ENJOYING THE VIEW ...

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~jcliu/Album/Vancouver-Winter04/IMG_2443_resize.jpg

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~jcliu/Album/Vancouver-Winter04/IMG_2212_resize.JPG

http://www.fearlessgearless.com/Photographs/Panoramas/Winter-BurnabyMountain.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/149428/big_snowy_mountain.jpg

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~jcliu/Album/Vancouver04/116_1693.JPG

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~jcliu/Album/Vancouver04/117_1763.JPG

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~jcliu/Album/Vancouver04/117_1775.JPG

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~jcliu/Album/Vancouver04/117_1791.JPG

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~jcliu/Album/Vancouver04/117_1747.JPG

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http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~jcliu/Album/Vancouver-Winter04/IMG_2358_resize.JPG

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~jcliu/Album/Vancouver-Winter04/IMG_2341_resize.JPG

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~jcliu/Album/Vancouver-Winter04/IMG_2321_resize.JPG

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~jcliu/Album/Vancouver-Winter04/IMG_2408_resize.JPG

http://www.armybarmy.com/images/614%20pics/Vancouver%20skyline%20from%20White%20Rock.JPG

Wow. I Love Vancouver.

Awesome photos.

Very nice!

Absolutely beautiful. WOW.

This is pretty much the most amazing, jaw-dropping photo thread I have seen in quite a while. Good job with those photos.

http://www.pdpc.ca/Gallery/Images/Carl/BURNABY%20MTN%20PARK.jpg

http://www.alpine-training.bc.ca/sasha/albums/userpics/10001/normal_DSC_0759.JPG

http://www.shootedit.com/pictures/albums/LowerMainland/kits_beach.sized.jpg

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/research/groups/autonomy/img/indian_arm.jpg

http://www.alpine-training.bc.ca/sasha/albums/userpics/10001/DSC_0494.jpg

http://www.alpine-training.bc.ca/sasha/albums/userpics/10001/DSC_0746.JPG

http://www.alpine-training.bc.ca/sasha/albums/userpics/10001/DSC_0741.JPG

This set of pics is from the net.

awesome... that last photo in your original post is absolutely stunning.

Those are the most incredible photos I have ever seen.
Vancouver is soooo the most beautiful place on earth.
Thank you.

Trully "God's" country!

Those are the best Greater Van pics I've ever seen...

Hmmmmm...I was hoping to see a few pics of Vancouver's Palm Trees.

Hmmmmm...I was hoping to see a few pics of Vancouver's Palm Trees.

PBASE PHOTOS: http://www.pbase.com/47latitude/vancouver

http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3010

Credit: Alain Lucier

http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4085

http://www.see-spot-jump.com/images/Photo-Pages-Images/Pic-16.jpg

http://www.see-spot-jump.com/images/Photo-Pages-Images/Pic-2.jpg

VANCOUVER PALM TREE THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=159835

Van Palm: http://www.cloudforest.com/northwest/forum/11044.html

I'm lovin' it.

More Eye-Candy:

http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/12/11/-big/IMGP1258.jpg

http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/01/30/-big/GastownView.jpg

Credit: tbray.org

amazing pics!!

http://www.see-spot-jump.com/images/Photo-Pages-Images/Pic-24.jpg

http://www.see-spot-jump.com/images/Photo-Pages-Images/Pic-6.jpg

Vancouver is what I called the real Paradise!!!

http://www.alpine-training.bc.ca/sasha/albums/userpics/10001/DSC_0411.jpg

http://www.alpine-training.bc.ca/sasha/albums/userpics/10001/DSC_0412.jpg

COQUITLAM

http://www.alpine-training.bc.ca/sasha/albums/userpics/10001/DSC_2287.JPG

http://www.alpine-training.bc.ca/sasha/albums/userpics/10001/DSC_2579.JPG

http://www.alpine-training.bc.ca/sasha/albums/userpics/10001/DSC_1692.JPG

http://www.alpine-training.bc.ca/sasha/albums/userpics/10001/DSC_1677.JPG

http://www.alpine-training.bc.ca/sasha/albums/userpics/10001/DSC_1348.JPG

Click Here (http://www.alpine-training.bc.ca/sasha/index.php?cat=0)

Jerico Beach
http://www.piap.com/photos/20040716/pictures/dsc_0078.jpg

Georgia Street
http://www.languageprogram.de/fotos/georgia%20street.JPG

Downtown
http://www.languageprogram.de/fotos/downtown1.JPG

Ski Just 15min from Downtown!
http://www.languageprogram.de/fotos/ski%20at%20grouse.JPG
http://www.languageprogram.de/fotos/cypress%20mt.JPG

Robson Street
http://www.languageprogram.de/fotos/robson%20street.jpg

English Bay
http://img62.exs.cx/img62/4126/beachstreet25pb.jpg
http://jmarck.photosite.com/~photos/tn/147_1024.ts1080520980000.jpg
http://vancouverbccards.com/vancouver/lgebb.jpg

http://www.vancouverbnb.com/Vancouver-pix/CoalHarbour3.jpg

Transit
http://vancouverbccards.com/vancouver/lgcitygo.jpg

http://www.vanvr.com/vanvr/Gallery/NewSkyTrain/DSCF0004.jpg
http://www.subwaymark.bravepages.com/transit/Canada/Vancouver/ETB/van-etb-downtown-042103-03.jpg

really nice

http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~wtawacko/va00.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/529/5543s3000023.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/529/2507seawalddl.jpg

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http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/529/2507roomview.jpg

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http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/529/2507dsc01043.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/529/2507lions_gate.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/529/2507yatch_club.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/529/2507fairmont_airport_ext.jpg

Credit: Westcoast604, Delirium

whats with all the palm trees? Im amazed at this city being so far north and yet having palms.
great pics

whats with all the palm trees? Im amazed at this city being so far north and yet having palms.
great pics

lol, you don't think all Canadians live in igloos, do you? :D

Vancouver has Canada's 2nd best climate (Victoria's 1st), it's just 3 hours away from Seattle, it's right beside the Pacific ocean (warm current)... has the Coast & North shore mountains blocking all the Arctic winds.. Why wouldn't it be able to grow palm trees? ;) It's a sheltered utopia.

Vancouver ... DAMN your one hot sexy mama!

It must be really expensive to live there ... is it? (If you compared it with Toronto)..

Yeah, more expensive than Toronto. ;)

Keep the photos coming!

:omg: Thanks for the pictures! The city looks very nice. Skyscrapers & Woods!

Vancouver ... DAMN your one hot sexy mama!

It must be really expensive to live there ... is it? (If you compared it with Toronto)..

Well, its a bit more expensive, but since Toronto is Canada's 2nd most expensive market, it's not that bad. of course, this would vary by your income level and professional trait.

BURNABY

http://img214.echo.cx/img214/7492/burnabymountain2bb.jpg

CHINATOWN

http://img214.echo.cx/img214/5306/chinatown5pb.jpg

Does it rain a lot in Vancouver?? Im wondering because thats what i hear from a lot of people here in Ontario..

:yes:

Does it rain a lot in Vancouver??

Enough to keep it super green. :D

Does it rain a lot in Vancouver?? Im wondering because thats what i hear from a lot of people here in Ontario..

lol, don't ask Canadians about other regions in there country, you usually won't get a very nice anwser.

It must be really expensive to live there ... is it? (If you compared it with Toronto)..

it depends on how you phrase the question.

If you try to praise Vancouver as a great place to live, some torontonian will diss it saying only the rich can live in Vancouver, it's so expensive.

Alternatively if you try to use Vancouver's high house prices as a COMPLIMENT (ie high demand=high prices, look at all our demand, people want to live here clearly), some torontonian will dig up stats of a couple areas in Toronto that have higher house prices on average than Shaughnessy or West Van.



I've given up trying to figure out which one is actually more expensive. I do know West Vancouver has the most expensive postal code in Canada

Vancouver's rare glimpse of snow...

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CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE:

CROSS IF YOU DARE;)

http://img237.echo.cx/img237/5415/capilano4hq.jpg

/\ is the bridge very wobbily or is it stable?

OMG, the entironment is perfect! this much better than pure skyscrapers forest.

/\ is the bridge very wobbily or is it stable?

Wobbily. :)

Wobbily. :)
:runaway:

If you try to praise Vancouver as a great place to live, some torontonian will diss it saying only the rich can live in Vancouver, it's so expensive.

Alternatively if you try to use Vancouver's high house prices as a COMPLIMENT (ie high demand=high prices, look at all our demand, people want to live here clearly), some torontonian will dig up stats of a couple areas in Toronto that have higher house prices on average than Shaughnessy or West Van.

I've given up trying to figure out which one is actually more expensive. I do know West Vancouver has the most expensive postal code in Canada

lol. But at the end of the day, every Canadian knows that it costs more to live in Vancouver than Toronto, though that's not good for my pocketbook. :wallbash:

Vancouver is ridiculously beautiful. I haven't been there in almost ten years. It's location between the spectacular mountains and the ocean make it argueably the world's most beautiful city.

http://www.languageprogram.de/fotos/ski%20at%20grouse.JPG

THATS AWESOME

Canada's answer to Miami.
http://vancouverbccards.com/vancouver/lgebb.jpg

Vancouver can pose as many cities... thats why lots of movies are filmed here.

ENGLISH BAY

http://www.vancouverbnb.com/FireWorks/sm-EnglishBay.jpg

http://www.bearspage.info/h/tra/ca/bc/va/i/se/s250.jpg

http://www.bearspage.info/h/tra/ca/bc/va/i/se/s261.jpg

http://www.bearspage.info/h/tra/ca/bc/va/i/se/s248.jpg

http://www.steadiman.com/English%20Bay%20NW_IMG.JPG

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/529/2507dsc05186.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/529/2507dsc02977.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/529/2507dsc00373.jpg

KITSILANO

http://www.steadiman.com/Stanley%20Park%20Pool%204.jpg

http://www.amigamccc.org/files/files0311/Canada_Vancouver_EnglishBay_Sunset.jpg

Credit: Steadiman, amigamcc, bearspage, vanb&b

It has posed for everything from New York to Miami! So true...^

lol. But at the end of the day, every Canadian knows that it costs more to live in Vancouver than Toronto, though that's not good for my pocketbook. :wallbash:

yah probably.


downtown vancouver has absolutely NO cheap places to live.....downtown toronto probably has at least a couple cheap run-down apartments....

Vancouver = LA

http://jmarck.photosite.com/~photos/tn/385_1024.ts1110219495625.jpg

These are the best pictures of Vancouver I have ever seen! I can't wait to visit

I dont think you can get a more "perfect" city, than Vancouver ... i mean seriously .. think about it ... It's got some of the worlds tallest and most beautiful mountains, its got some of the nicest and warmest waters close by, its got tons of highrises and skyscrapers :D, its got palm trees, its a wealthy city, its got EVERYTHING!!! The only "negative" part to it, is I guess all of the rain ... but to me i dont take it as a negative thing.. not only because I like rain, but because rain also makes the grass greener and the trees brighter (and greener). So when the sun is shining, the most perfect place is Vancouver. Also the crime rate is pretty low, compared to a lot of other big cities. :)

I've been there a few times and I can say with ease that it's every bit as beautiful in person as it looks in photos. :)

Classic Vancouver Scenary:

http://img151.echo.cx/img151/4480/raresnow9vs.jpg

This is for a Residental Development atop Burnaby Mountain (Univercity):

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http://img151.echo.cx/img151/9186/oneuniversitycresent8es.jpg

http://img252.echo.cx/img252/2379/oneuniversitycresent25ya.jpg

Credit: Millenium University Homes Ltd.

yah probably.


downtown vancouver has absolutely NO cheap places to live.....downtown toronto probably has at least a couple cheap run-down apartments....

Well, the rundown apartments in Toronto are now more expensive too.. though the vacancy rate's high enough to keep rents reasonable.

Homes rack up long-term gains
Average Toronto house value up 60%
10-year profits still lag the stock market

TONY WONG
BUSINESS REPORTER
TORONTO STAR

When Jose Couture was the buying agent for a simple semi-detached home in the south Annex neighbourhood of Toronto in 1995, she had no idea that she would be listing it once more a decade later for the same clients, or that it would prove to be such a smart investment.

Back then, at the start of the housing cycle, the home sold for $239,000. Today, it is listing for $589,000, or more than double the original price.

"They certainly did well," said Couture, an agent with ReMax Unique Inc. "Real estate has been a great investment, especially in downtown Toronto."

A report released yesterday by ReMax Ontario Atlantic Canada looking at housing market returns in major Canadian centres, supports her case. The average house price in the Toronto area has appreciated by 60.3 per cent since the start of the latest, and longest, housing cycle in recent memory. That figure, from the first quarter of 1995 to the first quarter of 2005, covers a wide swath from Newmarket in the north to Oakville to the west and Durham Region to the east.

In downtown Toronto, and in sought-after neighbourhoods such as the south Annex, those increases have been even more dramatic.

Still, Toronto was only 10th best in the country for housing-price appreciation. Based on the averages, you'd have been wiser to have put your money in Montreal or Calgary, or even in Halifax, three cities that took the top three spots. Or better yet, to have put your money in the stock market. The Toronto Stock Exchange hit 123 per cent in that same time period, suggesting that real estate wasn't necessarily the best place to park your money.

"Real estate hasn't been the most glamorous place to park your money, but most Canadians certainly seem to like it and have benefited from it," said Michael Polzler, executive vice-president of ReMax.

Of course, Polzler acknowledges when you buy in the housing cycle has a lot to do with how happy you're going to be.

Those who purchased at the height of the last housing cycle in 1989, remember all too well when their investments tumbled by 40 per cent over the following years as average house prices took a precipitous fall.

As for the stock market versus real estate comparison, Polzler says it's important to remember that primary residences are exempt from capital-gains tax. You also have to live somewhere, so when you add rental and living costs, the comparisons between the two aren't as dramatic.

Still, most analysts see average housing prices in Toronto going up by at least the rate of inflation till the end of the year. Other realtors are concerned that the market is looking too frothy.

"I think we're getting into the silly season," said veteran ReMax realtor Mike Donia, who is one of the country's top sales agents. This week, he says, he bought, on behalf of a client, empty land in Caledon that went for more than 100 per cent over the asking price. "I'm not sure if we can sustain this kind of pace."

In Vancouver, where many properties end up with multiple offers, some clients are putting "trump" clauses into their contracts, which guarantee the bidder will beat all offers by a pre-set amount, ReMax says.

The market is so heated there that when a tiny subdivision of detached homes came up for sale in the suburb of Port Moody, would-be buyers slept in their cars so they wouldn't miss a chance to bid on the houses.

However, Vancouver and Toronto were not the tops in terms of price appreciation over the past decade. Vancouver, of the 16 markets surveyed, actually came out dead last, with only a 19 per cent appreciation if you had purchased in 1995. "Their market was already over-inflated and their correction came at a different time," said Polzler.

From a peak of $332,003 for an average home in Vancouver in 1995, the market corrected down to $273,400 in 1999, before experiencing a stellar rise to $395,390 in the first quarter of 2005.

The Toronto area didn't show the explosive growth of other markets because homes were already quite expensive, said Donia. "It's easier to show growth when your homes cost $100,000 instead of $200,000."

Montreal, in the Number 1 spot, showed 85.9 per cent growth in 10 years, as the average price of a home went from $104,902 to $194,963.

"There has been much more stability in Montreal since 1995 when there was a low level of confidence," said Polzler. "After people realized that the chances of Quebec separating were low, there was a flood to get back into the market again."

Calgary took the second spot, with house prices showing a 81.7 per cent gain from $134,800 to just over $245,000 in 2005.

"In Calgary it was the oil story," said Polzler. "You also had a lot of young people buying homes in an unprecedented way."

I dont think you can get a more "perfect" city, than Vancouver ... i mean seriously .. think about it ... It's got some of the worlds tallest and most beautiful mountains, its got some of the nicest and warmest waters close by, its got tons of highrises and skyscrapers :D, its got palm trees, its a wealthy city, its got EVERYTHING!!! The only "negative" part to it, is I guess all of the rain ... but to me i dont take it as a negative thing.. not only because I like rain, but because rain also makes the grass greener and the trees brighter (and greener). So when the sun is shining, the most perfect place is Vancouver. Also the crime rate is pretty low, compared to a lot of other big cities. :)
Are there really palm trees there?

Umm yes, all you have to do is look at some of the pics in this thread to see them.

not forests of palm...but yes some....go to english bay and see them if you visit.

Holy Mother of Pearl...........

From this thread to the "toronto, is this it" to the "old Montreal, old port" threads.
CANADA IS THE SHIT 'YO.....................you guys have created one jealous yank here!!! Fantastic country period.

not forests of palm...but yes some....go to english bay and see them if you visit.

AND its numbers are going to multiply.. it is becoming one of Vancouver's favourite outdoor household plants. :) ... after the infamous cherry blossoms.

http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/CHERRY1850.JPG

http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/CHERRY1842.JPG

http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/CHERRY1569.JPG

http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/CHERRY1860.JPG

http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/CHERRY1566.jpg

http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/Cherry01.html

Something completely opposite to palm trees... skiing in the city:

http://members.shaw.ca/panthers7/IMG_8141.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/panthers7/IMG_8213.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/panthers7/IMG_8196.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/flatiron2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/PICT0034.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/2507vancouver1c.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/2507jul.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/buildingscars023.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/buildingscars025.jpg

Nice pictures Vanman :okay:
Vancouver is such an awesome place! I cant help but stare at all of these pictures! I think i might even get a couple of them blown up and framed :D

mountain and sea. hum........ very great ;)

Vancouver Pano:

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http://img246.echo.cx/img246/7790/vanpano38hv.jpg

http://thebeautifulbritishcolumbia.com/Photo/Panoramas/images/Mount,%20city,%20sea.jpg

http://thebeautifulbritishcolumbia.com/Photo/Panoramas/images/Capilano%20Lake.jpg

http://thebeautifulbritishcolumbia.com/Photo/Panoramas/images/The%20Lions%20Bridge%20at%20Dusk.jpg

http://thebeautifulbritishcolumbia.com/Photo/Panoramas/images/Vancouver%20Panorama.jpg

http://thebeautifulbritishcolumbia.com/Photo/Panoramas/images/View%20on%20Down%20Town%20from%20Kitselano.jpg

Credit: Boris Sosner

I think the question that should be asked is, what doesn't Vancouver have???

Height... population... major corporate headquarters... prairie... ;)

http://img255.echo.cx/img255/5223/prospectpoint8nt.jpg

Nice pictures Vanman :okay:
Vancouver is such an awesome place! I cant help but stare at all of these pictures! I think i might even get a couple of them blown up and framed :D


three of them I took myself yo

Height... population... major corporate headquarters... prairie...


Do I smell a hater?

three of them I took myself yo
Thats awesome yo :)
You should think about doing the same then .. blowing them up, framing them, and selling them $$$ You could probably get a lot.

Height... population... major corporate headquarters... prairie...
Height- I take it that you refer to the buildings? And if so ... then ... you're... just ... dumb .. These dont exactly look like short buildings:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/2507vancouver1c.jpg
And I've seen quite a few skyscraper projects in Vancouver that were pretty damn tall so you just wait a few years and u'll see them
Population- Compared to the rest of Canada, Vancouver has a very high population.. Isnt it the 2nd most populated city in Canada? or somewhere around there ...

And i dont understand all of these haters ... Does it really make them feel better about themselves if they put other places/people down? Its stupid...

Typical spring day in Vancouver:

http://img244.echo.cx/img244/8527/vancouvercherryblossom7xl.jpg

http://img211.echo.cx/img211/2514/floweryvancouver1gh.jpg

http://img116.echo.cx/img116/2792/vancondo24wu.jpg

http://img116.echo.cx/img116/5133/vancouverbridge1yq.jpg

http://photos7.flickr.com/10977693_27464d9e29_o.jpg

http://photos7.flickr.com/10977579_bfd7661635_o.jpg

http://img245.echo.cx/img245/1417/vancouverburnaby1yh.jpg

http://img245.echo.cx/img245/5664/westvan7pt.jpg

http://img245.echo.cx/img245/9301/vancouvercloud4zj.jpg

http://img245.echo.cx/img245/7814/vancouverdowntown1lr.jpg

Credit: Pbase, Christina

woah woah woah woah woah... I am definetly not a Vancouver hater! I live in Vancouver, I believe it is one of the greatest cities in the world, and I argue for it quite a bit. As for height: we have a height limit and the tallest building here currently is only around 150m. Even Calgary has taller buildings! And for population: the city of Vancouver has only 500,000 but the metro has 2 million something. That makes the city third largest in CANADA (not saying much). But we are growing and slowly breaking that height limit so look out for this city ;).

woah woah woah woah woah... I am definetly not a Vancouver hater! I live in Vancouver, I believe it is one of the greatest cities in the world, and I argue for it quite a bit. As for height: we have a height limit and the tallest building here currently is only around 150m. Even Calgary has taller buildings! And for population: the city of Vancouver has only 500,000 but the metro has 2 million something. That makes the city third largest in CANADA (not saying much). But we are growing and slowly breaking that height limit so look out for this city ;).


i think the reason they called you a hater is for the third thing - "prairie". I personally think you were kidding. ie like if someone said "what DOESN'T rio have", the answer would be "snow".

But I can see how someone might mistake you for an alberta boy who has an unreasonable love for huge wide-open flat spaces.

woah woah woah woah woah... I am definetly not a Vancouver hater! I live in Vancouver, I believe it is one of the greatest cities in the world, and I argue for it quite a bit. As for height: we have a height limit and the tallest building here currently is only around 150m. Even Calgary has taller buildings! And for population: the city of Vancouver has only 500,000 but the metro has 2 million something. That makes the city third largest in CANADA (not saying much). But we are growing and slowly breaking that height limit so look out for this city ;).

Why does everyone want more more more and simultaneously think that taller buildings make a city? Vancouver has many good-heighted buildings... heck, if I could have my way, nothing about Vancouver would change. It is just so amazing!

Pano

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The most beautiful city in Canada.

The most beautiful city in Canada.

it maybe, but you also have to check out Quebec city before you make a final decision on that :)

By the way i love this pic
http://photos7.flickr.com/10977579_bfd7661635_o.jpg

i think the reason they called you a hater is for the third thing - "prairie". I personally think you were kidding. ie like if someone said "what DOESN'T rio have", the answer would be "snow".

But I can see how someone might mistake you for an alberta boy who has an unreasonable love for huge wide-open flat spaces.


Damn, I should have added a wink after that post so people would take me less seriously. Of course I was joking about prairie (there is Abbotsford!).



Keep the great photos coming!

Here are some of my own (sorry for the strange sizes):

Going to be Vancouver's tallest:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/IMG_1547.jpg

The east side:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/2IMG_1346.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/touraccuracy/7747407.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/touraccuracy/7747409.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/touraccuracy/7747410.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/touraccuracy/7747417.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/touraccuracy/7747413.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/touraccuracy/7747415.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/touraccuracy/7747414.jpg

Some artsy stuff:
200 Granville Square
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/IMG_1585.jpg
One Wall Centre
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/774_7500.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/775_7511.jpg

False Creek:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/796_9602.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/796_9601.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9600.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9599.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9586.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9575.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9573.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9572.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9571.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9570.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9567.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9565.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9564.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9562.jpg

English Bay:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9551.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9547.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9546.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9545.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/795_9543.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/touraccuracy/796_9606.jpg


Quite diverse areas, eh?

nothing comes close to Vancouvers natrual beauty!!!!!

I LOVE this city! I miss it so much! I wanna come back as soon as I can! Thanks for all these pics! They made me remember a great time I spent there! :okay:

^I took a look at your website. You are an incredible photographer and covered Vancouver very well.

Upper Levels Highway (North Shore)

http://img80.echo.cx/img80/2995/upperlevels0yh.jpg

http://img80.echo.cx/img80/7682/upperlevels28ep.jpg

http://img80.echo.cx/img80/1331/vanmount4lo.jpg

http://img80.echo.cx/img80/4026/vanmount24jx.jpg

http://img80.echo.cx/img80/1075/vanmount33gf.jpg

http://img80.echo.cx/img80/5275/vanmount45gz.jpg

Credit: Pbase

^I took a look at your website. You are an incredible photographer and covered Vancouver very well.

oh thanks a lot, dude! :okay:

your photos are very good too! ;)

NO! we can't let this thread die! *BUMP*

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http://img225.echo.cx/img225/2721/grousemountain20kb.jpg

http://www.kelora.org/conventions/vcon/27/View%20-%20Skyline.jpg

http://image03.webshots.com/3/5/75/19/24157519xrHsIxZCEW_fs.jpg

http://img236.echo.cx/img236/1350/vannight7ha.jpg

http://img168.echo.cx/img168/378/vanstanley6jz.jpg

http://img22.echo.cx/img22/4535/vansunset1vz.jpg

Upper Levels Highway (North Shore)


http://img80.echo.cx/img80/1075/vanmount33gf.jpg

http://img80.echo.cx/img80/5275/vanmount45gz.jpg

Credit: Pbase




These are absolutely GORGEOUS!!

These pictures are unbelievable! This needs a bump so everyone can see.

mmm, there's nature in/or around Vancouver, I like the city with nature, or, countrytowns

PANORAMA

Scroll>>>>>>>>>>>>

http://img12.echo.cx/img12/945/lionspanorama9xe.jpg

http://img200.echo.cx/img200/5263/vanbridge4sw.jpg

http://img12.echo.cx/img12/233/vanbritishproperties7ja.jpg

some of my pics :okay:

http://img220.exs.cx/img220/7690/vancouver10658uu.jpg

http://img178.exs.cx/img178/6414/vancouver10592uw.jpg

http://img220.exs.cx/img220/6222/vancouver20693lw.jpg

http://img220.exs.cx/img220/94/vancouver20717tq.jpg

http://img220.exs.cx/img220/2010/vancouver20827nh.jpg

http://img220.exs.cx/img220/37/vancouver20881oi.jpg

http://img220.exs.cx/img220/71/vancouver20476ef.jpg

http://img220.exs.cx/img220/9114/vancouver20571yf.jpg

;)

http://img146.echo.cx/img146/6610/vbiew0xt.jpg

Shroudded in Fog
http://img152.echo.cx/img152/8795/vancouverfog2ef.jpg

http://img152.echo.cx/img152/6456/fog4nb.jpg

http://img152.echo.cx/img152/75/beauty1ly.jpg

Vancouver... the most beautiful city in North America! (and maybe even the world) :)

Vancouver... the most beautiful city in North America! (and maybe even the world) :)

3rd (possibly tied with Seattle), just behind Capetown and Rio, lol.

http://img225.echo.cx/img225/2721/grousemountain20kb.jpg

is this a second CBD?


and is the island near the CBD with a forest on it protected by measures against construtions? is it a park or something?

http://img225.echo.cx/img225/2721/grousemountain20kb.jpg

is this a second CBD?

That's West Vancouver. Nope, Vancouver's second CBD would be Burnaby's Metrotown.


and is the island near the CBD with a forest on it protected by measures against construtions? is it a park or something?

lol. It's not an island, it's a peninsula. That's Stanley Park, and it's attached to Vancouver's CBD. IMO, Canada's most spectacular urban park.

thanks. so the buildings in that pic i quoted are residential ? for the beach?

vancouver looks great. (but i dont like cold areas and everything thats not almost tropical to me is cold :p)

thanks. so the buildings in that pic i quoted are residential ? for the beach?

Yes & Yes. Ambleside beach.

http://www.saphotoalbum.com/vancouver/Img0028a.JPG

http://www.wowpicture.com/photo_diary/Vancouver%20beach.jpg

vancouver looks great. (but i dont like cold areas and everything thats not almost tropical to me is cold :p)

Vancouver has the 2nd warmest weather in Canada, though of course, it's not tropical, lol. Warm enough for certain palm trees though.

http://www.sunnie.org/albums/vancouver04/020704_062.sized.jpg

The city itself is not so special but indeed the nature arround it is stumming

Saying that means you haven't been here.

COAL HARBOUR DOWNTOWN - GEORGIA ST. W TO LIONS GATE BRIDGE via STANLEY PARK

http://img247.echo.cx/img247/2871/coalharbour3ha.jpg

Best Vancouver thread of all time. This says a lot. I´m living in Playa del Carmen, Mexico these days, and I was just in Vancouver to see both U2 shows. Wow, did I miss those mountains!

Your hometown is pretty nice too Nazzy, Playa Del Carmen was so much fun. I picture it as, Vancouver with less mountains and more plam trees and resorts.

Wow, did I miss those mountains!

Now you can enjoy them in this thread, lol. ;)

stunning pics!

may i ask, how much do you need to pay for the condo in the last pic?

stunning pics!

may i ask, how much do you need to pay for the condo in the last pic?

For Coal Harbour neighbourhood...

Bachelors (1 bdm) start at C$ 300 000+

Goes up to C$10 million for penthouse suites. Still a bargain compared to US real estate though. ;)

Views cost extra $$$ :)

It gets cheaper once your view gets smaller, like this:

http://img141.echo.cx/img141/3937/vancondo6ex.jpg

Height... population... major corporate headquarters... prairie... ;)
Actually, major corps- MDA, Vancity, Telus, Terasen, BCHydro, computing coporations, our population isnt that bad, 2.5 million, praries - abbotsford area is quite the prarie (except the town part) and height- with shangri- la, 801 west georgia and melville ect, were getting there.

Those are fucking awesome :eek2:

Crazy Canuck, yes, Playa is a blast! It´s strange living in a place where almost EVERYONE is on vacation. Kind of surreal after a while. At least they´re all in a good mood!

rt_0891, yes, thank you! This will have to suffice for a while until I get back up there!

I really love this picture I found in another thread. It´s the first time I´ve found a pic of the view of Vancouver from the area I used to live (33rd and Carnarvin):

http://www.nealen.net/images/skylpan3.jpg

One of my favourite hangouts...Deep Cove. There's benches right behind where this picture was taken, and it's so relaxing sitting there and enjoying the scenery.

http://www3.telus.net/sannyedwin/photo/vancouver/deepcove2/original/IMG_0399.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/duck0/photo/deepcove/sP1002319.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/duck0/photo/deepcove/sP1002324.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/duck0/photo/deepcove/sP1001598.jpg

http://www3.telus.net/sannyedwin/photo/vancouver/deepcove2/original/IMG_0391.jpg

http://www3.telus.net/sannyedwin/photo/vancouver/deepcove2/original/IMG_0410.jpg

:applause:

Yeah Vancouver is awesome.......it has it's gritty parts but all in all very well organized city.....

Actually, major corps- MDA, Vancity, Telus, Terasen, BCHydro, computing coporations, our population isnt that bad, 2.5 million, praries - abbotsford area is quite the prarie (except the town part) and height- with shangri- la, 801 west georgia and melville ect, were getting there.

also EA has it's biggest worldwide studio here.

Vancouver is heaven

Is there anyone here studying @ UBC or SFU ?

Scintillating pictures...

Vancouver is heaven

Is there anyone here studying @ UBC or SFU ?

I kind of regret not going there :cry: ..shouldn't have thrown away that acceptance.

^ Lol

I have heard UBC & SFU have some of the best settings for a univ campus !
It would be a delight to study there :)

Yes, Both campuses are surrounded by beautiful natural scenery.

http://finance.sauder.ubc.ca/~chemla/UBC.jpg

http://www2.ucsc.edu/oie/pictures/gallery/canada-ubc_04.jpg

http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~yuzhou/snowmountain.jpg

http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~yuzhou/photo/spring3.jpg

http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~yuzhou/photo/spring9.jpg

http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~yuzhou/photo/spring22.jpg

http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~yuzhou/photo/spring16.jpg

Nearby UBC

http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~yuzhou/photo/spring11.jpg

http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~yuzhou/photo/spring15.jpg

UBC Aerial

http://www.imageweb.info/photo/NY037696.jpg

http://www.imageweb.info/photo/MW637805.jpg

SFU AERIALs: SCROLL>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

http://www.fnal.gov/pub/ferminews/Photos-for-Lee/DZero-reprocessing-photos/Extras/vancouver-sfu-view.jpg

SCROLL>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~anoop/images/sfu-april-13-2004/CIMG0034.JPG

SCROLL>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~anoop/images/sfu-april-13-2004/CIMG0024.JPG

MORE UBC:

http://www.math.purdue.edu/~mkumar/photos/canada/ubc/DSCF0001.JPG

http://www.math.purdue.edu/~mkumar/photos/canada/ubc/DSCF0005.JPG

http://www.math.purdue.edu/~mkumar/photos/canada/ubc/DSCF0015.JPG

http://www.math.purdue.edu/~mkumar/photos/canada/ubc/DSCF0115.JPG

Damm I want to study there
:D

Vancexcellent

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http://img197.echo.cx/img197/9469/img3696sized6yh.jpg

Ski Pano Scroll>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

http://img247.echo.cx/img247/3255/skychair8nx.jpg

http://web.tiscali.it/kribo/IAF2004/vancouver/downtown2.jpg

http://web.tiscali.it/kribo/IAF2004/vancouver/mBaker.jpg

http://web.tiscali.it/kribo/IAF2004/vancouver/panorama.jpg

http://www.amerika-forum.de/gallery/album/album07/27_Blick_ber_Downtown_Vancouver.jpg

..

http://img230.echo.cx/img230/1770/bay7uy.jpg

View of Vancouver from Bowen Island:

http://img230.echo.cx/img230/8030/bowentovancouver8wk.jpg

View of Downtown Vancouver from North Shore:

http://img49.echo.cx/img49/9977/downtownvancouver3ze.jpg

Vancexcellent


Ill say that again!!! This place looks f'ing amazing! Im more impressed with the natural enviroment around it than the towers.

Some pics taken on the weekend:


http://img248.echo.cx/img248/1263/dscf00084cm.jpg

http://img257.echo.cx/img257/4954/dscf00109to.jpg

http://img202.echo.cx/img202/1930/dscf00134fr.jpg

http://img177.echo.cx/img177/9977/dscf00160qz.jpg

http://img163.echo.cx/img163/1980/dscf00212oc.jpg

http://img163.echo.cx/img163/1723/dscf00236lg.jpg

http://img163.echo.cx/img163/1496/dscf00294nb.jpg

http://img234.echo.cx/img234/1455/dscf00345gh.jpg

http://img163.echo.cx/img163/8340/dscf00405us.jpg

http://img163.echo.cx/img163/3320/dscf00432ni.jpg

http://img163.echo.cx/img163/7972/dscf00442fa.jpg

http://img163.echo.cx/img163/3141/dscf00498ao.jpg

http://img163.echo.cx/img163/3949/dscf00543zk.jpg

http://img163.echo.cx/img163/7268/dscf00567cp.jpg

http://img163.echo.cx/img163/7703/dscf00638xc.jpg

http://img77.echo.cx/img77/4600/dscf00747yw.jpg

http://img77.echo.cx/img77/7614/dscf00777yr.jpg

http://img99.echo.cx/img99/2571/dscf00835rx.jpg

http://img77.echo.cx/img77/6856/dscf00882hr.jpg

http://img53.echo.cx/img53/9876/dscf00904fq.jpg

http://img99.echo.cx/img99/4841/dscf00914ib.jpg

http://img53.echo.cx/img53/4899/dscf00937tp.jpg

http://img25.echo.cx/img25/9858/dscf00964jv.jpg

http://img77.echo.cx/img77/3981/dscf00994cb.jpg

http://img59.echo.cx/img59/8483/dscf01015uq.jpg

http://img212.echo.cx/img212/7717/dscf01041pw.jpg

http://img18.echo.cx/img18/7066/dscf01084as.jpg

http://img212.echo.cx/img212/7162/dscf01101ky.jpg

http://img35.echo.cx/img35/1705/dscf01160vy.jpg

http://img82.echo.cx/img82/8748/dscf01177wj.jpg

http://img212.echo.cx/img212/9819/dscf01119qn.jpg

http://img212.echo.cx/img212/4017/dscf01138oe.jpg

http://img35.echo.cx/img35/2372/dscf01156ut.jpg

Howe Sound

http://img271.echo.cx/img271/3595/howesound9pe.jpg

http://img206.echo.cx/img206/1369/vannight33eo.jpg

http://img206.echo.cx/img206/3204/vannight6hn.jpg

http://img206.echo.cx/img206/2355/vannight24bk.jpg

credit: Pbase

Just can't get enough of these photos :D Keep em commin!

Just can't get enough of these photos :D Keep em commin!

okie dokie :D

http://img274.echo.cx/img274/1438/hilldowntown7vn.jpg

COQUITLAM, BC

http://members.shaw.ca/rbtang/index/My%20Volkswagens/Passat.jpg

http://img269.echo.cx/img269/728/howesound25ya.jpg

http://img171.echo.cx/img171/2990/kitsbeach9tw.jpg

http://img269.echo.cx/img269/8147/img02844jn.jpg

Awesome pictures as always RT!

Awesome pictures as always RT!

thx.:D

http://img289.echo.cx/img289/5531/snowydowntown8sn.jpg

:eek2:
Vancouver depents on one of the most exiting area's in the world, with a fantastic nature

http://img148.echo.cx/img148/2537/downtownview11oo.jpg

http://img80.echo.cx/img80/2132/downtownview41gg.jpg

seriously. the best city in tha worlrd¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

^ Having been there, I can attest to that! :)
Hands down one of my most favorites cities in the world.

The most beautiful city in the world!

i'm lucky to live here

/\ defidentally!

I spent all my evening downloading those amazing pictures of Vancouver!! it's such a lovely place!! Thanks everyone for your pictures!!

Continuation of Pictures on this thread:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=199193

Even looks good in the winter.

Wow so beautifull.

Just Canada ...........Beautiful , Awesome , and wonderful

Yep..Vancouver is truly a beautiful city....never mind the rain...that's why the city is soooooooo greeeeen.....:cheers:nestled between the majestic northshore mountain and the the strait of Juan de Fuca...stunner...gorgeous..you can ski up in the slope...play golf...and water ski....where else can you have so many outdoor activities....Vancouver of course:cheers:

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