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Vancouver Travel Guide

Vancouver is consistently ranked one of the three most livable cities in the world.According to a 2007 report by Mercer Human Resource Consulting for example, Vancouver tied with Vienna as having the third highest quality of living in the world, after Zürich and Geneva.

About Vancouver

Vancouver covers an area of 44.3 sq. miles (114.7 sq. Km) and is estimated to have a population of 2.7 million people being a coastal city and major seaport, located on the mainland of southwestern British Columbia. It is bounded by the Strait of Georgia and the Coast Mountains.

Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category

Robson Street

s4.jpgThis was where the original German community in Vancouver shopped. Robsonstrasse, as it was formerly known, was lined with delis, bakeries and restaurants. Today, it’s one of the city’s most fashionable shopping streets: Alfred Sung, Salvatore Ferragamo, Chanel, Rodier Paris and Stephane de Raucourt are just some of the big names in this urban shopping destination. Options for grabbing a bite abound. Find everything from Schnitzel to Sushi along this bustling thoroughfare. It is also cruising central in the summertime, with cars and sidewalks filled with people enjoying the warm summer air.



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