Downtown Living!

It's been about 2 months now that we moved into our new place in the West End of Downtown Vancouver. On the corner of Davie and Bidwell, our 31 floor apartment building stands well above the rest. A one minute walk to the English Bay beaches and a 5 minute walk to the famous Stanley Park, the worlds largest urban park. On the 28th floor our view is amazing, facing the downtown area to the east and the mountains to the north, it really can't get any better. Who needs a TV when we have a view like that?

We have everything within walking distance which is a great change from what I was used to and especially Rach having to drive at least 10 minutes to the nearest stores. Groceries stores, produce, restaurants, beer store, theatres, arena and clothing stores literally right outside our door. A quick run to get some milk for cereal suddenly doesn't seem like too much of a chore.


It's been great so far to experience this type of living. It's exciting to see the busy stream of people, cars and buses all making there way around frantically in such a dense area. The nightlife is big and seems like there's never a dull moment. If you can get over the consistent stream of sirens that can be heard at any hour, the crammed buses and be able to resist the urge to go in every store you see, downtown living may just be for you!