The Canada Line is a SkyTrain extension that connects downtown Vancouver to Richmond and the Vancouver International Airport. Originally set to open in time of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, the line was completed three and a half months ahead of schedule. However, the final cost came in at a whopping $500 million over the $1.5 billion budget. Today was the grand opening and Translink (the line operators) invited all of Vancouver to check out the Canada Line by taking a free ride. The only problem was, everybody showed up and the Canada Line turned into the Canada line up.
We arrived at the Canada Line via the Sea Bus from Lonsdale Quay to Waterfront Station. This station is where the Canada Line begins. A trip from the Waterfront Station to the Richmond or the airport would take only 26 minutes. However, because all of Vancouver decided to check out the new line, the wait to get onto the trains was 2.5 to 3 hours long! I decided that I don’t need to ride this train so badly and interviewed people in the Canada line up instead.
Since riding the Canada Line was no longer an option, I used the opportunity to show off the HiDef power of my Canon VIXIA HFS100 camcorder by filming the new Vancouver waterfront convention centre and Coal Harbour. Vancouver has won the best city in the world to live in for more years than I can remember. The following photos and video should explain why.
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Lining Up At The Canada Line
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We’ve been doing a kinda road trip editions of Dot Com Pho lately. Last week, we went to Burnaby to do a back to basics Pho 101. This week, we’re in North Vancouver to take in the Caribbean Days Festival and have lunch at Indian Fusion. Both restaurant and festival happens along Lonsdale Avenue, which is the main road leading to Lonsdale Quay.
The Caribbean Days Festival starts with a parade along a 2.5KM stretch of Lonsdales Aveneu and ends at the Waterfront Park on Lonsdales Quay. After the parade, there are stage performances and other events happening throughout the day. The two day event is still happening. If you have time on Sunday, you should go check it out.
Indian Fusion is a traditional East Indian restaurant that makes a pretty good butter chicken. The place was dead when we were there, which we found strange since so many people came out for the Caribbean festival. I guess they wanted try out Caribbean food instead of East Indian food.
For the Caribbean Fusion Editon of Dot Com Pho, we have the Caribbean Days Festival parade, the queens of samba, how to turn 17 minutes into 40, drinking a Lassi, eating from a prison tray and ranking for the big cock. Anyone is welcome to join us for Dot Com Pho. Follow me on Twitter to find the time and location of the next one.
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Dot Com Pho – Caribbean Fusion Edition
