Summer Discoveries in Three Cities
What I learned about Seattle, Victoria, and Vancouver in a whirl-wind 6-day trip.
Summer is a time to learn new things and discover new places. That's why I took a six-day trip to the three cities of Seattle, Victoria, and Vancouver. I found them all pretty interesting!
You probably know that the famous Space Needle is located in Seattle, Washington. But a little-known fact is that Seattle is also home to the world's first automatic car wash! I thought the sign, a big pink elephant, was pretty funny! The first-ever Starbucks to open up for business is in Pike Place Market. There was a line of customers down the whole block! Getting a Starbucks in Seattle should be no problem, however, since there are 79 other stores in the city!
Victoria is the capital of British Columbia, a Canadian province. As soon as we arrived there on a ferry, I felt like I had stepped back in time. It was great to walk down the cobbled streets and look at all the old fashioned stores (like Rogers' Soda Shoppe. Yum!) Victoria, nicknamed the City of Gardens, really cares about beauty. Ocean front parks and Butchart Gardens have flowers rarely found in other parts of Canada!
The word that came to mind when I visited Vancouver was fusion. The people of Vancouver are a blend of many different cultures. That's why Vancouver has ethnic markets like Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Punjabi Market. Out of the downtown area is the beautiful Grouse Mountain looking down on the whole city. You have to take a chairlift called the Sky Ride to get to the mountain top, which is at an elevation of about 4,000 feet. There's also a suspension bridge over a breathtaking waterfall in Lynn Canyon that was fun to walk across!
Back home in California, I'm making a collage from all my saved tickets, brochures, and photos. Little keepsakes from a super trip!
—Anjali Bhat
PHOTO: Kid Reporter Anjali Bhat on the suspension bridge at Lynn Canyon in Vancouver, BC. Photo Courtesy Anjali Bhat
Great job Anjali! Nice trip report.
Posted by: Vasanth | 07/27/2009 at 03:35 AM
A summer vacation well spent..I guess the collage is going to be a great memorabilia in itself.Looking forward to your next post!!
Posted by: Sahana | 07/29/2009 at 05:46 AM
Good one!!
Posted by: Vidya | 07/30/2009 at 12:53 AM