Vancouver Lookout, Stanley Park, and dinner at Steamworks

Our first stop was to the Vancouver Lookout – a tall tower with a 360 degree viewing platform.

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From the top there were amazing panoramic views of the city. We spent a few hours marvelling at the scale of the city, and the different elements from it’s history. In particular, Gas Town caught my eye. An old district of the city, built around a bar named after “Gassy Jack”, which was renovated after the Great Fire. This renovation brought gas and steam power to the district, that had been incororated into Vancouver City by this point. We vowed to check it out after dark.

After this we spent a while at the waterfront watching the cruise ships and seaplanes pass by. Up close those crew ships are massive! But, to me, the seaplanes are infinitely more interesting. The single prop engine powering a craft smaller than the limo that took us to the hotel into new locations… just, wow.

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We took a stroll to Stanley Park and marvelled at the totem poles, the harbour, the statues, and the magnificent nature; the huge trees were breathtaking.

A leisurely stroll back along the waterfront (about an hour) allowed us sufficient excercise to be ready for a mini-feast, in the form of a burger from SteamWorks! The burgers were amazing, and the local craft beer by the stein even better! Well earned, as well, based on our walking distance.

Now time to pleasures of GasTown by the light of dusk. Well, maybe after one more stein!