Sept 7: Well the journey was long but the impressive old Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. The current hotel is the third to be called Hotel Vancouver and was opened in 1939. The second Hotel Vancouver, this building’s predecessor a block away, was built in 1916, and became a troop barracks during the Second World War, and was finally torn down in 1949 to fulfil a commitment made by the city with the developers of the third Hotel Vancouver to demolish it – as the new hotel’s design was not as lavish and impressive, and the older hotel was perceived to be too much of a potential rival. The second hotel was in a grand Italianate revival style, and was considered one of the great hotels of the British Empire.
Sept 8: Our first full day here in Vancouver took us on a trip around the must see spots of the Vancouver region.
The first stop was Stanley Park which had a display of First Nation totems. Click Here for full album
Our main stop was Capilano Suspension Bridge. Click Here for full album
