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viewers on a stunning aerial
tour of British Columbia,
while the Eye of the Wind is a
360-degree observation pod set
at the top of a wind turbine, just
meters from its rotating blades.

5 Lonsdale Quay
Market
Sailboat on English Bay, with West End
123 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver.
Tel (604) 985-6261. g SeaBus. high-rises in the background
Open 9am–7pm daily. Closed Jan 1, 6 West End
Dec 25. 7 - 0 = _
View of Vancouver from Grouse Mountain ∑ lonsdalequay.com @ 5, 6.  Burrard.
4 Grouse Mountain Opened in 1986, this striking Vancouver’s West End is the
concrete-and-glass building most densely populated
6400 Nancy Greene Way. Tel (604) houses the Lonsdale Quay residential area in Canada, yet it
980-9311. @ 232, 236. g SeaBus.
Open 9am–10pm daily. & 7 0 Market. The market has a floor maintains a relaxed and spacious
= ∑ grousemountain.com devoted to food, as well as an ambience, in part because of its
array of cafés and restaurants proximity to Stanley Park and
From the summit of Grouse that serve a variety of ethnic English Bay. Offering everything
Mountain, on a clear day cuisines. On the second floor, from beaches to hip urban
visitors can see as far visitors will find streetlife, it is one of the best
as Vancouver Island specialty shops that neighborhoods in Vancouver
in the west and the sell hand-crafted for strolling and taking in the
Columbia Mountains products, such as delights of the city.
in the east. jewelry, pottery, The West End, as one
The 2-mile (3-km) and textiles; and of Vancouver’s earliest
Grouse Grind trail, Kid’s Alley, a row of neighborhoods, has preserved
leading to Peak child-oriented shops. several important historic
Chalet at 3,700 ft The complex also buildings, such as the exquisite
(1,128 m), lives up includes a hotel, 1893 Roedde House, home to
to its name. A less a pub, and a brewery. Vancouver’s first bookbinder and
energetic option is In the summer, now a museum, and the ivy-clad
the Skyride gondola. music festivals are Sylvia Hotel, built in 1911.
The breathtaking held outside on the West End streets are generally
Peak Chairlift ride The Skyride gondola, adjacent Plaza Deck, busy with pedestrians at all
(May–Oct) goes Grouse Mountain overlooking the city hours of the day or night.
even further up to and port. Musical Robson, Denman, and Davie
the peak of the mountain offerings include jazz, folk, Streets are the main West End
at 4,100 ft (1,250 m). African, and Celtic performances. thoroughfares, with Burrard
Popular activities include Street as its eastern boundary.
skiing, snow boarding, skating, Among the many shops and
snowshoeing, and sleigh rides restaurants on Robson Street
in the winter; hiking, forest (see p216) is the Robson Public
walks, helicopter tours, zip- Market. Denman Street reflects
lining, and tandem paragliding the beach culture of English
in the summer. Ski and snow- Bay with its casual clothing
boarding schools, 26 ski runs, boutiques and cafés. It is also
and equipment rentals are popular with Vancouver’s gay
among the amenities here. community. Although Davie
During the day, the World’s Street is more residential, it too
Greatest Lumberjack Show sees has many cafés and restaurants.
two lumberjacks show case their The West End also offers
tree-climbing, axe-throwing, plenty of green space in among
and log-rolling skills. At the the high-rise apartments and
Refuge for Endangered Wildlife, heritage homes.
an enclosed natural habitat, that
is home to orphaned grizzly E Roedde House
bears and wolves, wildlife 1415 Barclay St. Tel (604) 684-7040.
rangers give daily talks. The The fountain at Lonsdale Quay, Vancouver Open 1–4pm Tue–Fri & Sun. &
Theatre in the Sky video takes in the distance ∑ roeddehouse.org

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