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Vancouver is a wonderful travel destination, and although it's history goes back only 120 something years, It has many landmarks and attractions you should explore. Add to that a beautiful ocean and beaches, breathtaking nature and some of the best urban parks in the world, and you have a full to do list. If you are short in time, be sure not to miss the essentials, such as Gastown and Chinatown, Stanley Park and of course Capilano Bridge.

Vancouver, officially the City of Vancouver, is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The 2011 census recorded 603,502 people in the city, making it the eighth largest Canadian municipality. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. The Greater Vancouver area of around 2.4 million inhabitants is the third most populous metropolitan area in the countryand the most populous in Western Canada.

"This was on the New Year's day, when we decided to take the Grouse Mountain gondola up there, and see how the winter is there, since down in Vancouver, there was no snow and it felt more like a spring."