Mercer releases annually the Quality of Living Survey, comparing 221 cities based on 39 criteria. New York City is given a baseline score of 100 and other cities are rated in comparison. Important criteria are safety, education, hygiene,health care, culture, environment, recreation, political-economic stability and public transport. Vancouver is 5th on the list for 2015 (Vienna number 1).
Everyone we have talked to who has visited enthuses about this city. The flight over the Rockies, circling the bay and across the city was amazing. We were really looking forward to our first visit which is also the first stop on our big trip.
It is a lovely city. And I am having a great time and goofy grinning lots. Not because of cycling to the waterfront and round Stanley Park yesterday, although that was great. Not because of the walk around the city and through Gastown, although that was also great. And not even because of stuffing our faces at Foodcartfest.
The reason I am having a great time is spotting one of my favouritest things in the whole world. No Vancouver does not have penguins. But it does have spiky haired Asian babies. Sooooo cute and in this good weather doing lots of very cute stuff. I have resigned myself to the fact that I am unlikely to have a spiky haired Asian baby of my own unless I purchase one on the internet so I have had to make do by engaging with everyone else's. So that has been my biggest activity since we arrived.
Moving on....
We are staying L'hermitage hotel. I booked it last year which was best as that World Cup thing has resulted in little available accommodation in the city.
We went for dinner at www.pourhousevancouver.com . It has a 38ft bar. I sampled one of their signature drinks - Morning Glory- absinthe, american rye, curacao, cognac and soda. A bit of a burn.
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