Fun things in Vancouver, pls help!

[miss.myra]

So I need your help!

I've got a friend visiting for the weekend and a bit and he's never been to our lovely city before. I would like to do some fun things and had a lot of outdoorsy things in mind ( renting bikes for seawall, beach, grouse grind, etc.) but the forecast looks like rain which can sort of foil those plans. What are some other things to do that might be fun in rain or shine? I know I can google it, but I'd like to know based on your own experiences.

[omega_image]

suspension bridge?
planetarium?
science world?
imax?


fritz or a pulled pork sandwich.

[miss.myra]

last time i went to planetarium is was pretty weak, the show had literally not changed since i went in grade 1 (lol omg his lunch got left on the projector!) my friend visiting works for NASA so i am sure that might be the last place they want to go hahaha.

you know i've never been to the suspension bridge, is it worth the hype?

[omega_image]

its def a one time deal.... but if you're looking for an outdoors experience it's relatively a good exposure of the northwest.

i wouldn't plan an entire day around it, but maybe an hour or two.

[robyn]

go to the suspension bridge in lynn canyon. it's free and there's way less people in turn of the century costume singing songs about logging than at the other one.

robyn stoled my idea.

[NinjaBoy]

The planetarium is painful and about 10 years behind the times.

My suggestions:

Asian malls such as Yohan, and Parker Place are a blast to go through with someone who hasn't been exposed to things like that regularly. And they normally feature stupidly cheap food. If you like those weird asian character things, you'll be in heaven. That being said, if the weather is good make sure you check out the night markets.

The art gallery has a great show right now (Krazy: Vancouver Art Gallery).

Also check out the Vancouver public library's web page. (VPL.ca) They have a ton of events weekly, and some can be really interesting (Not all are book related either).

Visit the Yale on Granville Street. A blues bar with a ton of history. I did a documentary of it, and it's a great crowd with tons of bands every night.

The Symphony in the park is on Sunday as well! If it's a nice day you will not want to miss it. It's a free show from the Vancouver Symphony.

[miss.myra]

whoaaooaaa symphony in the park...that's a GREAT idea... nice ones chris :)

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

whoaaooaaa symphony in the park...that's a GREAT idea... nice ones chris :)

Just watch out, it gets pretty crazy there. So get there early.

[crookedking]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

lyou know i've never been to the suspension bridge, is it worth the hype?

imo capilano suspension bridge is too expensive. the last Time i went i had free tickets and i still felt like i got ripped off. lynn valley suspension bridge is free, there's a chance that you might run into a bear, just don't go cliff jumping.

last weekend i went up grouse mountain and it was awesome.

you could take that double decker bus that goes around vancouver?

burns bog is pretty cool. vandusin (i think there's another "proper" way of spelling that one) gardens is pretty...unless you have allergies.

[anewlife]

don't miss the art gallery. go there stoned.

[crookedking]

something else that's pretty good is going to seymour demonstration forest. you can get there from lynn canyon too ;)

[crookedking]

go from the headwaters of lynn creek alllllll the way to the ocean!

[Silverwinged]

Burnaby Heritage Museum, it may be kind of far for you... And not the best when raining... lol.
But it is a LOT of fun!

also TIM! when are we hiking?!

[crookedking]

get some vodka and we'll go.

[mikey]

floating on a pleasure island at white pine, with wine and cheese was pretty amazing yesturday.

i recommend it to everybody.

[rawb]

i did a dope trip with some out of town people where i took them to lynn canyon, then up to the cypress lookout over vancouver, then ended up at the beach in english bay. kinda cool to do mountain/forest/beach on one day.

[Erin]

Originally Posted by mikey

floating on a pleasure island at white pine, with wine and cheese was pretty amazing yesturday.

i recommend it to everybody.

One of the best days I've had in awhile. The steak was a nice little extra! :)

[ppcock]

give me a ring for seawall ride, it's best at 10pm when there's hardly anyone around, chill at the beach and check out the view.

[Ragga_Wh0re]

brunch cruise!!!!!

[Chewy]

go to chinatown . its always fun walking around the little shops, they have lots of cool things to look at. easliy burn away a few hours doing that

but then again if its raining you may not want to be outside

[matéo]

Tough call if its raining.

I've rented scooters from a place on 4th and main a few times. Take a couple of those around stanley park, granville, downtown. Super cheap too!

[Mr Ektion]

Start on granville island. peep out the public market and have a walk around the area that surrounds the island.

Take the aquabus to english bay and walk along the beach, down denman to coal harbor.

Take a plane tour around the city (takes 15 minutes and doesn't cost much) and you'll get an amazing one of a kind view of the downtown core.

Then go for dinner somewhere with a view (cloud 9 or even the boathouse) or something rediculously ethnic that we take for granted. examples being... tropika, samba steak house, guu...

[Courtney]

lynn cannon
take on a drive to "heaven" and horshoe bay
granville island is always good
trip to brome lake?
bikes!
if its raining...aquarium?art gallery? yeah the rainy day options arent really good

[mojo]

good thread, I need idea's for August myself!