As many of my travel blogging friends are heading off to Keystone, Colorado for the TBEX 2012 conference this weekend, I’m thinking back to last year’s event in Vancouver, British Columbia. So for Travel Photo Thursday, here’s a small selection of some Vancouver views that I got to see in that beautifully photogenic city last June.
Some of My Favorite Vancouver Views
On the Waterfront
Coal Harbour, Vancouver Waterfront
City View from Vancouver Convention Centre
“The Drop” at Vancouver Convention Centre
For more about this sculpture, see Vancouver: The Drop.
Mountains and Boats, Coal Harbour
Across the Bridge
On Foot Across Burrard Street Bridge
View from Burrard Street Bridge
On Granville Island
Granville Island Entrance Beneath Granville Street Bridge
Granville Island Public Market
Street Musician on Granville Island
Chocolates – Yes!
Granville Island Dock Below Granville Street Bridge
Alternative Transportation?
Sweet Treats at La Baguette
Dog-friendly Granville Island
Back to Downtown Vancouver
My Ride Back on the Aquabus
Burrard Street Bridge
If you’re still thinking about where to go this summer, consider checking out some Vancouver views!
I was so new to blogging last year that I feel like I wasted having TBEX in my backyard. Hopefully I’ll get to the next one – I can’t wait until they announce the next venue! Thanks for the nice shots. They are a good represenation of Vancouver.
TBEX was a great experience. Sorry I had to miss Keystone, but might be headed to Costa Brava in September.
I love taking the AquaBus or the water taxis in Vancouver! We haven’t been for several years but friends are moving back there from England this summer so we will definitely be visiting soon. Enjoyed your photo tour!!
Thanks, Lisa. The Aquabus was so fun I thought the ride ended too quickly.
Love The Drop! I’m actually a huge fan of street sculptures. Would have wanted to see it myself 🙂
I’m a big fan, too. I love the way The Drop fits with its environment so well.
Vancouver is beautiful! Thanks for sharing these, Cathy.
Beautiful indeed, Marcia. Lots of other pretty places I didn’t get to on this trip. Visited Stanley Park several years ago — very nice!
You had me at the public market, the chocolate, hearing musicans and dog friendly! It looks like a great city to explore.
Many positive points about Vancouver. Granville Island was a very vibrant area.
Great shots! I wish you were going to be at TBEX this year so we could meet!
Would love to meet you sometime, Jessica. Maybe next TBEX??
You’re making me so nostalgic. Vancouver is awesome! Lovely photos, Cathy.
I gather you’ve been to that beautiful city, Andi. Glad you liked the pics.
Is there still snow on the peaks?
Yes, there still was a little snow at the time. Don’t know if there’s still snow this year or not.
I have traveled to Vancouver as a child and have been dying to go back as an adult! Thanks for all your lovely pictures! I am jealous of everyone who is at TBEX this week!!!
Thank you for linking up!
My pleasure! Thanks for your comment.
Great shots of a city I always enjoy visiting.
Thanks, Nancie. Flattered.
Those sweet treats look amazing! Also love all the great waterfront happenings! I’ll definitely have to check out Vancouver one day soon!:-)
The Vancouver waterfront is definitely a fun place to hang out. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
I registered in advance for this year’s TBEX I was so pumped after Vancouver. Then the high airfares grounded me, so I am also thinking back to Vancouver. I just wish that this TPThursday group had started prior to that so that I could have met some of you face-to-face! As it was, there wasn’t enough time to meet everyone. . . thanks for bringing back some good memories.
I wish I had been able to meet more people last year, too. Great bunch of people, these travel bloggers!
Viewing this series brings back memories of my own visit to Vancouver in the latter part of last year, Cathy. It certainly is a delightful city, with its beautiful waterfront and delightful Granville Island.
Delightful is a good way to describe Vancouver, I think. Glad I could bring back some memories.
;_; I wish you are at this year’s TBEX so we can meet!
Would love to meet you in person some time Annie — hope you had a great time at TBEX!
Love cities at the water for the views. These are really pretty! Also…. want some of the desserts at La Baguette!
Did you notice the chocolate bears at La Baguette? Kind of wish I had gotten one of those. 🙂
I have been to Vancouver a couple of times, most recently for a huge international conference of ESL teachers. We spent a few days at the convention center. It is such a beautiful city!
Such a beautiful setting for the convention center, isn’t it?
Looks like you had good weather in my hometown of Vancouver! Lovely photos (Granville Island is pretty much my backyard – we go there almost every weekend).
Lucky you having Granville Island as a regular hangout!
Missing you here in Keystone! We will have to find another place to finally meet.
Aw, thanks Caanan. I would love to meet you guys in person. It’s been great getting to know you in the blogosphere.
I can’t believe it’s been a year since I met you already – and almost a year since I left Vancouver for good. Time is flying way too fast. The photos bring back good memories.
Oh man, does the time ever fly! Let’s meet up again sometime, Leigh.
I really need to put Western Canada at the top of the travel list. Vancouver looks so nice and crisp.
Nice and crisp — I think that describer parts of Vancouver quite well. Put the city on your agenda!
Beautiful photos, Cathy!
Thanks very much, Angela! 😉
Vancouver is such a lovely city, a bit too small for me to live in but beautiful to visit.
Was nice to meet you in person in Vancouver, Ayngelina. Hope we can meet up again sometime.
I love your photo tour of Vancouver’s waterfront. It’s no secret I’m in love with that city, and your pictures are gorgeous!
Thanks for your very kind words — especially meaningful since you are such a big Vancouver fan.
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I have heard so many great things about Vancouver, and it’s nice to see some ‘real life’ pictures from there too. I have a feeling that when I make it to Vancouver, I’ll have to stop at that public market… 🙂
Oh, Vancouver! The parents of my husband are living there, and we plan to visit them this summer! I am so excited, your shots are really beautiful, I want to visit all those fascinating places!
Thanks for writing about my birthcity so well, Cathy. 😉 When you visited Granville Island, did you check out the *size* of those hungry seagulls ready to swoop? Open food must be guarded while eating outside, should one dare to tempt fate.
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It looks like you had a great time in Vancouver! I love the photos of the Vancouver Waterfront and the Convention Center– you can really get a sense of how magnificent this city is. Great post!
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