» Ten Unofficial Reasons to Visit Vancouver
- Go skinny-dipping at Wreck Beach.
- Walk (not drive!) the Burrard Street Bridge at sunset.
- Order steamed, not fried at Hon's Wun-Tun House (www.hons.ca).
- Hike the Grouse Grind at Grouse Mountain (www.grousemountain.com).
- Buy Chinese stamps for your postcards at the Chinese Post Office in Richmond.
- Sip an espresso, people watch and learn to speak Italian on The Drive.
- Take the Aquabus (www.theaquabus.com) across False Creek to Granville Island or the SeaBus across Burrard Inlet to Lonsdale Quay.
- Buy the cheapest CD's in North America (including those by homegrown artists Bryan Adams, Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan and Diana Krall.)
- Sit on a park bench at Dundarave Pier or Kitsilano Beach and watch the cruise ships slide by.
- Come home with a one-of-a-kind diamond-studded toe ring from Granville Island (www.granvilleisland.com).
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