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IND EX Abbotsford International Air Show 15 Accommodations 189-200 © Lonely Planet Publications INDEX helicopters 223 in Vancouver 226-7 children, travel with 228 See also separate to/from airport 224 to/from Vancouver 224 activities 180 indexes for: Alcan Dragon Boat Festival books, see also literature, arts 170 Arts p248 14 Shopping subindex attractions 88 Drinking p248 ambulance 230 cookbooks 135 Vancouver International Eating p249 antiques, see Shopping environment 58 Children’s Festival 13 Nightlife p250 subindex history 22 Chinatown 76-9, 77, 5 Shopping p250 aquariums 52, 53 local authors 30 food 135-6, 5 INDEX Sights p251 architecture 33-5 Bowen Island 217-18 Night Market 115, 5 Sleeping p252 area codes, see inside front breweries, see Sights shopping 115-16 Sports & cover subindex walking tour 78-9, 78 bridges 35, see also Sights Activities p253 art galleries, see Shopping Chinese New Year 12 subindex Top Picks p253 & Sights subindexes choral music 171-2, see also arts 26-33, see also Arts Buddhist temple 106 Arts subindex Buntzen Lake 216-17 subindex, cinema, dance, Choy, Wayson 29 bus travel A literature, music, theater, Christ Church Cathedral 47 tours 233 Abbotsford International TV, visual arts Christmas Carolship in Vancouver 226 Air Show 15 courses 229 Parade 17 to/from Vancouver 224-5 accommodations 189-200, cinema 31-2, see also film ATMs 232 business hours 228, see also see also Sleeping subindex City Farm Boy 61 inside front cover airport hotels 199 Clark, Rob 130 B bars 148 B&Bs 190 classical music 28, 166-7, B&Bs 190, see also Sleeping coffeehouses 148 costs 191 see also Arts subindex subindex nightlife 158 Downtown 191-3 climate 12, 228 Fairview & South Bare Buns Fun Run 15 pubs 148 bars 147-55, 4, see also clothes, see Shopping Granville 196-8 restaurants 126 Drinking subindex subindex Granville Island 196-8 shops 110 Commercial Drive sizes 114 Greater Vancouver 153-4 clubs 159-61, see also 199-200 C Nightlife subindex Downtown 149 Campbell, Larry 37 Kitsilano 198-9 Coal Harbour Seawalk 68 Gastown 152, 5 campuses, see Sights SoMa 196 coffeehouses 147-55, see Granville Island 154 subindex tipping 190-1 also Drinking subindex Kitsilano 155 Canada Day 14 University of British Commercial Drive 154, 4 SoMa 153 Capilano Suspension Bridge Columbia 198-9 Downtown 149-50 West End 150-1 103, 104 Victoria 210-11 Yaletown 151-2 SoMa 153 West End 193-5 car travel baseball 187 parking 225 West End 151 Whistler 214-15 BC Place Stadium 70 rental 225-6 comedy 158-9, see also Yaletown 195-6 BC Sports Hall of Fame & Caribbean Days Festival Nightlife subindex activities 177-88, 202, 229, Museum 70-1 14 Global Comedy Fest 16 see also individual beaches, see Sights Carr, Emily 26-7 Vancouver International activities, Sports & subindex castles, see Sights subindex Fringe Festival 16 Activities subindex beer 148 cathedrals, see Sights Commercial Drive 83-5, outdoor activity courses begging 235 subindex 84, 4 229 bicycling, see cycling Celebration of Light 15 bars 153-4 air travel bird sanctuaries, see Sights cell phones 235-6 coffeehouses 154, 4 airlines 222 subindex Celticfest Vancouver 13 food 137-8 airports 223 Bishop, John 130, 141 cheese factories, see Sights pubs 153-4 floatplanes 223 blogs 38, 113, 138, 197 subindex shopping 118-19 boat travel 8 chefs 130 walking tour 83-5, 85 000 map pages SeaBus 226-7 cookbooks 135 Commercial Drive 000 photographs tours 232-3, 234 chemists 232 Festival 14 244 community arts centers, pubs 148 farmyards, see Sights tours 131 lonelyplanet.com see Sights subindex shopping 110-12 subindex Victoria 209 consulates 230 walking tour 50-1, 50 fashion, see Shopping West End 130-2 cooking schools 129, see Downtown Eastside 24, subindex Whistler 213-14 also Eating subindex 38, 235 Feenie, Rob 130, 141 Yaletown 132-3 costs 17-18 Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical ferries 224, 8 football 187 accommodations 191 Chinese Garden & Park SeaBus 226-7 Fort Langley 20-1, 107 discount passes 229 76-7, 63 Festival of Lights 17 Francophone Summer food 127 drinks 147-56, see also Festival Vancouver 15 Festival 14 nightlife 158 Drinking subindex festivals 12-17 fringe festival 16 refunds 235 beer 148 arts 166 taxes 110, 127, 190, 235 costs 148 film 170 G Coupland, Douglas 29 opening hours 148 food 134 Galiano Island 220-1 courses tipping 148 music 161 galleries, see Sights INDEX arts & crafts 229 driving, see car travel Victoria 208 subindex cooking 129, 229 drugstores 232 Whistler 213 gardens, see Sights dance 229 film 168-71, see also subindex language 229 E cinema, Arts subindex ‘Gassy’ Jack Deighton outdoor activities 229 Early Music Festival 15 festivals 16, 170 21, 73 Craigdarroch Castle 208 Eastside Culture Crawl 16 tickets 169 Gastown 73-5, 74, 5 credit cards 232 economy 37-8 Vancouver International bars 152, 5 customs regulations 229 eco-tours 234 Film Festival 16 food 133-5 cycling 178-9, 223-4, 60, electricity 229-30 fire services 230 pubs 152 see also Sports & embassies 230 First Nations people shopping 114-15 Activities subindex emergencies 230, 231 arts & crafts 27, 119 walking tour 74-5, 74 Tour de Gastown 14 Emily Carr Institute of Art & history 19 gay travelers 230 tours 233 Design 87-8 land rights 23-4 accommodations 198 Cypress Provincial Park 105 English Bay Beach 65 totem poles 55, 7 Pride Week 15 entertainment 157-64, fish farms, see Sights same-sex marriage 37 D see also Arts & Nightlife subindex geology 35-6 dance 33, 167-8, see also subindexes floatplanes 223 George C Reifel Migratory Arts subindex environmental issues tours 233 Bird Sanctuary 107 courses 229 57-64, see also food 125-46, see also Gibson, William 30 Dancing on the Edge 14 sustainable travel Eating subindex Global Comedy Fest 16 Vancouver International environmental blogs 138 GM Place 47 Dance Festival 13 organizations 63 chefs 130 golf 179, see also Sports & Davie Day 16 Erickson, Arthur 34-5 Chinatown 135-6, 5 Activities subindex day spas 186-7, see also festivals 12-17 Commercial Drive 137-8 Gough, Laurence 29 Sports & Activities arts 166 cookbooks 135 government 36-8 subindex film 170 cooking courses 129, 229 Granville Island 86-9, 87, 8 Deep Cove 106 food 134 Downtown 127-9 accommodations 196-8 Deighton, ‘Gassy’ Jack music 161 environmental issues 131 bars 154 21, 73 Victoria 208 Fairview & South food 138-9, 8 development 36 Whistler 213 Granville 139-41 pubs 154 Dick, Philip K 30 exchange rates, see inside farmers markets 142 walking tour 88-9, 89 Dine Out Vancouver 12, 134 front cover festivals 12, 134 Granville Island Brewing 86 disabilities, travelers Expo ‘86 23, 35 Gastown 133-5 Granville Island Public with 236 Granville Island 138-9, 8 Market 86 diving 182-3, see also F Greater Vancouver 144-5 Greater Vancouver 103-8, Sports & Activities Fairview & South Kitsilano 141-3 44-5 subindex Granville 90-3, 91 markets 115, 117, 120, accommodations Douglas, James 20-1 accommodations 196-8 127, 142, 5 199-200 Downtown 46-51, 48-9, 7 food 139-41 opening hours 126 food 144-5 accommodations 191-3 shopping 121-2 self-catering 127 pubs 155 bars 149 walking tour 92-3, 92 SoMa 136-8 Greek Day 14 coffeehouses 149-50 farmers markets 142, see Stanley Park 129-30 Greenpeace 59, 59 food 127-9 also Eating subindex tipping 127 Grouse Mountain 103, 183, 6 245 lonelyplanet.com Gulf of Georgia Cannery resources 18 M Fairview & South National Historic Site wi-fi 231 Mackinnon, James 31 Granville 90-3, 91 106-7 itineraries 11, 42-3 magazines 232 Gastown 73-5, 74, 5 gyms 184, see also Sports & Malahat Train 208 Granville Island 86-9, Activities subindex J Maple Tree Square 73-4 87, 8 Greater Vancouver 103-8, Jericho Beach 96-7 maps 231 44-5 H jewelry, see Shopping Marine Building 34, 50 Kitsilano 94-8, 94-5 hair salons 186, see also subindex markets, see Eating, SoMa 80-2, 81, 4 Sports & Activities jogging, see running Shopping & Sights Stanley Park 52-6, 54, 3, subindex Johnson, E Pauline 30 subindexes 6, 7, 57, 59 handicrafts, see Shopping Jungen, Brian 27 marriage, same-sex 37 University of British subindex massage 186-7, see also Columbia 99-102, Hawksworth, David 130 INDEX K Sports & Activities 100, 62 health 231-2 kayaking 180-1, 6, see subindex West End 65-9, 66-7 health clubs 184, see also Sports & Activities McLachlan, Sarah 28-9 Yaletown 70-2, 71 also Sports & Activities subindex McWhirter, George 30 New Music Festival 16 subindex Kitsilano 94-8, 94-5 measures, see inside front New Music West 13-14 health spas 186-7, see accommodations 198-9 cover New Pornographers, The also Sports & Activities bars 155 medical services 231-2 28-9 subindex food 141-3 metric conversions, see newspapers 38, 232 helicopters 223 pubs 155 inside front cover nightlife 157-64, see also hiking 180, see also Sports shopping 122-4 Metropolis at Metrotown Nightlife subindex & Activities subindex walking tour 97-8, 97 123 business hours 158 historic sites, see Sights Kitsilano Beach 96 mobile phones 235-6 costs 158 subindex Krall, Diana 28 money 229, 232 Nitobe Memorial Garden history 19-24 Moody, Colonel Richard 100, 62 hockey 187-8 20-1 North Vancouver 103-5 holidays 230-1 L land rights 23-4 motorcycle travel 225-6 horse racing 188 landmarks, see Sights Mt Seymour 183-4 O horse riding 214, see subindex museums, see Sights Olympic Games 24, 25 also Sports & Activities language courses 229 subindex opera 171-2, see also Arts subindex Lau, Evelyn 29, 30 music 27-9, see also subindex Horseshoe Bay 105 left luggage 225, 226 Arts & Nightlife hostels, see Sleeping lesbian travelers 230 subindexes subindex alternative 163-4 P accommodations 198 Pacific Centre 110 hotels, see Sleeping blues 161-2 Pride Week 15 Pacific National subindex
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