VANCOUVER
Is home to some of the most breathtaking natural scenery in the world.
Towering Snowcapped Mountains rise high above the city,
adorned by ancient forests that tumble in evergreen splendour
toward the sparkling blue Pacific. And spreading inland
from the coast is a sophisticated, cosmopolitan city so clean
and beautiful it's as if it grew there as part of mother nature's master plan.
The Greater Vancouver region comprises a number of communities
to the north, east and south of downtown. It's a region that offers
many exciting discoveries, including the verdant farmlands of
Delta and Langley, and the rocky peaks, sandy coves and
waterfront parks of North and West Vancouver.
VICTORIA ISLAND
Located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada,
the city of Victoria sparkles like a heavenly jewel in the light
of Vancouver Island's long sunny season.
Surrounded by that magnificent body of water,
the Pacific Ocean, the city is a tourist utopia renowned
for its splendid architecture and lush greenery.
The surrounding island is a wilderness playground
carpeted with forests and sprinkled with azure lakes
shimmering like crystals dropped from the hands of
a heavenly creator. Only the occasional bustling town,
full of life and friendly natives interrupts this Eden.
Many tourists have arrived at this heavenly region
of the globe only to fall in love and never leave.
This is Victoria, this is Vancouver Island.
Victoria sits on the south tip of Vancouver Island
off the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada.
It is a city of 300,000 with a breathtaking inner harbour area.
Here seaplanes take off on an exotic journey,
ferries brings curious visitors, and boaters bring a
wide range of new and heritage pleasure craft to see and be seen.
LAKE LOUISE
Canada's "Diamond in the Wilderness," set amid grandiose walls of ice
and sheets of rock in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, shimmering
like an emerald jewel. Each year more than two million visitors pay homage
to the grandiose setting at the shores of Lake Louise,
Located in the heart of Banff National Park and the world famous
Rocky Mountain World Heritage Site, it is called the
"Hiking Capital of Canada". Founded in 1885 after the discovery
of the Cave and Basin Hot Springs, Banff National Park is Canada's
oldest and most famous national park. Each year, millions of visitors
come to Banff to marvel at the emerald waters of Lake Louise,
walk amongst the flower-filled heavens at Sunshine Meadows,
and drive beneath the towering jagged peaks lining the Ice fields Parkway.
BOEING MUSEUM OF FLIGHT --
Featuring 54 of the world's most awe-inspiring airplanes-authentic and in mint condition.
In the steel and glass Great Gallery, the history of aviation soars past,
with dozens of full-size aircraft flying in formation six stories above.
Walk within inches of the amazing Blackbird spy plane or board America's
first presidential jet-the original Air Force One. Watch prop planes and
jumbo jets come and go at Boeing Field from our hands-on air traffic
control tower exhibit. Step back 80 years in the magnificently restored "Red Barn,"
birthplace of The Boeing Company.
In 1964 a small group of aviation enthusiasts realized that important artifacts
representing the evolution of flight were being lost or destroyed at an incredible rate.
To aid in the preservation of these artifacts, the Pacific Northwest Aviation Historical Foundation
was established with the twin goals of saving significant aircraft and related artifacts
and educating the public in terms of their importance.
Its soon became clear that a place to store and exhibit these artifacts was needed,
and in 1968 the first official Museum of Flight exhibits were put on display in a
10,000-square-foot space at the Seattle Center. The exhibits remained
there until 1979 while plans were being made for a permanent Museum of Flight.
Once we visited Vancouver & Victoria, we crossed
the boarder and traveled down to Seattle, Washington
View of Seattle from the Space Needle
After spending a few days in Seattle and visiting with friends,
we crossed the Oregon State Line towards home.
Waterfalls outside Lake Louise
Last updated on: 14 January, 2006
Once we visited Edmonton, we traveled through the Canadian Rockies
to Baniff & Lake Louise on our way to Vancouver
"Rose Blossoms"
Contemporary Ragtime
By Tom Brier
Copyrighted 1992
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