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Monday, September 20, 2010

Vancouver B.C. Part Deux


We visited the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. Peace, harmony, yin, yang - and a photo shoot going on in the background.
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Totem poles in Stanley Park. We learned that "low man on the totem pole" is a misunderstanding; it seems that the bottom figure is the most important one and usually it isn't a man!

In 1888 the park was named after Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor General of Canada. In 1893 Lord Stanley donated the trophy that became known as hockey's Stanley Cup.
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"A-Mazing Laughter" sculptures by Beijing-based artist Yue Minjun in Morton Park at the edge of English Bay.
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Aboard our ship M/S Volendam heading for Alaska, we say goodbye to Vancouver .

We sailed under the Lion's Gate Bridge, construction of which began in 1937. It was financed primarily by the Guinness family - yes, that Guinness family - providing employment during the Great Depression.

That's Larry in silhouette snapping photos.
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