What did I like about Vancouver?
I really liked the walking nature of the city. At least from her place downtown, most anything we needed (with the notable exception of a supermarket) was within walking distance. It wasn’t just the poor college students walking either, everyone did. For some reason I really liked this concept of being able to just walk around rather than being forced to drive.
Obviously it helped having several destinations to walk to. There were a lot of neat little bars, shops, and cafes in her area. This is probably the biggest part of Vancouver I would like to translate to Atlanta (or I guess the southeast in general), just walking.
The variety in the city was another thing I liked. I’m used to the suburbia hell that most of America has become, but Vancouver was different. Sure there were a lot of the big name stores if you went into the mall, but there were a lot of unique little shops and places to go into all around. I like to support locally run businesses and these seemed to be the norm in the downtown area. For instance, I walked into a store that did nothing but sell buttons (like for shirts and stuff). It was a little weird but how many other button stores can I say I’ve been to?
There were other things I like and disliked about the city, but these were the ones that stuck out in my head. Also, I haven’t even spent two weeks total in the city between my two trips so it would be hard to make a lot of judgements about it. I’m definitely looking forward to spending an extended amount of time there this summer. If nothing else it will be another just another living experience, which is important as I try to figure what I’m going to do with my life (graduation is right around the corner).
As of now, if you are ever in the area, I recommend you check out Vancouver.
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