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Ten Things to Do on a Rainy Day in Vancouver
Courtesy Tourism VancouverHave a
brolly custom-made at
The Umbrella Shop. Ask Glen Flader for a tour of the
workroom and see the Singer sewing machines his grandfather used when
he started the business 65 years ago.
Enter the realm of the unexplored. Take an
X-Tour to see where the actual scenes were shot for some of the
118 X-Files episodes filmed in Vancouver.
Roll out your sleeping bag and overnight next to the
beluga whales tank at the
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre.
Visit the
Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park. The tropical heat
and brilliant colours of the exotic plants are startling when
contrasted with the gloomy weather outside the glass dome.
Do lunch in a temperate rainforest at
Lighthouse Park with wilderness guide and Culinary Olympics chef,
Manfred Scholermann.
Warm your insides with a tongue-tingling Jalapeno or
Chile pepper-and-chocolate gelato from
La Casa Gelato, the only retailer in the world with over 388
gelato flavours to choose from.
Enjoy the tranquility of afternoon tea by the fire
in the Bacchus Lounge of the
Wedgewood Hotel.
Take a trek to the remote east-end dockside location
of
The Cannery Restaurant. Two fireplaces, one of the city's best
wine list and a baker's dozen of honestly prepared, seafood choices
make this a winner in inclement weather.
Select some reading material from the 1.2 million
books at the coliseum-like
Library Square.
Visit the
Vancouver Art Gallery's permanent collection representing the most
comprehensive resource for visual culture in British Columbia.
Next Month: the top ten
"unofficial reasons to visit
Vancouver.
