Canada Trip Day 27: White Rock BC Canada

9 July 2010 - It was finally and properly summer on our last day in Canada! My cousins brought us to White Rock to enjoy the sun. It was pretty busy at the promenade but it was a merry sort of busy, which was nice. It was nice to see Mount Baker over in the States from White Rock.

That night, we had a barbeque with our Canadian family as well as other friends who had migrated from Brunei. I felt rather sad and somewhat regretted organising many days traveling around rather than spending more time with family. That can only mean another trip back to Canada.


Nice house at White Rock, BC

Nice house at White Rock, BC

White Rock has many nice houses

White Rock neighbourhood

Construction of house in White Rock

A drive along the beach

Pretty house in White Rock

"Be sun smart" board on the beach

People enjoying the sun at White Rock

People enjoying the sun and water at White Rock

Our sunbathing spot was somewhere here. Green grass and blue sky and BY THE BEACH!!! My kind of perfect day!

We walked along to the boardwalk

The beach became busier as time passed

View of Mount Baker in US from White Rock promenade and pier

Sea gull at White Rock, BC

Walking along to the pier - White Rock

Board walk at White Rock BC Canada

Coast of White Rock

White Rock BC Canada and a glimpse of Mount Baker

White Rock BC Canada and a glimpse of Mount Baker

Canada Trip Day 24: Beach Avenue, Jack Chow and La Casa Gelato

6 July 2010 - After our visit to Stanley park, we were brought to La Casa Gelato. My uncle explained in much excitement of how the gelato parlour is famous for its large number of different flavours.

Vancouver is finally getting a little warmer as throngs of people were out at the beach enjoying the sun or a dip at the sea. We passed by the Sam Kee Building, which was known to be the thinnest building in the world, the width of the building is smaller than my bedroom!

At the gelato parlour, visitors were flooding in and out to get their gelato, just the perfect thing to do when the day is summery and lovely. Despite the gazillion choices they offer, I couldn't give up any ice cream opportunity for anything else but something chocolatey.

My uncle, still charged with solar energy, announced our next destination at the Queen Elizabeth Park and enthusiastically went on with his commentaries, about its famous greenhouse which is in the form of a geodesic dome.

An elderly couple enjoying the summer, lively atmosphere at Beach Avenue in Vancouver

Busy beach along Beach Avenue

The World's thinnest building is the Sam Kee Building where Jack Chow Insurance is located.

Jack Chow Insurance neon signboard

La Casa Gelato in Strathcona, Vancouver offers over 200 flavours and the number of flavours still growing!

The moment we walk into the shop, we are just surrounded by ice cream of many flavours!

Tokens are first purchased to be exchanged with ice cream of your choice. Here's my token for a single scope.

Every ice cream opportunity is always invested in nothing else but chocolate of some sort. This time, it's dark chocolate gelato. YUM!

Canada Trip Day 24: Picking Goji, Stanley Park and Seeing Racoons

6 July 2010 - After our tour around Banff, we were back at uncle's place in Surrey picking the goji berries that were then ripe. It was quite amazing seeing them in a crimson red, when weeks ago they were still green!

My uncle, seeing us doing nothing at home, decided to bring us around Vancouver to visit attractions which we have missed during our first trip there. He brought us to Stanley Park, Queen Elizabeth Park and La Casa Gelato.

The view of Vancouver city was really pretty as my uncle drove around Stanley Park. We managed to catch other views of Vancouver from the Prospect Point and got to see racoons. They literally come out of the woods to the park area to look for food.  Some park visitors were feeding them. But, we've been advised not to because this could encourage the racoons to expect food from us instead of food foraging in the forest and were told that they have rabies.

My sister picking Goji berries. We were literally eating them straight from the plant, which is such a wonderful feeling.

Crimson red Goji berries

Leo was happily playing in the backyard as the berry picking was going on.

View of Canada Place and other Vancouver landmarks from Stanley Park Drive

Totem Poles in Stanley Park

Replica of the Chief Skedans Mortuary (Totem) Pole in Stanley Park

An explanation about the Chief Skedans Mortuary (Totem) Pole

Replica of the Thunderbird House Post (Stanley Park Totem Pole)

An explanation of the Thunderbird House Post (Stanley Park Totem Pole)

Prospect Point at Stanley Park where we can catch lovely city views of Vancouver

Houses on the hills and skyscrappers peppered along the coast

View from Stanley Park of  the cityscape by the Vancouver harbour

Vancouver's Lion's Gate Bridge

Visitors feeding the racoon (Stanley Park)

Racoon under the park bench, shy but wanting food from visitors at Stanley Park

Another racoon emerging from the bushes at Stanley Park

Canada Trip Day 23: Briefly in Vancouver

5 July 2010 - Strangely as part of the itinerary, the bus driver had to drop some people off at Vancouver before we headed back to Whistler, which is like a round-about route. Nevertheless, I managed some random shots of the activities of the city.


Caught half of the mosque.

The street lamps at china town

Man selling magazines

Man texting on this phone and a person sitting on the street

Men doing some kind of construction work

View of apartments at the water front from Cordova Street

Reflection of a building on the glass walls of another building

Out of service fire hydrant

Another glass reflection of buildings

Random shot of a street - W Hastings Str

Parked bicycles

Going on Lions Gate Bridge

Buildings and apartments

Lions Gate Bridge with traffic signs to indicate direction

Houses on the hill top