I say NY and TO. 2 great places to visit. Not to mention one of the biggest concerts in history is going down in TO this month.Originally posted by: LS20
my family vacation
mid august
where to go..we've been to neither places
Originally posted by: Freejack2
Toughie, I've been to NYC many times and it's definitley worth the trip. There are some things to keep in mind but I need to know, are you flying or driving.
If you're flying do you plan to rent a car?
You are better to drive over into Canada. Just bring all necessary ID just incase. Renting a car here can be a pain. You will have a good time in Canada.Originally posted by: LS20
Originally posted by: Freejack2
Toughie, I've been to NYC many times and it's definitley worth the trip. There are some things to keep in mind but I need to know, are you flying or driving.
If you're flying do you plan to rent a car?
flying, definately, from texas. i might drive with friends there (if its seattle) and fly back with family. we're gonna rent a car also. whats the policy regarding rental cars and political lines? we want to fly intra US and then drive accross the border
Originally posted by: Spac3d
No question NYC and TO.
Originally posted by: LS20
Originally posted by: Freejack2
Toughie, I've been to NYC many times and it's definitley worth the trip. There are some things to keep in mind but I need to know, are you flying or driving.
If you're flying do you plan to rent a car?
flying, definately, from texas. i might drive with friends there (if its seattle) and fly back with family. we're gonna rent a car also. whats the policy regarding rental cars and political lines? we want to fly intra US and then drive accross the border
Originally posted by: silverpig
Mid August huh? How mid? The last night of the big fireworks show in Vancouver is August 9th. It's definitely worth checking out. There's about half a million people along the beaches of English Bay watching the off shore show. It's great.
Originally posted by: silverpig
Mid August huh? How mid? The last night of the big fireworks show in Vancouver is August 9th. It's definitely worth checking out. There's about half a million people along the beaches of English Bay watching the off shore show. It's great.
Originally posted by: gopunk
i voted for ny and toronto, but i live in seattle so i may be biased if you're chinese, then probably seattle/vancouver because vancouver has pretty a pretty good chinatown
Originally posted by: LS20
Originally posted by: silverpig
Mid August huh? How mid? The last night of the big fireworks show in Vancouver is August 9th. It's definitely worth checking out. There's about half a million people along the beaches of English Bay watching the off shore show. It's great.
oooh, missed it by a hair. we actually just planned to leave texas on the night of the 9th, but we might be able to go on the 8th instead if this event is a must-see. we dont really have a date to come back, but it'll probably be a 7-day thing.
are there anything else worth seeing in the area? ill be checking out some travel books later today
Originally posted by: simms
Originally posted by: gopunk
i voted for ny and toronto, but i live in seattle so i may be biased if you're chinese, then probably seattle/vancouver because vancouver has pretty a pretty good chinatown
toronto also has a great chinatown. in fact Chinese are #1 in population in the Greater Toronto Area (that is when white people are broken into their background/heritage... there are still a lot more Caucasians, but if you were to break it down to Italians, Polish, etc, then Chinese comes out #1).
--Simon
well 3 college aged kids and a set of parents but i dont think we'll split off at night for bars or what-not. thanks for suggestion so far... im printing this outOriginally posted by: silverpig
DEFINITELY must see. It's a great show, and a great atmosphere downtown. Don't plan on being able to move much after the show as that many people fill up the streets pretty good.
There's tons of stuff to do, but it all depends on what you like. If you like hiking somewhat, then hike up Grouse Mountain. It's only a 15 minute drive from downtown, and once you get to the top there's a few nice restaurants/lounges you can hang out in. The view from the top of the mountain is amazing. Of course, if you're not much of a hiker, you can take the tram up to the top too
Stanley Park seawall is also a great walk. You get a good view of the harbour and what not. Definitely check that out. The fish and chips at Lumberman's Arch (it's on the map there) are great.
UBC is nice to stroll around as well. It's a huge campus with trails through wooded areas too.
Robson street is the high-end shopping street. Granville street has most of the bars and night life (Robson and Granville cross).
A good idea for the 9th if you can do it is start off on Granville at oh, 1 pm, walk down Robson to Denman, and then Denman to English Bay (where the fireworks are). Take your time and check out some stores, get frappucinos, whatever... Then laze around the beach area and get a good seat early. Get some beach food (hotdogs/burgers/fish and chips...) and just hang out until the show starts.
You say family vacation, so I assume there's kids involved... In that case Science World is usually fun. They can run around and play with stuff, and then you can check out one of the movies on the huge dome screen. It's a cool thing to do for an afternoon.