As we cruised into Vancouver, the ship went under the Lions Gate Bridge. This bridge was designed by the same engineer who built the Golden Gate Bridge. This one bears a great resemblence.Vancouver is a lovely city. They are in the midst of a great construction boom. The bus driver joked that the city bird is the crane. Vancouver will host the winter olympics in 2010.
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couldn't resist taking a picture at the airport.
Gas prices in Canada are listed in "cents per liter." Here the price is 148.6 -- the equivalent of $6.88 per gallon.
Under the new security rules, we were in long lines and had to go through both Canadian and US customs as well as airport security. The security people were well organized, though and the time went quickly. Literally thousands of people passed through the airport coming from cruise ships--there were at least 2,000 from our ship alone and we saw at least one other ship docking at the same time we did.
Everything on the trip went efficiently like this. We had no discouraging slip-ups or unnecessary delays. AND, our luggage which we hadn't seen since we put it in the hallway last night, arrived safely and on time in Chicago 12 hours later.
The American Rockies, outside Denver.
Denver airport. The roof of the terminal looks like a village of tents.
These "crop circles" outside Denver fascinated me. Someone told me they had something to do with irrigation. I don't know, but they were cool to see.
What more fitting end to our marvelous journey than seeing sunset at 30,00 feet!
We loved everything about our trip, and can't wait to go back!
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