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Steps – 18.066
12 hours 34 min of daylight
Latitude – Calgary 51º, Vancouver = 49º
As travel days go today was one of the best. A 90-minute
flight and one time zone and we were in Vancouver. The flight was actually delayed
by about a half hour, but we had no where to be and 
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figured it wasn’t likely
that the hotel room would be read anyway, so we weren’t fussed. As long as the
flight actually TOOK OFF, we’d be fine.
shelf is set up ready to go!!
A 30 min Uber ride from the airport and we were
at the Shangri-La Vancouver. This hotel is right downtown. We got a half decent
deal and figured it would be good for accessing things we wanted to do and to
get to the ship on Wednesday.
art deco building
We had to wait about 30 minutes and our room
was ready. Our room is on the 8th floor with a balcony facing a relatively
busy street. Sitting on the balcony isn’t exactly Shangri-La but is interesting
to watch the street activity. Once the balcony door is closed it’s quiet.
Nothing was on our itinerary until late
afternoon, so we spent a bit of time in the room, drinking tea and eating the
welcome macarons.
glorious setting
We are suckers for walking tours. After a quick
bite, we joined a group of about 20 for 3 hours of wandering, looking, and
listening. This was a ‘free’ walking tour with a suggested tip of $30. We’ve
been on plenty of free walking tours, and always tip, but this is the first one
I can remember that suggests an amount. Even $30 is a pretty great price.
A walking tour is always a great way to start a
stay in a town. You get the ‘lay of
street art 
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the land’ along with some background and
tips and tricks. Todays’ tour was just OK. I’ve had better, I’ve had worse.
Considering this was our tour guide Jessica’s very first tour it was good. We
were a small group of only 9 which was fantastic…Canada, Australia, and
Germany
were represented.
We stopped for a bite and a drink post tour. The
bathroom wasn’t like anything I’ve every seen. 2 toilets in ONE STALL!!! WHAT
ON EARTH?!? There was one door, 2 toilets separated by a half wall. This is why
you always must go to the washroom with your PHONE. You don’t use it while you’re
USING it, but you 
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never know what might need to be documented.
What on earth?!?
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