It is the last day of our trip. Last night I tried and tried to get WiFi but the password wouldn’t work. Finally I called the front desk. “Did you change the password?” “No, It is still ‘Amazing.’ “Oh, ‘starwood’Must have been at the last hotel. Sorry.” Time to go home!
Hotel Blue Hoizon is 31 stories high. We have had our meals and meetings on the top floor with a beautiful view. John was yesterday’s presenter and he filled us in on the history on Vancouver. One interesting point was that some of the Chinese immigrants have been here six generations. That puts a different twist on the current day immigration story. Another was the agreements that Vancouver has made with the First Nations people (Native Americans). The city land is leased for 999 years. First Nations still own it. Then we took a short bus tour while he pointed out the different areas. Vancouver has 110,000 people in its downtown high rises which are located at least 80 feet apart so everyone gets some sunlight. For ever 1,000 people there is an acre and a half of park. They have no slums because they have worked on mixed-income housing throughout the city. You cannot tell which part of the building is low-income rental and which is condo. They have worked on urban transportation and being bike friendly and not too, car friendly. Lunch was delicious but took forever! Another bus ride ended at Granville Island where we had time to look at the fresh market, craft shops, broom shops, etc. The farewell dinner was last night. We will all miss our New Best Friends for Two Weeks! A & S left early for the airport. N goes with us in an hour or so. Ready to head home. Will probably blog one more time after we get home. It has been a good trip!
Hotel Blue Hoizon is 31 stories high. We have had our meals and meetings on the top floor with a beautiful view. John was yesterday’s presenter and he filled us in on the history on Vancouver. One interesting point was that some of the Chinese immigrants have been here six generations. That puts a different twist on the current day immigration story. Another was the agreements that Vancouver has made with the First Nations people (Native Americans). The city land is leased for 999 years. First Nations still own it. Then we took a short bus tour while he pointed out the different areas. Vancouver has 110,000 people in its downtown high rises which are located at least 80 feet apart so everyone gets some sunlight. For ever 1,000 people there is an acre and a half of park. They have no slums because they have worked on mixed-income housing throughout the city. You cannot tell which part of the building is low-income rental and which is condo. They have worked on urban transportation and being bike friendly and not too, car friendly. Lunch was delicious but took forever! Another bus ride ended at Granville Island where we had time to look at the fresh market, craft shops, broom shops, etc. The farewell dinner was last night. We will all miss our New Best Friends for Two Weeks! A & S left early for the airport. N goes with us in an hour or so. Ready to head home. Will probably blog one more time after we get home. It has been a good trip!
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