Indy and Dash enjoyed the ride on the Sky Train (or perhaps I should call them Joshua and Emmanuel because that's what a Bob Marley doppelganger on the train demanded we rename them to - 'Sure, no problems mate').
Taking a stroll through the Gas Lamp area through to Chinatown, we encountered a swap meet unlike any we'd ever seen before. All of the city's homeless people were trading their possessions back and forth and some of the items seemed out of place - like the expensive-looking mountain bike missing a wheel. And here it comes.... Locals say it's the HOTTEST place in town. Aaaahaahaahhhh! I crack myself up!Anyway, so we made a quick getaway and caught a bus straight to Stanley Park for some waterfront strolling and cityscape admiring.
For a city the same size as Brisbane, Vancouver certainly has a LOT of inner city residential - predominantly clean, modern looking highrises finished in green-tinged glass.
Stanley Park was very impressive and if I was a resident of the inner city I would take advantage of it all the time.
We checked out the totem pole collection and enjoyed some sandwiches on the grass before visiting the water park, the miniature railway and two playgrounds (and still only saw a small section of this massive public space).Mid-afternoon, a bus took us back to Waterfront Station where we connected with a Sea Bus (ferry) over to North Vancouver.
After some snacks on the north side, we began the long journey back to Bessie - ferry, train, bus, walk.
