We live north of Vancouver: just fifteen minutes north on the sea bus. North Vancouver is a unique place to live - a city with a village feel. Not that you know everyone or that everyone knows your business, yet it exudes familiarity and lacks the stark anonymity of city living.From our living room window we have a city view of Lower Lonsdale and Vancouver. The buildings stand as sentinels, tall into the sky. At night they transform into a myriad of decorative lights. We have yet to close the blinds to that night-time view. From all our other windows we look across rooftops to our village countryscape replete with church steeple.
How many cities offer you genuine countryside in your own backyard? We can hike mountains in summer (see The Grind August 2009), ski them in winter, sail and kayak the ocean, walk the seawall, watch the sunsets and laze on the beach. Admittedly, only a few hardy souls venture a swim in the sea but the lakes abound with summer revelers.
If you haven't already been enticed by the uniqueness of this village-city, keep reading. There is more to explore north of Vancouver.
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