Eat • Work • Wander

It's time to revisit Vancouver! In episode 3, I talked about various tourist locations in Vancouver (and North Vancouver) but of course I couldn't cover all of them! This week, I head back to beautiful British Columbia and go to the Van Dusen Botanical Gardens, Stanley Park and Granville Island. Also discussed is the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare festival and my love of all things Shakespeare! I recall my time visiting Stratford-Upon-Avon (the birthplace of Shakespeare) and a fun moment I had there! And something else is special today; as the podcast evolves, I add new things to make it more fun! Today, we have a new segment – one that's all about trivia! I'll ask questions related (sort of) to today's destinations and let you mull over the answers till the end of the episode!

Places mentioned:

Van Dusen Botanical Gardens http://vandusengarden.org/
Bard on the Beach http://bardonthebeach.org/
Stanley Park http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/stanley-park.aspx
Granville Island http://granvilleisland.com/

Van Dusen Botanical Garden

Bard on the Beach / Vanier Park

Stanley Park

Thanks for listening!

In this episode, I set out to talk about Ottawa (where I lived for a short while) and instead ended up doing a special spotlight on one of my favourite Canadian tourist destinations, Parliament Hill! I talk about what's inside the building, the monuments and statues outside (including a Whispering Wall!), tips on how to make sure you get a spot on a tour, special events at Parliament hill, some Canadian history, trivia and more! As a counterpoint, I also talk about the Royal Canadian Mint - a much less obvious tourist destination, but one that I hope you'll consider if you ever go to Ottawa.

Ottawa Tourism: http://www.ottawatourism.ca/
Parliament Hill: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/collineduparlement-parliamenthill/index-eng.html
Royal Canadian Mint: http://www.mint.ca/store/template/home.jsp

The beautiful Parliament Building!