Gastown steam clock
We took the bus to downtown Vancouver this morning. We walked around the Gastown district, and went into a number of high-end Native art stores. There were some interesting sculptures and wood carvings. I liked some of the art work on the paddles, but at about $1200 and up I don’t think I’ll be buying one to run rapids in the near future!
We walked to the area close to Canada Place to eat lunch. As it was sunny out, but quite windy, we ate outside by an artificial waterfall at the food court area. We were sheltered from the wind here, so it was a good enough place to eat. At least there weren’t a bunch of sea-gulls swarming down at us, though there was a crow right behind us (but it didn’t bother us).
Vancouver Harbour. Georgia Strait
After lunch we walked around the cruise ship dock at Canada Place, and I took a few pictures. Then we went back to gastown to another Native Art dealer. This one had a much larger selection, and quite a bit cheaper prices. I would be hard pressed to tell that it wasn’t close to the quality we’d seen in the stores in the morning.
Vancouver Harbour. Georgia Strait,The Lions
On the way back we stopped in Leon’s camera store, and had a nice talk to the salesman there. However they didn’t have the lens I am looking for. We got off the bus right by the No-Frills grocery store, got some things for supper, and then stopped at a sporting goods store on the way home. However they didn’t have the kind of pack I am looking for either, so I’ll just have to keep looking.