Boarded the train and settled down for the 4 hour journey up north. Left Seattle just as the sun rose and witnessed one of the most picturesque train rides I've every been on; luckily it was a clear day. I concluded that I had to make the most of the clear weather given the time of year.
So upon arrival in Vancouver I headed straight down to the waterfront and booked onto a floatplane tour of the city and the local ski resorts. The weather couldn't have been better for it, with gorgeous views around Cypress Mountain, where the snowboarding and freestyle events were held at the Olympics earlier in the year. I had been planning to do a floatplane tour of Seattle, but I decided the scenery around Vancouver is more impressive. I stand by my decision. Just next to the floatplane terminal was the Olympic touch, with Cypress Mountain as a backdrop.
Bored of lugging my bags around with me I checked in at the hotel and wandered back into the city centre. Hear I found a music shop where you could "jam" on every instrument they had; which was basically all orchestral instruments. It was nice to place the oboe again, and scarily the bassoon is very similar, but very heavy. I was slightly disturbed by the number of sex shop in the area, most of which offered 25 cent peep shows. This might explain why the hotel offered such good rates and had a key operated lift.
From there I went to Vancouver outlook, which was a similar concept to the space needle but not quite as tall. I got there just before dusk, so was able to get a clear view of the sunset over the pacific and the "turning on" of the city's lights.
I grabbed a bite to eat and wandered back to the hotel; it was a long day.
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