amonkie

I took hundreds and hundreds of pics... but these are some of my favorites.

Hope you all enjoy one of my favorite cities as much as I do.

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Leto

That's some city!

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amonkie

and some more...

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Baraka_Guru

Very nice. Now I miss the place.

Thanks.

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Daniel_

What he said.

These are great, and you are right, it is a lovely city that I'd like to re-visit.

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Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
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jewels

Thank you for bringing me back. Vancouver's gorgeous.

I've only been once, but been dying to get back.

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paddyjoe

geez monkie, after seeing these, I miss the place too......


and i've never even been there!

noodle

Why don't I live there?

Oh... right. Snow.

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Baraka_Guru

(I think you mean "rain.")

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dlish

with such great pics, i guess i wont have to start a G'day from Vancouver thread!

nice pics monkie!

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Redlemon

Hey, was that the entrance to Wreck Beach?

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Meditrina

Beautiful photos, amonkie. Makes me want to go there!

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Leto

It has to be.


(memories of Jamaica patties, pina coladas and painful sunburns of my youth...)

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kramus

A lovely place - glad you enjoyed your visit, Amonkie Wish I had some time there with my Lady. She is often very busy when we do get out of the Manor, too busy to share the touristy stuff . . .

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Very nice! Vancouver's a beautiful city, I remember being there in April...early spring for the rest of Canada, but in Vancouver the blossoms were already falling off the flowering crap trees. It was a breezy day and the wind blew the petals around like pink rain.

Oh yes...Love the underwater leaf shot!

mixedmedia

how the hell did I miss this thread? sheesh...

these are excellent, I especially like the two bottom pics in your first post...particularly the leaf underwater. Cool shot!

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amonkie

To the Wreck Beach References - you are correct!

Glad you folks enjoy them.. the last 2 leaf shots are my favorites as well, and the all grey one is my current desktop background.

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Jove

Impressive.

Viewing the pictures makes me want to visit Vancouver.

Fly

so you moving here or what monkie???


great shots too.........

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amonkie

Not moving in the next year... but definitely keeping it on the radar.

It really depends on how I survive this winter.

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