Visiting Family in Vancouver

September 29, 1982

When Mui’s Aunt Leman and Uncle Faruk traveled from Turkey to Canada to visit their son, Rıfat, we took the opportunity to see them in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Left: A Roundtrip 360-mile (576 km) trip to visit family.
Right: View from RIfat’s apartment on Beach Drive.

We even managed to squeeze a bit of sightseeing into our day-trip.  First, we went to Queen Elizabeth Park, a former stone quarry that is home to beautifully landscaped gardens and the Bloedel Conservatory.

Later we walked around Gastown, a neighborhood that dates back to 1867 when “Gassy” Jack Deighton canoed in with a few barrels of whiskey and opened a saloon.  Though the city that grew around the saloon was destroyed by the great fire of 1886, today’s Gastown rose from those ashes.

Live steam winds the weights and blows the
whistle of the clock that sounds the
Westminster chimes on a regular basis.

For those intrigued by Gastown’s most famous landmark, here are some scans from the brochure we picked up on that trip.  (Click the images for larger, legible versions.)

 

Despite our best efforts, we have not managed to get back to Vancouver, but it is high on our list of places to return to.