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You can then spend an afternoon in Victoria for a perspective on what Canadians think Ye Olde England is like - tea on the lawn of the Empress hotel is a local favourite - or visit the quite fantastic Royal BC Museum, before wandering down to the harbour for your return flight.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6472 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6311
From late November to early April (depending on the snow, of course) this is the closest and most accessible of the downtown ski resorts. For the ultimate Grouse Mountain experience you have to go after dark. Take the 6pm cable car for cheaper tickets, rent your skis at the top and head off down The Cut for what is, in my opinion anyway, the most stunning night time view you will ever get from a ski run. Laid out before you twinkling away is the entirety of Vancouver and on a clear night you can see right out to the ships in the Burrard Inlet. Fantastic.

Follow it up with a few Rickards Reds in the great mountain-top restaurant before catching the last cable car down (about 11pm).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6311 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6310 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6310 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6309
To keep your finger on the pulse there's only one record shop that matters in Vancouver - Zulu Records. The store is on the increasingly trendy West 4th Avenue and has a great selection of Canadian, American and international music. Take the headphones at any of the many listening posts around the store to check out the staff's selections split up by genre (including a great local talent selection). Alternatively take any record's you'd like to try out up to the counter, sit down on one of the stools and listen. If you're looking for a bargain then there is a great used records section upstairs.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6309 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4645 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4645