Vancouver

[gfish]

It will never be my city, but I do love Vancouver.



The view was far more spectacular than I could capture, of course, partly because I couldn't find a good vantage point in time. But still.

Comments

[cow.livejournal.com]

I can agree with Fish on many points, although I would argue that in the urban core, things are quite a bit different--both the bus drivers and the people, it seems. Hell, I live in Yaletown, which is the most yuppie, glitzy, superficial part of town. But, really, give me the West End over anywhere in Seattle any day.

ETA: I can't seem to express thoughts coherently after a night at Steamworks. I will try again later. But what I am trying to say is that I have found many Vancouvers in a single Vancouver and it's kind of all about where you put yourself and where you are. Which .. god, that sounds even dumber and more new-agey, so I should just quit trying here.

That said, if you were thinking of giving Van a try, wait until next April at the earliest omfg f the olympics.

Also: Seattle has much, much, much better microbrew. Much.

[ilmarinen.livejournal.com]

Nope, that (many Vancouvers in a single Vancouver) makes perfect sense. Most metro areas seem that way. If you realistically take Seattle Metro to include all the surrounding (touching) cities, it's very true here.

-B.

[caladri.livejournal.com]

There's many Seattles in Seattle proper, even, to say nothing of the things people think of as Seattle proper. Surely Queen Anne, Cap Hill, Belltown, the U District, and Ballard are different Seattles, to name but a few. They have things in common, but are distinct in many other ways, from road layout to who lives there to what goes on there, transit, architecture, etc.

[ilmarinen.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I was unclear. I meant to say it was even *more* true of Seattle if you including the adjacent cities. I agree it is very true even within just Seattle proper.

-B.

[caladri.livejournal.com]

I dunno, Vancouver has its outlying areas, though I suppose if you go by the largest statistical conglomeration that is used in the area, Bellingham-Olympia, there's no comparison in BC.

(Yes, Everett-Olympia and Everett-Tacoma still hold that true and are much more commonly-used, but I can't resist the absurdity of Bellingham-Olympia. I mean really.)