From Raincouver to Vancity

Vancouver is completely different from Toronto, yet somehow the same. The city greeted me on the first day with a colorful sunrise. You can see the mountains and the sea is not far away. Vancouver is not as multicultural, but it is more touristy, close to nature, and warmer. In Toronto, I often wore my long sexy thermal underwear when I left the house because the wind was so cold and after 10-20 minutes my fingers were freezing stiff. You quickly become a clumsy person and have real difficulties picking up the change for a warming coffee from your wallet. I was tempted more than once to ask the cashier to help me, like an old grandma who can no longer recognize money. But that was Toronto (before it got really cold).

In Vancouver it 'just' rains. It can rain for a few days in a row, sometimes more, sometimes less, but always nice and gray and wet. Usually, I have no problem with rain, but not seeing the sun for days does affect your mood.

In the seven weeks, I checked off many typical tourist spots, but I also did a lot of 'nothing' and, above all, I moved a lot. And with the search for a total of six strange beds, I simply wasted too much time. Not to mention the back pain caused by bed hopping. That's why you normally do it right after high school.

But when it doesn't rain, you can take a wonderful stroll in Stanley Park, or in Pacific Spirit Park, or in Lynn Canyon Park, or up the strenuous BCMC Trail to Grouse Mountain. I liked Chinatown, Gastown, Granville Island, and Commercial Drive very much. It's worth climbing up and down the many steps for a sunset at Wreck Beach. The New Year's Eve fireworks at Canada Place can be wonderfully viewed from Stanley Park. The Museum of Anthropology is actually a must-do and there are free tours where you can learn a lot. In December, it was even cold enough for the rain to turn into snow and give Vancouver a light winter dress.