We began our Alaskan adventure in the pacific northwest. We chose to fly into Seattle to visit with Lonnie before driving up to Vancouver in advance for our Alaskan cruise departure.
In Seattle, WA and met Lonnie in Kirkland for lunch. This sounds like an unusual combination, but I loved the peanut butter bacon cheeseburger I had for lunch! We then made the pretty drive thru to British Columbia. We checked into the Westin - Bayshore in Vancouver (a beautiful hotel on the waterfront!) and we put on our hiking gear and did the 6 mile loop around Stanley Park. It had really gorgeous views of the ocean, downtown Vancouver and the Lions Gate bridge. We capped off the evening with a romantic dinner atop the Vancouver Lookout which was a similar setting to the Space Needle. The restaurant revolved around a couple times throughout dinner and we got a birds-eye view of the beautiful sunset over Stanley Park. Our meals weren't very filling, so we spent the night exploring the famous Robson St and got some wonderful gelato there.
In Seattle, WA and met Lonnie in Kirkland for lunch. This sounds like an unusual combination, but I loved the peanut butter bacon cheeseburger I had for lunch! We then made the pretty drive thru to British Columbia. We checked into the Westin - Bayshore in Vancouver (a beautiful hotel on the waterfront!) and we put on our hiking gear and did the 6 mile loop around Stanley Park. It had really gorgeous views of the ocean, downtown Vancouver and the Lions Gate bridge. We capped off the evening with a romantic dinner atop the Vancouver Lookout which was a similar setting to the Space Needle. The restaurant revolved around a couple times throughout dinner and we got a birds-eye view of the beautiful sunset over Stanley Park. Our meals weren't very filling, so we spent the night exploring the famous Robson St and got some wonderful gelato there.
The next day we headed north to the Capilano Suspension Bridge where we had a ton of fun bouncing on the planks some 200 ft above the river, exploring the treetops adventure course, and taking in the amazing vistas. This was our favorite activity in Vancouver!
Dave had never been to Vancouver before and I think he really liked how modern and clean the city was! The last time I went, I didn't explore Capilano or Stanley and it was quite nice to see the more scenic side of the city!
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