activities: biking around the Stanley Park seawall. A classic for a
reason.
outside: hikes on the north shore
Quarry Rock - old favorite from Regent days
Cleveland Dam/Capilano Canyon - beautiful view of the lions, great view
of Grouse Mountain, nice short hike through forest / around the canyon. If you
only have 1-2 hours to do something in North Van (not including transit), this
is what I would recommend.
Brother's Creek - kind of hard to get to on transit (the last time
I did this I hiked from Capilano Canyon to the hike, which I don't recommend, as it added
elevation to an already climbing hike), but beautiful. Lots of trees,
bridges over creeks, nice view of downtown from the trail head.
activities: snowshoeing on Mt. Seymour. (winter)
Only did this once, as a
grad student, but it was fun.
food: Fable Diner. NOM NOM NOM.
food: sushi, doesn't matter where.
food: the million flavors of gelato place
events: Celebration of Light (summer)
events: Outdoor movies (summer)
events: Vancouver Canadians (summer)
Minor league baseball. Features a "sushi race."
outside: QE Park
outside: favorite neighborhoods / walks / bikes
Shaunessy
West Point Grey
Jericho Beach
Main Street
False Creek (Granville Island to Science World)
West End / English Bay
Kits
activities: public transit
The seabus
the skytrain
sights: the downtown library
sights/shopping: Granville Island
activities: paddleboarding or kayaking on false creek (summer)
events: Canucks game. :)
Also Seen
Grouse Mountain
Japadog
Lonsdale Quay
To See
Curl at the Olympic curling rink
Canada Flyover
Seaplane / air tour thing
Science World
Lighthouse Park
Seattle
Recommendations
Pike Place Market
Ballard Locks
Gasworks Park
Fremont Troll
Monorail
Musical fountain
Living Computer museum
Experience Music Project (now has a different name)