10 Fun Facts about Vancouver

Today I would like to tell you some interesting about the city of Vancouver! Test how much you already know about Vancouver!

Did you know that Vancouver……

• is the largest film production center in North-America after Los Angeles and New York City?
• attracts 15 million tourists every year and that is one of the biggest tourist attractions in British Columbia?
• was ranked number 1 most livable cities in the world in 2009?
• is only 125 years old?
• has the mildest climate in Canada (along with Victoria)?
• is one of the few cities where you can ski and swim on the same day?
• ‘s residents are called Vancouverities
• Vancouver has a large Asian population. Over the last decade, the majority of immigrants have come from Asian countries. Especially Chinese people.
• has more than 200 parks and that Stanley Park is the city’s first park?

Tell us how much you knew already by leaving a comment below 🙂

Have a great Sunday!

Cheers, Lydia

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Vancouver’s Must See Attractions – part III

Today’s Vancouver Must See Attraction is one of those you can best visit when it is raining like today:

The Vancouver Aquarium in Stanly Park!

In total you can experience more than 70.000 captivating creatures in Vancouver’s unparalleled Aquarium.
Enjoy dolphin and beluga whale shows in the huge outside aquariums and immerge yourself into the indoor world of Vancouver Aquarium where you can see more than a hundred of different creatures from all of the different oceans.
Do not forget the check out the cute otter who loves to lay on his back being a magnet for the masses.
The Aquariums offers you the possibility to have lunch at the Upstream café and why not experiences one of the shark dive afterwards!?

An additional attraction is the 4D experience cinema which is a must see, and combines the high-definition excitement of a 3D movie with exciting effects like water and different smells.

The Vancouver Aquarium is daily open from 9.30 am until 5 pm in the evening.

 

Enjoy!!

Cheers,

George

Lighting winter events in Vancouver

Hi Everybody!
It is wintertime and X-MAS is almost there.
At the moment two events perfectly reflect the winter and X-MAS atmosphere here in Vancouver.
The Coral ship Parade of Lights will be held in North Vancouver in Coal Harbor. It’s actually a parade on the water where more than 50 boats in total decorated with 100.000 lights will carry more than 30.000 people in the evenings from the 3rd until the 23rd of December this year. The lights will shine bright and the reflection of the water makes it even brighter.
It’s definitive worth checking out. Check out this homepage for more infos. (http://www.carolships.org/s/Home.asp)
The second event is taking place in Stanley close to Down Town Vancouver.
A part of the park is lit up with more than 2.000.000 lights. You will also taste the smell of fresh popcorn, roasted chestnuts and you are able chillax with a cup of hot chocolate while watching the beautiful lighting paradise. You can hop on a small train that is making its way through this delightful happening. The event will be held until the second of January. Every day from 3 pm till 10 pm in the night.  The train will cost 9 Dollars.  However it is worth it. I went there yesterday to check it out and it is just amazing.
The website is:   ( http://vancouver.ca/parks/events/brightnights)

Below you can find a picture of the Bright nights. Check our Flickr page for more pics!!

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/internex/)

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Suite 200-211 Columbia Street
Vancouver BC -V6A 2R5-
Web: www.internexcanada.com
Phone: +1 (604) 662 8149
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

Cheers,

George