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Tuesday, 13 December 2011

V is for VANCOUVER

Welcome to our V week and as presenter this week, I'd like to introduce you to my home "city" of Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. You may all recall that we had the 2010 Winter Olympics here last February and it was a smashing success! Unfortunately, you may have heard about the embarrassing riot after the Stanley Cup (hockey) final game this past June where a bunch of loony-tunes torched police cars and other cars, smashed store windows, and generally went wild. This mid-adventure was so un-Canadian that 99% of us were horrified and rushed to make amends by cleaning up the streets and setting things right as rain again.

Anyhoo, Vancouver lies on the west coast of Canada and is the 3rd largest city in the country. You can read about the city here but in the meantime, here's a very short list of some famous people from Vancouver. How many do you know?

Michael Buble,Pamela Anderson, Michael J. Fox, Joshua Jackson,Evangeline Lilly, Leslie Nielson, Sandra Oh, Grace Park, Jason Priestley, Ryan Reynolds, David Suzuki, Eckhart Tolle, Margaret Trudeau, plus many many famous musicians, scientists, writers, etc.

See photos in the previous post!




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33 comments:

  1. Roger Owen Green13 December 2011 at 02:04

    The riots have the Cup seemed SO unCanadian, even though it was a tough loss. Anyway, a VICTORIOUS entry.

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  2. Reader Wil13 December 2011 at 05:17

    Great piece of information, Leslie! Thank you!

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  3. lotusleaf13 December 2011 at 05:39

    Very versatile city!

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  4. Anonymous13 December 2011 at 05:58

    Indeed Very interesting read

    Pheno

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  5. Kate13 December 2011 at 06:43

    Every photo is a great depiction of the city. Lovely shots!!

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  6. Katya kate13 December 2011 at 06:52

    Wow Canada is so beautiful!! LoVe to do whale watching! Must be fun!

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  7. Unknown13 December 2011 at 07:21

    Vancouver is a very vital city. I will never forget my one visit to it and Victoria. Would love to live in your city!

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  8. Gigi Ann13 December 2011 at 07:28

    The photos are just lovely and the info is great also.

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  9. MERYL JAFFE, PhD - parent, psychologist, teacher, author...13 December 2011 at 07:57

    I was just in Vancouver for the fist time this summer and LOVED it!!! AHHH How beautiful...and the park... everything. Great "V" post!

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  10. Chubskulit Rose13 December 2011 at 07:58

    Won't it be nice to have a getaway in that beautiful place? Must be paradise!

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  11. Gerald (SK14)13 December 2011 at 07:58

    what a great selection highlighting the city

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  12. Chubskulit Rose13 December 2011 at 08:02

    How come there is no linky yet? Or I am just missing to see it hehehe..

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  13. Chubskulit Rose13 December 2011 at 08:03

    I think the link is being hidden by the picture.

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  14. MERYL JAFFE, PhD - parent, psychologist, teacher, author...13 December 2011 at 08:04

    I cannot find the link... Berowne did so it must be working... Help?

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  15. Bradley Hsi13 December 2011 at 08:05

    I also can not find the link, it is hidden by the picture

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  16. Chubskulit Rose13 December 2011 at 08:05

    the link is in the middle so one of the pictures is hiding it...

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  17. Chubskulit Rose13 December 2011 at 08:08

    Can anyone fix the linky please?

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  18. Roger Owen Green13 December 2011 at 08:10

    I'm trying to fix it...the code of the pics are interfering...

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  19. Reader Wil13 December 2011 at 08:10

    Yes, I cannot enter either!

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  20. Chubskulit Rose13 December 2011 at 08:12

    Just put the code at the very end of the post. Click edit html and then enter the code at the bottom. Hope it helps.

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  21. Carver13 December 2011 at 08:17

    You do have a very beautiful city. Great shots in the first introduction.

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  22. Roger Owen Green13 December 2011 at 08:19

    Chubskulit - I DID put the code at the end. It kept showing up above where I wanted it.

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  23. Chubskulit Rose13 December 2011 at 08:23

    I am not sure what is wrong, maybe the pictures have some extra codes attached to it that is why it is messing up the linky. Thanks for making the linky visible anyway, you rock Roger.

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  24. Francisca13 December 2011 at 09:09

    Vancouver! My home town! (Or at least one of the main ones.)

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  25. The Poet13 December 2011 at 09:18

    Hello.
    Thanks for the lovely introduction, Leslie.
    I've only made it as far as Niagara Falls. Vancouver looks like a great place to visit.
    Awesome photos!

    Have a wonderful week ahead everyone!

    For ref:
    Violins Of Love

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  26. jane13 December 2011 at 09:33

    Another place on my wish list to visit - you sell it well - how could anyone not want to visit! - thanks for sharing

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  27. Anna13 December 2011 at 10:05

    Vancouver sounds like a really vibrant city Leslie. Shame about the riots but like everywhere there is always a minority intent on causing havoc. - unfortunately they are the ones who grab the headlines :(

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  28. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪13 December 2011 at 10:38

    I almost went to Vancouver by Rail from Windsor, then I changed my mind and flew to San Francisco. My loss.

    Look at at the mast in you yachts. Amazing!

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  29. Carola14 December 2011 at 03:46

    Great Vancouver post. I love Vancouver and it wasmy last V post. This is my Vancouver post.

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  30. LeAnn14 December 2011 at 09:34

    I have been there and it was fabulous! I did not know all of those people came from there though.

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  31. Marie14 December 2011 at 12:15

    Merci bien, Madame Nesbitt :-)

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  32. kml14 December 2011 at 15:57

    Quite an impressive list with some gorgeous photos too!

    Happy Wednesday!

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  33. Christie28 December 2011 at 15:56

    Thank you for sharing those gorgeous pictures of the most amazing city in the world with everyone! I know you've mentioned Joshua Jackson, but as for the famous Vancouver people, I'd love to add just a few well-known actors.

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