Vancouver in 3 Hours

At breakneck speed I just spent 3 feverish hours exploring Vancouver on foot before the last leg of my trip to the Yukon. Who says seeing a city can't be done in one day? I bagged my luggage at the airport and snagged the first cab I could find.

"Step on it, Cabbie, I've got a city to catch!" I yelled and away we flew.

The journey started at Canada Place, on the wharf, buzzing along the boardwalk with my Nikkon clicking away like crazy.

Following that I trolled through the historical streets of GasTown past a brewing company, shops filled with maple syrup delights, the world's first steam-powered clock and wrapping back at the Old Spaghetti Warehouse. A sign for 'Blood Alley Square' got me thinking twice about continuing into the seedier side of GasTown.

So, I switched gears and headed up to Pacific Center gazing at the silver-mirrored skyscrapers and Yale Town condos.

But Burrard Inlet called me back to the promenade with hundreds of yachts and cruise lines posing for pictures. Onward I marched in step with the hundreds of happy locals running, biking and strolling the shoreline. Into famous Stanley Park with horse-drawn carriages and an aquarium deep in the heart of Vancouver's evergreen oasis.

Majestic cedar, hemlock and fir trees abound, I so wish I could have stayed longer.

A 10 minute taxi cab later, I ended my journey at Granville Island... and that's when the real excitement began. More to share after my flight to Yukon...gotta run!