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Gastown & Chinatown Walking Tour
As part of our Stay-cation activities we signed up for a two hour long walking tour of Gastown and Chinatown with Vancouver Urban Adventures. The tour is normally $25 but we bought vouchers on Groupon a few months ago for half price so it was really a great deal (thanks Groupon)! Our guides name was Amy, a history major at UBC in her summer job. She was upbeat, friendly and very… Read More
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Theatre Under The Stars
Now in its 64th season, in addition to Joseph TUTS is also performing “Singing in the Rain’ on alternating nights until August 21st. Last year we also attended in August and saw Thoroughly Modern Mille. You can read the full blog post from last year and the history of TUTS here. This year the weather was perfect, a high of 24 during the day, making it just cool enough for a… Read More
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Civilized Shakespeare – Bard on the Beach
The Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival was established in 1990 with a mandate to provide Vancouver residents and tourists with affordable, accessible Shakespearean productions of the finest quality. Bard now engages thirty actors each season as well as a team of directors, designers, and technicians; it is also supported by more than 200 volunteers. The plays are staged in Vanier Park in open-ended tents against… Read More
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Vancouver Staycation
Since we were away in Winnipeg for a week we have too much work to actually take another week off this summer to enjoy Vancouver. So for the next two weeks we have decided to work part-time and vacation part-time mostly here in the city. This will mean either a part day of work in the morning or a full day of work one day and none the next. We sat down yesterday and made a list of all of the things we plan to do… Read More
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