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The last couple of days here in Vancouver mainly existed of taking some rest, communication with family and friends back home in the Netherlands, and some short trips in and around Vancouver.

Two days ago I went to White Rock, a village with its beaches at the strait of Georgia. The name of the village originates from a white rock which migrated to its current position during the last glaciation. The rock was kept white by shellfish-eating seabirds, whose guano covered the rock, so much so that sailors in the 19th century used it as a beacon. We walked up the pier, and once we arrived at the end, the view was beautiful. The water, the mountains, and it was so quiet there, totally different from the busy city Vancouver.

Something totally different was the Metrotown Shopping mall, which is with over 500 shops the biggest shopping complex in British Columbia. I’ve been walking around there for 3 hours -which is obviously way to short to see all the shops- and was amazed about the number of cell-phone shops located so close to each other.

Since today I’m halfway my stay here in Vancouver, and there is so much more to see.