Yesterday was Canada Day. Happy Birthday Canada. The sun was out and we decided to head downtown to watch the Canada Day Parade. The Parade runs through Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver and turns onto Burrard as it heads down to Canada Place and the waterfront. The ride into town on the Skytrain was quick -- the train is one of the Olympic legacies that our city is lucky to enjoy. It makes traveling downtown so fast and easy!
Downtown Vancouver was busy! Lots of people had come out on this gorgeous, beautiful day to enjoy all the Canada Day festivites ..... and there was lots going on. There were free concerts, games, and many free performances going on simultaneously on 5 different stages. The street vendors were happy to see so many people and the food selection was varied!
Alyssa and I sitting down for a quick rest and to soak up the sun outside Pacific Centre Mall on Georgia.
We were sitting at this vantage point around 6:15, knowing that the parade started at 7 PM, and I was wondering why there weren't more people waiting to see it start. So I quickly checked the map of the parade on my phone and thankfully I did, because we were a couple blocks out and we wouldn't have seen it at all if we didn't move. So we made our way quickly to Burrard and still found good spots, right on the parade route and were settled and ready by 6:30. It soon started to fill all around us....thank goodness we moved when we did!
All ready and waiting for the parade to start! This is the part Alyssa hates the most.....the waiting! But soon.....it started....and she was a happy camper.
We had a fun day out celebrating Canada's birthday. We are lucky to live in such a beautiful country where we enjoy many freedoms. We are thankful for this. Happy Birthday Canada! Our home and native land!
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