229. Dragon Boat Festival

Mellow Yellow #123

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Come to Vancouver for The Dragon Boat Festival.

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204. Mural

Mural on Pender Street livens a parking lot

Visit Vancouver's Chinatown

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#121

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184. Blue Monday

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival,  March 26 to April 22

Burrard Bridge, Vancouver

April 17, 2011, 7.30 am -  runners heading for the Sun Run

Happy Blue Monday!

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119. The Year of the Rabbit

God of Prosperity

The rabbit is one of the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac. 


People born in 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999  are rabbits.

Rabbits are :

• reserved, kind and good-tempered
• trustworthy and conscientious
• wise and virtuous
• articulate and talented
• ambitious and have a talent for making money
• cultured, have excellent taste and beautiful manners
• hospitable and attentive to others
• gossipy but tactful
• most compatible with those born in the years of the Sheep, Pig, and Dog

Blue bird in a peach tree

Here is the tableau at the Aberdeen Centre in Richmond, BC

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Mellow Yellow Monday #105

Rabbit band

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The Asian malls are decorated for Chinese New Year.  A great way to enjoy the festivities is to visit the malls in Richmond, BC to experience the sights, sounds and taste of this special time.  Richmond is part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District and is accessible by public transport.  Take the Canada Line to Aberdeen station and you are right there.

Happy New Year!

113. Vancouver scene

Mural in downtown east side, Vancouver

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Window Views

087. New Year's Day at Jericho Beach

English bay -  loons swimming near the fishing pier at Jericho Beach

Happy New Year!

The beaches are a lovely aspect about living in Vancouver, BC. 

If a visitor only has a few hours in the city, I would say forget about sightseeing.  Just head to the beach at Kitsilano.  Jericho beach is a good destination, especially for bird lovers.

Scenic Sunday #127

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063. BC Spot prawns

British Columbia Spot Prawns

Cooked prawns with Aioli sauce

Come, in May, to Vancouver for the BC Spot Prawn Festival 

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I am linking this post to Thursday Challenge - Food.

Macro Friday

017. T is for Totem

G’psgolox totem pole returns home after 77 years

Welcoming ceremony at the Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia

April 26, 2006

The G’psgolox totem pole is in the glass cabinet on the floor.

"The Haisla totem pole began its epic journey on 23 March, from the Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm. It travelled by road to the Swedish port of Gothenburg, where it was wheeled on board the roro decks of the cargo vessel Maersk Wind for its four-week, 9103-mile sea journey via the Panama Canal to the port of Tacoma, Washington, where it was then loaded onto a truck for a 141-mile trip to Vancouver." 

Here is the full article.

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Totem pole at the Museum of Anthropology

Everyone should visit The Museum of Anthropology. Locals and tourists alike. It is a gem. 

The MOA is a place of world arts and culture.  Its strength is the art and culture of British Columbia.

Plan to spend a day there.  Pack a lunch and enjoy it at the beach.  You'll have a great day!

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Go green.  Take public transportation.  Take any bus that gives UBC as its destination.  You'll get a mini tour of the city. 

001. First photo meme

An aquabus

The rainbow-coloured boat that resembles a bathtub toy is a water taxi. Water taxis take locals, commuters and tourists from downtown Vancouver, across False Creek to Granville Island - a very enjoyable way to travel in the city.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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