Metal Sculpture

Optical stores seem to always have good window displays.

This one on the corner of Granville and Robson always has exceptional displays.

Today they have metal sculptures . And my guess is that they are made by local artist.

Tourist info Center in Vancouver

Click this link for the Google map: Vancouver Tourist Info Centre‎
200 Burrard Street and Canada Place (Street) Vancouver, BC V6C 3L6, Canada
(604) 683-2000‎

The only one in Vancouver.

In the month of April, i will be visiting some famous tourist spots in Vancouver and i will be posting pictures. Stay tune.

The Cathedral Place's Statue

This statue was part of the old building that was demolished.

The Cathedral Place in Vancouver

The Cathedral place's garden terrace.

The Cathedral Place on West Georgia and Hornby street.

Photo of Cathedral place in Vancouver

clipped from travel.yahoo.com

Built in 1991, this cathedral stands on the foundations of the historic Georgia
Dental Medical Building. It is an award-winning 23-storey skyscraper developed
primarily for commercial purposes. The architects incorporated pieces of the
original building into the façade of the new structure. This distinct blend
gives the downtown tower a presence both historic and
contemporary. Several retail shops, services, and cafes dot the interior of the
building, and its adjacent courtyard is a popular relaxation spot. The Canadian
Craft Museum, located on the north end of the site, is a must-see.
class=ytravdimmed>Information by Wcities

Photo of Downtown Vancouver: Spring hail storm

A sudden thunderstorm in downtown.
Burrard Street and West Pender Street. An entrance to the skytrain (metro) station on Burrard Street and Dunsmuir street.
The Fairmont Pacific Rim underconstruction on Burrard and West Cordova street.
Hail and the spring flowers. The small balls of hardened snow fell for more than 15 minutes.

Holy Week 2008

"Holy Week 2008"

Church Banners

Christ Church Cathedral on

Burrard Street and West Georgia Street.

The building with green roofs on the background is the Fairmont Hotel.

The copper roofs oxidized with the elements and turned green.

Why does copper turns green? (Read the explanation below.) v

Why Does Copper Turn Green?

clipped from http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/071003-llm-copper-green.html

Just as iron that is left unprotected in open air will corrode and form a
flaky orange-red outer layer, copper
that is exposed to the elements undergoes a series of chemical reactions that
give the shiny metal a pale green outer layer called a patina.

The patina actually protects the copper below the surface from further
corrosion, making it a good water-proofing material for roofs (which is why the
roofs of so many old
buildings are bright green).

In fact, the weathering and oxidation of the Statue
of Liberty's copper skin has amounted to just .005 of an inch over the last
century, according to the Copper Development Association.

Easter Monday

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Today is Easter Monday. Most offices are still closed.

So downtown is a bit deserted

i took time to take a series of picture of this church and also the building beside it, Cathedral Place.

Burrad Street and West Georgia Street

i will be posting those pictures tommorrow.

Major Hotel Blocks in downtown

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The bright light is reflected by the window pane of soon to be opened Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver, Fall of 2008. The small ornamental-lighted house is a church.

Across the street is the soon to be constructed "The Residence" of Ritz Carlton Hotel".

One block from here is the Hyatt Regency Hotel Vancouver on Burrard Street and Melville Street .

And another block is the Fairmont Vancouver Hotel on Burrard Street and West Georgia Street.

Blessed Easter

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Outside a small Polish church in East Vancouver.

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Inside, the priest talks with a parishioner after he blessed the Easter eggs.

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Eastern European painted easter eggs.

Happy Easter and Happy Spring-time!

Vancouver Public Library

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i took a photo of the Vancouver Public Library. it is located on West Georgia Street between Homer Street and Hamilton Street.

Architect: Moshe Safdie

(See Vancouver Public Library's Greenroof below) v

Vancouver Public Library's Greenroof

clipped from http://www.greenroofs.com/projects/pview.php?id=29

Project Name: Vancouver Public Library (Library Square Building) Year: 1995 Owner: The City of Vancouver Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Building Type: Library Greenroof Type: Semi-Intensive Greenroof System: Single Source Provider Roof Size: 28000 sq.ft. Roof Slope: 1.5% Access: Accessible, Private Submitted by: Linda S. Velazquez Designers/Manufacturers of Record: Landscape Architect: Cornelia Oberlander, FASLA, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander Landscape Architects Architect: Moshe Safdie, Greenroof System: American Hydrotech Architects: Downs Archambault and Partners

The 21-story Library Square Building office tower houses the eight-story Vancouver Public Library and a retail/daycare complex. Noted landscape architect Cornelia Oberlander, ASLA, designed the semi-intensive greenroof on top of the Library Square Building in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.

Umbrella Day in the City

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i like to see people with umbrella. i like rain. And i got lucky today and took many pictures.

Burrard Street SkyTrain (subway) Station entrance on the left.

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Burrard Street heading to West Georgia Street, one of the main downtown street.

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A little park with two tennis courts by 5th Avenue near Granville Bridge.

Parking Lot Makeover

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This will be the site of the "Private Residences of Georgia hotel. This used to be its parking lot.
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This is Hotel Georgia on Granville Street.

This side is adjacent to the parking lot.

(Click this image for Hotel Georgia's website)

Reflective People in the city

City gardeners mowing the grass.

Going to another place.
Today, i see reflective people everywhere.

In this photo are two city street cleaners.

Sidewalk Cafe

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Quiet sidewalk cafe in Granville Island in False Creek area. It is still cold outside.

It will get very busy during summer because of tourists. On the background is the Granville bridge. It rained a bit today. Freshness is in the air.

Coffee business is big in Vancouver. And where there is sidewalk space they had extended their coffee tables on the sidewalk. Starbucks Coffee is very popular, so popular that some

big hotels chains have brought Starbucks into their properties to replace their own coffee shops. Also popular are Tim Horton's, Blenz, Second Cup, and Bean around the World.

The Ritz Carlton's The Residences

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The building site of The Ritz Carlton, Vancouver.
By Canada's most celebrated architect: Arthur Erickson.
Here is another link: The Residences.

On West Georgia Street between Thurlow Street and Bute street

Blossoming...

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Spring time in Vancouver means Cherry blossoms. And 9 days until The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival.

A peace rally blossoms. This is a favorite area for public assembly. In the background is the Vancouver Art Gallery.

West Georgia Street between Hornby and Howe.

Relax...

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Water gently slides down the steps behind his fence. Apartment complex in Yaletown by the marina. See map.

Yaletown used to be an industrial area and now a booming residential and shopping area.

Hey! Is that a bird?

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I saw this mechanical bird moving its wings up and down by wind power.

On False Creek near Granville Bridge. I took a short movie shot of it in action. I will post it here soon.

"Love makes the world go round..."

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This flock of birds was flying around, around and around in this same area
for more than ten times. After i took this picture they just flew away. i am delighted to find this picture in the camera, thought i missed it.

It must be low pressure in the atmosphere. With low pressure the birds enjoy flying.

This is downtown Granville Street and West Georgia.