Vancouver began as a fur trading post after Don Jose Narvaez discovered the Straight of Georgia & English Bay in 1791 and when Capt. George Vancouver discovered Burrad Inlet in 1792. Today Vancouver is a bustling metropolitan city of two million, surrounded by the natural beauty of the Pacific Ocean and the majestic coastal mountain range. Termed the 'crown jewel of Western Canada', Vancouver is the financial, shipping, industrial and cultural centre of Canada's west coast.
Go to the world famous Stanley Park,and the Vancouver Aquarium. Visit Gastown and Chinatown. Go shopping at Lonsdale Quay and Granville Island. Take the gondola up Grouse Mountain. Don't miss Vandusen Botanical Gardens or the
Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.
