The Great Holiday

Canada has hosted the Olympics twice, the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal and the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. 2010 years later, once again Canada to host the next Winter Olympics. This time was selected cities of Vancouver, which is an inch away from Seattle, USA. What’s so special about a big city in the image of the flag State west of the vine leaves?

The city was discovered by George Vancouver, an English explorer, was located between the Strait of Georgia and Fraser River, so no wonder the city in British Columbia became a major port city in Canada . As a port city, Vancouver is also a destination for immigrants from around the world. From the beginning, too, Vancouver has become a multicultural city and the province of British Columbia in general. Thus, many immigrants, but also in Asia, also from Russia, Scandinavia, Ukraine, England and Scotland, who came here and speculate.

This is why Vancouver became a city very pluralistic metropolis. This is reflected in many arts festivals and cultural shows are held in buildings and architecture of different ethnic culture in the largest city in Canada, eight on each side of the city was no less interesting to visit.

1. Chinatown

Chinatown in this city is the largest in Canada, or the third (after San Francisco and New York) in the Americas. This region is the meeting place for Chinese immigrants since the 19th century, and had been threatened demolished for the construction of motorways in the 1960s. Because Chinatown restricted to Hastings Street, north and south of Georgia Street. Fortunately, the plan was not executed, and has become an iconic tourist destination in Vancouver.

When you enter the area of Chinatown, just ten minutes drive from downtown Vancouver, will be welcomed by the Millennium Gate, the gate of a typical design of China Chinese Cultural Centre of the University of Columbia Street . Before posting here, the traditional door on the screen Expo’86 also held in Vancouver. Like Chinatown, in general, this area of the city is also filled with the bustle of city dwellers and tourists who pass through routine activities, and appreciate its uniqueness. a special to Chinatown is the Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Carrall Street, which was so calm and quiet, not like the air around him.

2. West Vancouver

Strait of Georgia along the west coast of Vancouver makes this city on the west coast is rich and offers a magnificent view of the mountains to the coast. Unsurprisingly, this area became an idol of tourists, and many restaurants are willing to admit. Beach is famous Kitsilano, Kitsilano Beach, with its swimming pool is a pool of warm water from the sea, the largest swimming pool in Canada, this line of Kitsilano beach bars, cafes and restaurants line the beach. Wherever you choose to sit and enjoy great restaurants, you will not lose sight of beautiful beaches. To take advantage of this environment, you can also walk or bike along the beautiful gardens and preserved the manual pages with a variety of lush plants, interesting to get a line of houses after point Macdonald, Stephens, 5:06 avenues.