Canada Vacation

Planning a holiday to Canada, make sure to include Vancouver in your list of cities to visit. It is located on the West side of the country. The main city area houses approximately 2,249,725 people. These are 2007 estimates. It is western Canada’s largest city while ranks third when we talk the entire country into account.

Vancouver began has a port town that allowed access to Asian market. It gradually expanded and has now come out as one of the Canada’s prominent cities. It has breathtaking views as well. It lies the south western side of British Columbia. It borders Coastal Mountains, Fraser River and Georgia Strait.

The thing that makes this city quite unlike others is the fact that people belonging to various ethnicities reside here. 43 percent population of the main city residential area has English as its native language.

Courtesy this ethnic diversity, many different kinds of restaurants and malls can be found all around the city symbolizing different cultures.

Aberdeen Centre consists of malls that are more in lines with malls found in Hong Kong. Shopping experience at Aberdeen is really unlike others.

The list of malls in Vancouver is long. It includes Richmond Centre, Oakridge, Surrey Place, Pacific Centre, Metrotown and Coquitlam Centre. You can find brand shops along Robson Street in Vancouver as well. The experience of shopping in there is really fascinating and enjoyable.

Stanley Park is located on the edge of downtown city. Everyone should visit it if they get an opportunity to visit the city. It exudes peace and serenity. You can walk and bike in the park or just rest to soothe your senses.

Other attractions of the city include Grouse Mountain, Kitsilano Beach, the Annual Celebration of lights, the Sky Train, etc. There are other attractions as well. Truly, the money spend on visiting this city will really be well spent.

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