The Country Mice

Much of Vancouver’s beauty lies in its contrasts — the sea, the sky and the mountains, the green, the blue and the grey.

To cross from one part of the city to another one can either take a bridge or take a pedestrian ferry — the Seabus.

You can use the sea bus as part of your daily commute — the city’s various modes of public transit meld together rather seamlessly.

And some streets are at times completely closed to vehicular traffic. Easy to have a pedestrian corridor when the temperate weather means nothing heavier than a fleece hoodie.

Smile.

Some public art courtesy of the Olympics.

And these remind me of the slips of prayer-inscribed paper tied to trees outside temples in Japan, particularly at exam time.

I could have used a few of those.

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Today off to explore some music lesson options and the best year-round market in the world — Granville Island.

So good to be here.