Vancouver is a large modern Cosmopolitan city, with a close to nature feel about it. Within the metropolitan area are great places for fine dining, shopping and accommodation.
It is often said that Vancouver is the only city in the world where it is possible to ski, sail and golf on the same day.
The 21 blocks of Commercial Drive from Venables at north end, to 13th Avenue at the south,
over a mile long, are home to the most eclectic mix of businesses in the city.
Of the more than 400 businesses on the Drive, the majority are single location,
owner-operated.
The neighbourhood of Commercial Drive is in the east end of the city, a short ten minutes by Skytrain
from downtown Vancouver.
Authentic Italian coffee bars, fine dining, live music and theatre, art exhibits, and unique shopping,
attract visitors from all over.
Translink BC has an excellent Trip Planner, transit timetables and maps on its website http://www.translink.ca This website also has information on cycle routes, highways and border crossings.
For Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive - The nearest Skytrain station is about
6 blocks away at Commercial Drive and Broadway and both the Millennium Line and the Expo Line stop at this station. You can transfer to a bus using the same ticket to get you nearer the Croatian Centre. The # 20 bus goes by and the nearest stop is Commercial at East 14th.
For Tango a Media Luz, 2155 Commercial Drive - The nearest Skytrain station is about 2 blocks away at Commercial Drive and Broadway and both the Millennium Line and the Expo Line stop at this station. Buses that run near by are too numerous to mention. The Skytrain stops running around 1 am but there is a late night bus N20 which runs along Commercial Drive.
Listings include vacation rentals, private rooms, entire apartments, bed and breakfasts, boutique hotels, and many other traditional and non-traditional accommodations.
There will be a concession stand right at the Croatian Hall so you can get a coffee or juice and a sandwich or cookie between classes without having to leave the building.
There will also be a bar and snacks available at the Grand Ball on Saturday evening.
Vancouver is a cosmopolitan city with restaurants featuring cuisine from countries all over
the world. Vancouver’s Chinese restaurants especially are considered by many to be the
best in North America and provide food from all the different regions of China.
With 450 stores, Metropolis at Metrotown is British Columbia's largest shopping centre.
Hundreds of shops, including clothing boutiques for men and women, electronics, jewellery, home furnishings,
and specialty foods, are located on three sprawling levels.
For quick bites or sit-down meals, the international food court and wide variety of restaurants
cater to all tastes and diets.
Pacific Centre is Vancouver’s premier shopping destination located on the corner of Georgia and Howe,
adjacent to Robson Street and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Robson is Vancouver's most famous shopping street set in the heart of downtown Vancouver. The
three block stretch between Burrard and Jervis is a commercial mecca which includes premier
fashions stores, fine dining, services and all the amenities a tourist or local might need.
The street is recognized both on a worldwide level as well as locally as it remains Vancouverites'
favorite shopping destination.
At the centre of Kitsilano is West 4th Avenue, with its eclectic mix of coffee shops, yoga studios,
fusion restaurants, board shops and fashions. This fabulous Vancouver neighbourhood is only 10 minutes
out of the downtown core.
Granville Island is an urban oasis filled with fine waterfront restaurants, theatres, galleries, studios,
unique shops, cafes and the spectacular fresh food market.
Gastown, with its cobbled streets and restored Victorian buildings, is a pleasant place for strolling,
shopping or dining. It also contains some nice malls together with a lot of
souvenir shops and street venders.
