sound of fish jumping. The breeze gently passes over your face and you feel comfortable. At this moment, the clouds have already turned all your emotions into beautiful paintings. Feel this great and beautiful natural art with your heart.
Warm reminder: Bus route from downtown Vancouver to Horseshoe Bay: Take bus No. 250 or 257 from downtown Vancouver to "Houseshoe Bay", the end point is Horseshoe Bay Village. Drive back to Vancouver from Canada Place and walk towards the sea, you can see Canada Place.
From the square, you can see a building with a giant tent. It is actually a five-star hotel, the Pan Pacific Hotel, and there is an IMAX theater with a large screen next to it. At this time, the Vancouver Harbor is full of resting sailboats, and the sunset gently sprinkles a few colorful lights, highlighting the romantic atmosphere.
Let the clouds fall and embrace you. In the sunset, look at the Burrard Bay in Vancouver and North Vancouver. The circling seaplanes and sea ferries are right in front of you. This is the best place to experience the harbor of Vancouver. ★The golden light of Queen Elizabeth Park at dusk is the most beautiful and moving.
Passing by the unique buildings in the villa area, we continued to the next attraction, Queen Elizabeth Park. It took about 20 minutes to reach Queen Elizabeth Park and overlook Vancouver from the top of the mountain. Queen Elizabeth Park was built to commemorate Princess Elizabeth's visit to Vancouver in 1940 and is Canada's first botanical exhibition garden.
It is also the second largest park in Vancouver. Flowers bloom here all year round, and the view is wide. You can overlook the city and the sea from multiple angles. The lawns and trees are harmoniously matched, and the scenery is beautiful. In spring and autumn, the rose garden is filled with sweet and rich fragrance, which is refreshing and a good place to take wedding photos.
Tickets: Free Opening hours: 10am-8pm in summer, until 9pm on Saturdays and Sundays, 10am-5pm in winter.
Hamburger Lunch: Shanmei Seafood Restaurant Dinner: Friend's House Accommodation: Friend's House ★ Victoria Day Tour Fee: CAD 98 Poetic and flowery? Victoria, Canada? Heart-stirring garden secrets? A full day of Vancouver experience tour, let people immerse in the colorful green world. We have a deep understanding of this land full of art and nature.
A friend told Yunluo that this was just a side dish. The truly beautiful Vancouver was still to come. Yunluo said that the one-day self-driving tour in Vancouver had already left a deep impression on Yunluo. Would there be something more different? Of course; the next few days of the trip made Yunluo even more fascinated by the beautiful scenery of Vancouver. Yunluo and An Chuyu chose to join a group tour in Victoria for one day.
This romantic city full of flowers retains a strong British cultural atmosphere. In addition to flowers, harbors, and street performers, it also concentrates on the provincial parliament building, the Empress Hotel, the Royal BC Museum, the Royal Wax Museum, etc., and there are scenic spots everywhere. [Victoria] Victoria is the capital of BC and is located at the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island.
Victoria, known as the "Garden City", is named after Queen Victoria of England. Influenced by traditional British life, you feel like you are in Europe in Victoria. Vancouver Ferry Terminal → Victoria Harbor Gather at 7:00 am to head to Tussin Bay Ferry Terminal and take the giant ferry of BC Ferry Company to cross the Strait of Georgia.
The BC ferry is quite large. Whether it is a container truck, a tour bus, or a car, all can be driven directly onto the ship. The ferry can carry more than 470 cars and buses, and the passenger capacity can reach thousands of people. The sky is blue and there is almost no cloud. This kind of comfort can only be understood by experiencing it yourself. The foreigner was going to Victoria early in the morning just like Yunluo and An Chuyu.
Some are doing business, some are traveling, it's really relaxing! The ferry cabin is as high as six floors, there are seats on the 5th and 6th floors, there is a coffee shop and a buffet restaurant on the 5th floor, you can enjoy the fun of sea cruise here! On the small islands along the way, you can see mountains and forests, fast yachts. There are also tourists around who are freely immersed in this peaceful ocean.
Feel the cool autumn sunshine, watch them occasionally laugh and sometimes remain silent, touch every sensitive nerve, and be deeply moved! Of course, it is also a good choice to go to the deck outside the cabin to see the scenery of the Strait of Georgia. You can also feel the sea breeze on the deck. Watch the seagulls flying around the ship, escorting everyone to their destination safely along the way.
The cruise ship sailed for about 90 minutes to reach Victoria Harbor. The harbor was already full of sails. You can imagine how sunny the people living here are! The harbor is not big. You can see the "Empress Castle Hotel" in front. The hotel has a history of 100 years! Walking along the harbor, there was a sudden cheer. It turned out that there was a street performance here.
The exquisite performance of the single round won the applause of the audience! There were not many pedestrians on the street, that is, there were more tourists. The rare horse-drawn carriage whizzed by, such a cozy romance is really indescribable! Warm Tips: Take a tour of the streets in an ancient British carriage for 50 Canadian dollars. Royal Museum of British Columbia★Chinatown. It was almost noon and I had dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown.
It is called "Shanmei Seafood Restaurant". The doors and windows of the houses in Chinatown are full of flowers, making the whole street lively. It is so beautiful that it is no wonder that it is rated as one of the top ten best cities to live in the world by major travel magazines around the world. The alleys of Jiaozai can even melt the clouds, but the sky above is like a ray of sky. I always feel that wherever there are Chinese people in the world, there is Chinatown.
This place is no exception. There are not many pedestrians on the whole street, but there are many people eating and drinking. Haha... ★ The Centennial Queen's Castle Hotel is a royal castle hotel that is deeply loved by the Queen of England. It is said that it was designed by the famous British architect Francis Rancis Rattenbury. His works are gorgeous and solemn.
It was praised by people at that time as "a magnificent building with a royal style". It has now become a landmark building in Victoria. Its elegant shape and magnificent decoration are very British. The artistic decoration, murals and wall decorations are even more unique. The Empress Hotel, which opened in 1908, is said to have been a place for celebrities to stay for a long time.
The hotel has received countless emperors, queens, nobles, officials and celebrities. The side door of the hotel fully demonstrates the British style, facing the blue Victoria Bay. The Edwardian castle-style building of the Empress Hotel has traveled through time and space for a hundred years, telling the glory and magnificence of the past years.
On both sides of the hotel stand old trees shaped like poodles. Ivy runs along the red exterior wall and reaches the blue-gray spire. In the square in front of the hotel, the gorgeous lamp posts and carefully trimmed gardening all show the nobility of this hotel. Tips: One night's stay is about 263 Canadian dollars. ★ Provincial Parliament Building.
The British Columbia Parliament Building is a landmark building in Victoria, the capital of the country. It is located on the south side of the bay in the city center, facing the bay from the south to the north. It was completed in 1898. It has been over a hundred years. The strong British style is reflected in the architectural design. The exterior wall of the building is covered with light gray marble and is a Roman Revival-style building.
There is a dome in the center, symmetrical towers on both sides, and a large open lawn in front. The whole building is filled with elegance. It is said that this magnificent building was owned by a 25-year-old British immigrant. The architecture and decoration of the 19th century all developed in accordance with the traditional British culture, and it is unique among many Canadian cities.
The Provincial Parliament Building and other buildings are representative. Tickets: Free for about 1 hour★ Butchart Gardens Butchart Gardens (thebutchartgardens), the garden covers an area of 130 acres, with flowers blooming every day of the year, providing magnificent scenery and paths dotted in the four gardens of the garden.
From the exquisite low-lying gardens to the desirable rose gardens, beautiful flowers are blooming everywhere. Including five main gardens: the Sunken Garden, Rose Garden, Japanese Garden, Italian Garden and Mediterranean Garden; from March to October every year, nearly one million flowers continue to bloom, embellishing the entire garden with a riot of colour.
I was deeply moved by the most beautiful garden in the world. The garden souvenir shop also sells related souvenirs, gardening books, postcards, etc. There are also many different seeds. If you are interested in flower art, you may buy a bag of your favorite seeds to plant at home. Looking at the vast garden scenery at the entrance of Butchart Gardens, my heart also became broad.
This beautiful scene looks very much like the lotus pond in the garden of French impressionist Monet, except that there is no arch bridge. It is said that the garden has more than one million flowers planted, and in every season, the park strives to ensure that the brilliant flowers bloom without interruption. The foreigners can't help but indulge in the sea of flowers and appreciate them quietly.
Walking slowly into the flowers is like entering a fairyland, leisurely and contented, I really want to embrace them. Dance with the flowers. I don't know whether the person is handsome or the flowers are beautiful, Yunluo thinks... of course the flowers are beautiful haha. Under the bright autumn sun, the flowers are in full bloom, colorful, and every corner seems to be painted with colorful colors using a palette.
In spring, the whole garden is full of spring colors and fragrance, including daffodils, tulips, and azaleas. In autumn, there are about 250 kinds of roses in the rose garden, and the colorful colors are dazzling. Haha, I saw a leisurely foreigner enjoying ice cream. He looked relaxed and enjoying himself. The Japanese garden area is also unique!
Finally, I came out of the flowers, and suddenly I saw a refreshing scene in front of me. This is called seeing the sea through the flowers! Tickets: included in the tour fee, and you can buy it separately for 30 Canadian dollars. The tour time is about 2.5 hours. The starting point of Canada's Highway 1, mile 0 Douglasst (Douglas Street), is the main street in Victoria.
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Its end is Mile Zero, where there are many banks and companies. Mile Zero is the starting point of Highway 1 that runs through Canada, with a total length of more than 8,000 kilometers. Because we had to rush to take the ferry back to Vancouver that day, we could only take pictures in the car. On the cruise ship back to downtown Vancouver, the sunset was so charming that I had forgotten the fatigue of the day.
Looking at the other side of the island from the cruise ship. When will I be able to come back again? The world of beauty is endless to enjoy. I can only keep it deep in my heart and savor the infinite touches I saw and experienced at that time. The country of bears? The charming "Rocky Mountains" of Canada. A friend told Yunluo that he had driven to the Rocky Mountains for a self-guided tour 5 years ago.
There are some places I haven't been to yet, so I suggest Yunluo to join a local tour group to save money and trouble. After all, the mountains and rivers here are endless to appreciate and absorb. If you have more time, of course, it is recommended to drive yourself to better experience the essence of this magnificent national park. The beautiful Rocky Mountains are located between Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
It is one of the most worthwhile areas to visit and explore in Canada. The entire Rocky Mountains are divided into several national parks, which not only have extraordinary lakes and mountains, but also a wide variety of mountain and forest wildlife such as elk and mountain goats. It can be said to be a treasure of nature, including Banff, Jasper, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks.
It is also listed as a World Natural Heritage by UNESCO. Each national park has its own unique natural beauty, and the colorful scenery in autumn is even more irresistible.
Banff National Park: Lake Louise, known as the 'Pearl of the Rockies', is like Alice in Wonderland. ★ Grizzlies National Park: Thompson River Valley, Three Canyons Lake, the east-west junction of the Canadian Pacific Transcontinental Railway, and the Last Spike Memorial. ★ Yoho National Park: There is a natural stone bridge and the "Emerald Lake" with a water surface color like emerald. The magnificent scenery is dazzling. Day 4: Vancouver → Hope Town → The Last Spike Memorial → Grizzlies National Park Breakfast: Friend's house Lunch: Chinese buffet + ginseng chicken soup Dinner: Chinese seven dishes and one soup Accommodation.
We set off at about 7 am, full of excitement and anticipation, and the journey to uncover the mystery of the Rocky Mountains officially began! In the morning, we followed Canada's Maple Leaf Highway 1 on the east and west coasts to enter the Fraser Valley. Along the way, we could enjoy the natural scenery of pastoral pastures and vast low-lying plains. It was getting better. ★The Last Nail Monument was full of autumn flavor.
Following the falling maple leaves, we passed the beautiful Golden Town and arrived at the "Last Spike Monument". This is the "Last Spike Monument" where the Pacific Railway built by Chinese workers and the Canadian National Railway intersect. It tells the bloody history of the first generation of Chinese railway workers who sacrificed their lives here a hundred years ago, and deeply felt the hardships of the construction of the Pacific Railway.
Mr. Steve, the chairman of the Pacific Railway Company, made a nail out of gold and nailed it at the junction of the east and west rails to show the completion of the entire railway project. In addition to tourists, maple leaves still turn golden with the season and fall to the ground. ★Grizzly National Park It is said that the official name of Grizzly National Park is Rafters National Park.
(Mt. Revelstoke National Park), there is a grizzly bear statue at the entrance of the lively town of Revelstoke, so it is nicknamed Grizzly Town, but I didn't see it because the clouds fell. Maybe I didn't pay attention when I was on the tour bus! When the car entered the national park, I was attracted by the sky-blue roof building. This place has the highest dam in Canada.
Sky Grassland is the most famous attraction, and you can often see wild animals on the viewing trail. What's exciting is that you can vaguely see snow on the other side of the mountain in the distance. My friend told Yunluo that it was just the beginning, and the beautiful scenery is still to come! The car slowly climbed to the top of the mountain and looked out over the Grizzly Bear National Park. Doesn't it look like a bear's head?
The lake is like a blue paint that creates a dazzling scenery. At this moment, I can't wait to take a picture, which blends perfectly with the mountains and water. It becomes a beautiful picture. The clouds are as soft as cotton, and the sky is also smiling at this time.
Banff Town Breakfast: Chinese breakfast Lunch: Icefield buffet Dinner: Korean hot pot style meal Accommodation: Sprucegroveinn [Yoho National Park] Located in British Columbia, Yoho means "magical and wonderful" in the local dialect. It is the smallest of the Rocky Mountain National Parks. (To be continued...)