*Seeing refreshing Canada - (1)*
We, 2 couples, came to Vancouver, Canada on 5/5/2019. Today, 6/5/2019, is our 1st day of tour. We visited the downtown, the harbour area and had a glimpse of Stanley Park.
Vancouver has a city population of 650,000. 30% of the population in the inner city is Chinese, making it the largest ethnic group.
The harbour area - a squadron of seaplanes and flowers in bloom at the Devonian Harbour Park including the strange wood spurge, or Euphorbia Amygdaloides.
Stanley Park - the big forested park at the sea front and the top attraction in Vancouver, with marples among the firs and cedars, and the iconic totem poles.
Gastown - the oldest part of the city with brick buildings restored to the Victorian era, cast iron lamps, and the whistling Steam Clock.
Chinatown - the Dr Sun Yet-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, with the purple azalea in bloom.
The last photo is a strange monument near the Telus Science Museum.
*枫叶国风情录 - (1)*
我们(两对夫妇)于昨天(5/5/2019)来到加拿大的温哥华。 今天我们游览了市中心，海港区，和斯丹利公园。
温哥华的城市人口为65万。 市中心中国人近三成，是最大的族群。
港口区 - 水上飞机停机处。港口公园百花盛开，包括奇异的Euphorbia Amygdaloides。
斯丹利公园（Stanley Park) - 位于海滨的大型森林公园，也是温哥华的顶级景点。枫树并立在冷杉和雪松之间，及标志性的图腾柱。
盖斯镇（Gastown）- 市中心最老的区，保存着维多利亚时代的砖砌建筑，还有座蒸汽钟。
唐人街 - 以孙中山先生命名的古典中国园林，紫色杜鹃花盛开。
最后一张照片是Telus科学博物馆附近的一座奇怪的纪念碑。
We, 2 couples, came to Vancouver, Canada on 5/5/2019. Today, 6/5/2019, is our 1st day of tour. We visited the downtown, the harbour area and had a glimpse of Stanley Park.
Vancouver has a city population of 650,000. 30% of the population in the inner city is Chinese, making it the largest ethnic group.
The harbour area - a squadron of seaplanes and flowers in bloom at the Devonian Harbour Park including the strange wood spurge, or Euphorbia Amygdaloides.
Stanley Park - the big forested park at the sea front and the top attraction in Vancouver, with marples among the firs and cedars, and the iconic totem poles.
Gastown - the oldest part of the city with brick buildings restored to the Victorian era, cast iron lamps, and the whistling Steam Clock.
Chinatown - the Dr Sun Yet-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, with the purple azalea in bloom.
The last photo is a strange monument near the Telus Science Museum.
*枫叶国风情录 - (1)*
我们(两对夫妇)于昨天(5/5/2019)来到加拿大的温哥华。 今天我们游览了市中心，海港区，和斯丹利公园。
温哥华的城市人口为65万。 市中心中国人近三成，是最大的族群。
港口区 - 水上飞机停机处。港口公园百花盛开，包括奇异的Euphorbia Amygdaloides。
斯丹利公园（Stanley Park) - 位于海滨的大型森林公园，也是温哥华的顶级景点。枫树并立在冷杉和雪松之间，及标志性的图腾柱。
盖斯镇（Gastown）- 市中心最老的区，保存着维多利亚时代的砖砌建筑，还有座蒸汽钟。
唐人街 - 以孙中山先生命名的古典中国园林，紫色杜鹃花盛开。
最后一张照片是Telus科学博物馆附近的一座奇怪的纪念碑。
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Today we visited Capilano and Granville Island. Capilano is a forest park. The main attractions include the 147 m long suspension walk-bridge, 70 m above the Capilano River, the tree-top canopy walk with a serious of bridges, and the cliff-walk which is a cantilevered walkway jetting out from the cliff face.
The main trees in the park are Douglas Fir and Red Cedar. The 5th photo shows the smooth-bark Cedar and the rough-bark Fir. The 6th shows the tallest fir here, called Grandma Capilano, 76 m tall and 1,300 years old. Then a giant fir cone and all trees point towards heaven.
In the afternoon we were at the Granville Island, once an industrial estate, now a popular shopping area, with restaurants, etc. The island is shown in the foreground of the 9th photo. Here everything is brightly coloured: buildings, flowers (tulip), vegetables (capsicums) and pies.
*枫叶国风情录 -（2）温哥华*
今天我们参观了Capilano和Granville岛。Capilano是个森林公园。 有条147米长的人行索桥，高于河谷70米，一系列的树上步道和一座悬崖步道。
公园里的主要树木是雪松和冷杉。 第5张照片显示的是光滑树皮的雪松和粗糙树皮的冷杉。 第六张介绍公园最高的冷杉木，高76米，1300年树龄。 接下来所显示的是个巨大的冷杉果，而所有的树都指向天堂。
下午我们在Granville岛，这里曾是一个工业园，现在是个购物区，也有很多餐馆。这里什么都彩色鲜艳：建筑，鲜花（郁金香），蔬菜（大辣椒）和馅饼。
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*Seeing refreshing Canada - (3,4) Alaska Cruise*
More shots of the skyline of Vancouver city at the waterfront, and the Robson Square, an oasis on Robson Street, the premier shopping street.
By noon on 07/05/19 we boarded our cruise ship for the Alaska Cruise, named "Volendam" owned by the Holland America Lines. Boarding was at the Canada Place, a building designed to look like a sail boat, photos taken from 2 different sides.
Volendam is 8 stories high, with a guest capacity of 1,432 on double occupancy. We are on a standard cabin, well furnished and equipped, about 280 sq ft in size.
The 1st and 2nd days are cruising days, at speeds around 40 km an hour. We are on a so-called "Inside Passage" route, with the ship passing along a network of passages weaving through the islands off the Pacific northwest coast of North America. Shown typical scenery.
*枫叶国风情录 -（3,4）阿拉斯加邮轮之旅*
前面四张照片是温哥华市的滨海高楼建筑，和罗布森广场的景色，广场位于罗布森街，温哥华市首屈一指的购物街。
五月七日中午，我们登上名为“Volendam”的游轮。 登舱地点在Canada Place，一幢设计像帆船的建筑。示不同方向拍的两张照片。
Volendam客人容量为1,432人。 我们在标准舱，约280平方英尺，布置怡人，设备齐全。
第1和第2天是巡航，速度约每小时40公里。 游轮走的是称为“内部通道”的航线，游轮沿着一条穿过北美太平洋西北海岸的岛屿的通道行驶。 示典型风景。
More shots of the skyline of Vancouver city at the waterfront, and the Robson Square, an oasis on Robson Street, the premier shopping street.
By noon on 07/05/19 we boarded our cruise ship for the Alaska Cruise, named "Volendam" owned by the Holland America Lines. Boarding was at the Canada Place, a building designed to look like a sail boat, photos taken from 2 different sides.
Volendam is 8 stories high, with a guest capacity of 1,432 on double occupancy. We are on a standard cabin, well furnished and equipped, about 280 sq ft in size.
The 1st and 2nd days are cruising days, at speeds around 40 km an hour. We are on a so-called "Inside Passage" route, with the ship passing along a network of passages weaving through the islands off the Pacific northwest coast of North America. Shown typical scenery.
*枫叶国风情录 -（3,4）阿拉斯加邮轮之旅*
前面四张照片是温哥华市的滨海高楼建筑，和罗布森广场的景色，广场位于罗布森街，温哥华市首屈一指的购物街。
五月七日中午，我们登上名为“Volendam”的游轮。 登舱地点在Canada Place，一幢设计像帆船的建筑。示不同方向拍的两张照片。
Volendam客人容量为1,432人。 我们在标准舱，约280平方英尺，布置怡人，设备齐全。
第1和第2天是巡航，速度约每小时40公里。 游轮走的是称为“内部通道”的航线，游轮沿着一条穿过北美太平洋西北海岸的岛屿的通道行驶。 示典型风景。
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*Seeing refreshing Canada - (5) Alaska Cruise*
10/05/19, around 1pm the ship docked at Juneau, the capital city of the state of Alaska. Population only 32,000. The major industries are government service, tourism and fishing.
It is a gloomy, cloudy sun-less day with occasional light drizzles. We spent about 3+ hours in town.
First: more views of the journey before and near to port, the quay area of Juneau, the State Capital Building with a statue of the iconic brown bear, the St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church and a funny signboard at a bus stop. Then typical houses and roadside tulips in bloom.
We spent an hour at the State Museum; a mask meant for the shaman. Alaska is of course famous for the Alaskan King Crab, this single leg costs US$ 28 or around RM 116.
*枫叶国风情录 -（5）阿拉斯加邮轮之旅*
五月十日下午，游轮停泊在一个名为Juneau 的城市，其实Juneau 是阿拉斯加州的首都，人口三万二。主要工业是公务，旅游和捕鱼。
这是一个阴沉沉，没有阳光的日子，偶尔还有细雨。 我们在镇上停留了三个多小时。
照片所示先是游轮旅程景色，Juneau 码头，州政府大厦，大厦前的棕熊雕像，俄罗斯东正教教堂和一个滑稽的告示牌。后是典型的住宅和路边盛开的郁金香。
我们参观了州博物馆，献上一个巫师的面具。 在阿拉斯加当然要品尝阿拉斯加帝王蟹，这单足卖价为28美元或116马币。
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*Seeing refreshing Canada - (6) Alaska Cruise*
Today the ship docked at the town of Skagway with 1,000 residents. A town founded during the gold rush days; now a regular stop for cruise ships.
Scenes of Skagway: surrounded by mountains, remembering old times: railway snow blower and the centennial statues, main street with the jewelry and liquor stores and hotels. During the gold rush days the prostitutes advertised themselves at the 1st floor windows. Enacted here to advertise a show.
We also took up a half-day Yukoner coach tour, costing US$ 72.50 each, including tips to the driver cum tour guide.
The coach took us from Skagway along the White Pass route into British Columbia in Canada, reached the Yukon border and returned.
Shown scenes up to the White Pass Summit (873 m) near the Canadian border. It was snowing very slightly for a short while. "Old" snow did cover most of the rough terrain.
*枫叶国风情录 -（6）阿拉斯加邮轮之旅*
今天，游轮停靠在僅有一千个居民的Skagway镇。这 是美国淘金热时期建立的小镇; 现在是游轮必停靠之处。
Skagway景色：群山环绕；记忆旧时代：铁路吹雪机和百年记念雕像；主要街道：珠宝店，旅店，酒市。 淘金热时期妓女多在妓院一楼的窗户招客。今天又有女人在一楼窗户招客，不过这是为戏剧表演做广告。
我们也参加了Yukoner之旅半日游，费用是每人72.50美元，包括给司机兼导游的小费。
我们从Skagway沿着White Pass线进入加拿大的British Columbia州，直到Yukon州边界再折返。
照片所示是White Pass垭口(873米高)附近的景色。当时下着微雪。大部分崎岖的山谷都被“旧”雪覆盖。
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*Seeing refreshing Canada - (7) Alaska Cruise*
Today is cruising day, around the region called Glacier Bay. The 4 photos are taken at the John Hopkins Inlet where the ship comes very close to land. A beautiful sunny day.
Our next photo show is a continuation of the scenery on the Yukoner Tour taken yesterday. The first few show the rugged terrain near the White Pass Summit. See the heavily glaciated gullies. Part of the Tutshi River is still frozen, now nearly summer. Near the Canadian/US border is Alaska's welcoming signboard.
Further north the route followed the long Tutsui Lake, until we reached the border with the State of Yukon. Less snow now as it is on lower elevation. We returned after reaching the point of the Yukon signboard.
*枫叶国风情录 -（7）阿拉斯加邮轮之旅*
今天游轮在Glacier Bay水域巡航。前四张照片是游轮在John Hopkins Inlet时拍摄的，那时船很靠近陆地。
接下来的照片是昨天Yukoner Tour的风景照的延续。 前几张展示了White Pass垭口北部的严峻地势形态。 现在已接近初夏，不过Tutshi河的一部分仍然冻结。 在加拿大/美国边界处有个介绍阿拉斯加的牌坊。
车沿着长长的Tutshi湖往北走，直到Yukon州的边界。 这段地带较少雪，因为它海拔较低。 我们在Yukon牌坊拍照后返回 Skagway。
*Seeing refreshing Canada - (8) Alaska Cruise*
Today the ship docked at Ketchikan, population 8,000, the southernmost town in Alaska. The name is said to mean "Thundering Wings of an Eagle", with a giant eagle statue at the waterfront. The neighbourhood is heavily forested, with nice houses on the slope.
It is a popular cruiseship stop. Today 4 are docked here. Shown the giant "Norwegian Joy" which could carry 3,883 passengers.
Downtown is a National Historic District. It is also a salmon center, the 9thphoto showing Ketchikan Creek, a salmon passageway.
We also visited the Totem Heritage Center, a treasurehouse of historic and famous totems.
*枫叶国风情录 -（8）阿拉斯加邮轮之旅*
今天，游轮停靠在Ketchikan，阿拉斯加最南端的市镇，人口八千。这个名字的意思是“鹰的雷霆之翼”，在海滨有一尊巨型鹰雕。 这个区域森林茂盛，斜坡上有悦目的房子。
这是个游轮停靠站。 今天有4艘游轮停靠在这里。 第四张照片展示的是"Norwegian Joy"，可载3,883名乘客。
市中心是国家历史区。它也是一个鲑鱼中心，第九张照片显示的Ketchikan Creek，是主要鲑鱼通道。
我们也参观了图腾文化中心，它保存着一批有历史价值的旧图腾。
Today the ship docked at Ketchikan, population 8,000, the southernmost town in Alaska. The name is said to mean "Thundering Wings of an Eagle", with a giant eagle statue at the waterfront. The neighbourhood is heavily forested, with nice houses on the slope.
It is a popular cruiseship stop. Today 4 are docked here. Shown the giant "Norwegian Joy" which could carry 3,883 passengers.
Downtown is a National Historic District. It is also a salmon center, the 9thphoto showing Ketchikan Creek, a salmon passageway.
We also visited the Totem Heritage Center, a treasurehouse of historic and famous totems.
*枫叶国风情录 -（8）阿拉斯加邮轮之旅*
今天，游轮停靠在Ketchikan，阿拉斯加最南端的市镇，人口八千。这个名字的意思是“鹰的雷霆之翼”，在海滨有一尊巨型鹰雕。 这个区域森林茂盛，斜坡上有悦目的房子。
这是个游轮停靠站。 今天有4艘游轮停靠在这里。 第四张照片展示的是"Norwegian Joy"，可载3,883名乘客。
市中心是国家历史区。它也是一个鲑鱼中心，第九张照片显示的Ketchikan Creek，是主要鲑鱼通道。
我们也参观了图腾文化中心，它保存着一批有历史价值的旧图腾。
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