Vancouver

Not much happening on Sunday. In the morning the kids went swimming and in the afternoon we walked over to the "Children's Farm" in Beacon Hill Park. Unfortunately it was closed due to bad weather. There was a hard rain in the morning but in the afternoon it cleared up and became sunny. By then the staff had gone home.

Yesterday we went to Vancouver. Got up a 5 am to catch the bus and ferry. It takes about 3,5 hrs to get to Vancouver from Victoria. The ferry sailed through an archipelago much like the one outside Stockholm. Wood clad islands in various sizes. In Vancouver I went straight out to University of British Columbia to check out an archive with material about Tibetan refugee settlements in India. I also gave a talk about Baltistan at the Institute of Asian Research. So I didn't get to see much more than a glimpse of the city itself. But at least I could get an overview of its great location. at the ocean and with the high mountains as a backdrop. While I was working the rest of the family went around town. First they went to an aquarium in Stanley Park and later to a Science Museum. Seems like they had a good time. Caught the bus back at 6.45 pm and came in late to Victoria.