To be in Vancouver is to be comfortable, mentally at least. Today's humidity was surprising and I was glad that my jetlag was minimal. We experienced a number of frustrations. The Renaissance seems to have little concept of a day room for our return day. Our cells would not ring UK landlines. We roamed onto Rogers with otherwise full functionality. Neither Orange nor Rogers could explain the phenomenon. We did manage to get a replacement for the book Greg had left behind. Today being the 15th the bookstores were full of The Lost Symbol. It was not flying off the shelves and I was not surprised. When it is £3.97 in ASDA, I'll buy it.
We checked out the cruise ship terminal which is hard to do properly with no ship in. I enjoyed watching floatplanes landing but I was uncomfortable with the waterfront development. It has been intense even since our last visit (this is our fourth ) and the high rises offer as much a view of each other as they do of anything else. Our own hotel has some of its previous harbour views restricted and it matters much less that we have a city view - a view which is in fact primarily of the sister Marriott. There seems to be a limited range of colours used for the tall buildings including the apartment blocks closer to Granville. I am sure it is meant to be sensitive but it has, I think, lost something architecturally.
A trip on SkyTrain to New Westminster was nearly fruitless when we found our destination Westminster Quay under construction. However the nearby Dragon Palace provided set lunch at extremely good value.
Whenever I have a limited amount of time in a city I mentally note things to do another time. Seeing more of BC would be great maybe at the end of a ride on the Rocky Mountaineer.
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