I'm back
Sorry I've been silent for the past 3 weeks, but I went to Vancouver, Victoria and Vernon for the first time. BC keeps captivating me. So green so full of natural life, that province will surely be my ratiring place. Hey, maybe I could even build a political career in Vancouver. Politically, that city is more open minded than Calgary, but I still have some hope in good ol' cowtown.
Vancouver is a dream city. As a matter of fact, I bought a book about it called, Dream City. Looking at the maps was somewhat puzzling. For starters, Vancouver is extremely close to the US border. Sorrounded by the Coastal mountains and flanked by the sea, I could barely belive such a huge city could exists. According to Dream City, Vancouver was built in the right place and at the right time. The Fraser Valley, along with its suculent river, provide it a comfy and fertie nest. For a long time, Vancouver was self sufficient, a bit poor, but slef-sufficient nonetheless. At the 49 degree and 2 minutes, Vancouver's world location, the climate is temperate, humid, and fresh. A few kilometers, no, a few meters to the north, the mountain range becomes a rainforest. A friggin' rainforest!!! Talk about change. Having been the last city to thrive in Canada this city was able to grow its own solutions as well as study other northamerican cities. Though it had to wait for a long time before the railway could drink from the west coast, the isolation helped it build a local individuality which has served as a catalyst for its homegrown urban projets.
Gas Town, the Waterfront, and Stanley Park are so exicting. They were bohemian, fun, and relaxing respectively. I could feel an urban vibe, an intellectual side, a cultural air which I constantly which Calgary could have. Last but definitely not least, Vancouver has a lot of buildings. I love buildings. When I went to NYC, its buildings were the first things to pull a 'wow' out of my mouth.
Vancouver is a dream city. As a matter of fact, I bought a book about it called, Dream City. Looking at the maps was somewhat puzzling. For starters, Vancouver is extremely close to the US border. Sorrounded by the Coastal mountains and flanked by the sea, I could barely belive such a huge city could exists. According to Dream City, Vancouver was built in the right place and at the right time. The Fraser Valley, along with its suculent river, provide it a comfy and fertie nest. For a long time, Vancouver was self sufficient, a bit poor, but slef-sufficient nonetheless. At the 49 degree and 2 minutes, Vancouver's world location, the climate is temperate, humid, and fresh. A few kilometers, no, a few meters to the north, the mountain range becomes a rainforest. A friggin' rainforest!!! Talk about change. Having been the last city to thrive in Canada this city was able to grow its own solutions as well as study other northamerican cities. Though it had to wait for a long time before the railway could drink from the west coast, the isolation helped it build a local individuality which has served as a catalyst for its homegrown urban projets.
Gas Town, the Waterfront, and Stanley Park are so exicting. They were bohemian, fun, and relaxing respectively. I could feel an urban vibe, an intellectual side, a cultural air which I constantly which Calgary could have. Last but definitely not least, Vancouver has a lot of buildings. I love buildings. When I went to NYC, its buildings were the first things to pull a 'wow' out of my mouth.