Herman’s guidebook
Food scene
A cozy semi-quiet place to get chat with a friend, get some work done or drink bubble tea, a popular milk or fruit tea drink mixed with deliciously chewy tapioca pearls. Gets noisy when a lot of people order slushy drinks (because of the ice grinder) but is a great place otherwise.
Tealips
7139 Arcola WayA cozy semi-quiet place to get chat with a friend, get some work done or drink bubble tea, a popular milk or fruit tea drink mixed with deliciously chewy tapioca pearls. Gets noisy when a lot of people order slushy drinks (because of the ice grinder) but is a great place otherwise.
Solid North-American breakfast, brunch, or lunch food options.
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Cora Breakfast and Lunch
1368 Robson StSolid North-American breakfast, brunch, or lunch food options.
Sightseeing
Feel like you’re far away from the city within minutes! There’s one paved road leading all the way to Southridge, but if you bring shoes with solid grip you can take one of the dirt trails into the ravine itself for a bit of urban forest exploration.
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Byrne Creek Ravine Park
6555 Byrnepark DrFeel like you’re far away from the city within minutes! There’s one paved road leading all the way to Southridge, but if you bring shoes with solid grip you can take one of the dirt trails into the ravine itself for a bit of urban forest exploration.
Shopping
This is where we do our grocery shopping. It also has free parking, a pharmacy, and several miscellaneous businesses.
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Highgate Village Shopping Centre
7155 KingswayThis is where we do our grocery shopping. It also has free parking, a pharmacy, and several miscellaneous businesses.
Very large, very busy, very commercial place for shopping. Also has a theatre. You won't find many tourist trinkets here, though.
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Metropolis w Metrotown
4700 KingswayVery large, very busy, very commercial place for shopping. Also has a theatre. You won't find many tourist trinkets here, though.
Porady dla podróżnych
Poruszanie się po okolicy
You can pay for transit tickets by tapping your credit card
Translink will automatically charge you the correct amount: $3, $4.25, or $5.75 depending on how many zones you cross.
Jak zaoszczędzić
Purchase a Compass card if you're here for a while!
There’s an initial $6 deposit, but then you pay $2.40, $3.45, or $4.50 instead of $3, $4.25, or $5.75, depending on the number of zones (with savings of $0.60, $0.80, $1.25).
Zwyczaje i kultura
People tend to say "thank you" when exiting a bus.
It just sort of started at one point. And it's completely optional, though you'll frequently hear the locals do it.