Discover Vancouver
Quick Facts
Population: |
City: 583,296; Metro: 2.1 million |
City Area: |
114.67 sq. km |
Climate: |
Mild. Summer: High 70's F/ 20's C; |
Time Zone: |
GMT/UTC -8 (Pacific Standard Time) |
Country/Area Codes: |
Canada: 1; Vancouver: 604 |
Currency: |
Canadian Dollar (about US$ 0.86) |
Online Resources
About Vancouver
City of Vancouver
Vancouver: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Visitor Information
Maps
Map of Downtown Vancouver (pdf format)
Miscellaneous
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Duke Hospitality Desk
A hospitality desk will be available each day in the hotel for exclusive use of retreat participants. The travel professionals at the desk will be ready to assist you with questions and reservations to plan your Saturday afternoon and pre/post event activities.
While You're in Vancouver...
- Visit Granville Island for galleries, shops and the Public Market (an incredible food and crafts market)
www.granvilleisland.com - Bike all the way around Stanley Park and under the Lions Gate Bridge, along a waterfront path
www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/parks/stanley/ - Learn about First Nations culture at the Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
www.moa.ubc.ca - Duck into New Town Bakery in Chinatown for a hot pork bun
vancouverchinatown.ca - Walk the short distance to Harbour Air to book a ride in a seaplane
www.harbour-air.com - Stroll the path along Coal Harbour from the Pan Pacific to Stanley Park and stop for a drink at LIFT
www.liftbarandgrill.com - Meet the white belugas at the Vancouver Aquarium
www.vanaqua.org - Have fun with science at Science World (and see the site of the 2010 Winter Olympics village)
www.scienceworld.bc.ca - Try to keep your balance while traversing the Capilano Suspension Bridge
www.capbridge.com - Tee up at one of many local courses
www.golfvancouver.com - Enjoy amazing views and a world famous lumberjack show at Grouse Mountain
www.grousemountain.com - Do some shopping and then have a cocktail at one of the swanky bars in Yaletown
www.yaletowninfo.com - Take an Aquabus taxi across False Creek and hike up the hill to the famous Tojo's sushi restaurant
www.theaquabus.com | www.tojos.com - Check into Sonora Resort for a few days before or after the retreat for an outdoor adventure vacation or relaxing spa escape - less than an hour from Vancouver by air
www.sonoraresort.com
