Vancouver – Stanley Park – Part 2

This extract is from ‘Travel Tales from Exotic Places like Salford’

The 5.5 mile walk around the Stanley Park, mostly along the seawall, is a must for all visitors. It orientates you wonderfully and the outstanding views just keep coming. The walk should be done counter-clockwise starting from the Georgia Street entrance. The first building you pass is the Tudor-style Vancouver Rowing Club. The next sight is the
wonderful collection of Totem Poles, a photographer’s delight. Near the poles and right by the path is a statue of Harry Jerome, who in the early 1960s was the world’s fastest sprinter. The view towards the ‘sails’ of Canada Place is particularly fine from here. The Nine O’Clock Gun still resounds across the harbour each evening. Depending on
which story you believe, the gun either called the herring fishermen home or allowed ships in the harbour to set their chronometers.