温哥华攻略 (Guide to Canada Vancouver Attractions)
-- 行行摄摄温哥华自驾游
(Vancouver Travel Tips) --
 温哥华是座年轻的城市，美丽而富有活力。如果你喜欢都市，这里有逛不完的商店餐厅酒吧剧场和博物馆；如果你崇尚自然，在这里你可以尝试徒步滑雪攀岩潜水和划艇。世界上没有几座城市像温哥华一样把自然风光和都市生活融合得那么和谐，
温哥华人常常不无自豪的说，他们可以早上去山上滑雪，下午去太平洋上泛舟，而晚上回到家还有足够的时间去享受各种各样的夜生活。
温哥华的天气像小孩子的脸，总是一会儿阴一会儿晴。如果早上是阴天，你最好抹上一些防晒霜，因为下午很可能会晴空万里；如果起床时天晴，出门时你最好带上雨衣，因为你回家时很可能会下雨。孟庭苇唱过一首“冬季到台北来看雨”，其实这个歌名蛮适合温哥华的。温哥华的冬天很像江南的梅雨季节，下起雨来连绵不断，有一次居然马不停蹄的下了29天。这里一般每年的五至九月降雨较少，其中又以七月为最少，非常适合旅行。总的来说，夏天是温哥华最舒服的季节，最高气温在摄氏23度左右徘徊，最低气温则大约在13度。遗憾的是，夏季往往是游客最多的时候，各方面的开销会高些。
温哥华市区大约只有六十万人口，但大温哥华地区则有一百九十万人。大概百分之三十多的人口是少数民族。其中最多的是华裔，印度和乌克兰等地的移民次之。九十年代以来，来自香港，台湾，以及近年的大陆技术移民大量涌入，温哥华的中国情结越来越浓，像Richmond等华人聚居区简直成了小香港。
温哥华位于加拿大西南角，属于British Columbia省，离美国西北角的西雅图只有两小时的车程。城市的西侧是English Bay和Georgia Strait, 和温哥华岛以及Victoria隔海相望。北部的Burrard Inlet把市区和北温西温分隔开来，南部的Fraser River则是城区和Richmond的分界。温哥华的南端为平原，北部的海岸线则是巍峨挺拔的高山。
温哥华北部的海岸线有很多一千多米的高山从海里拔地而起。这些山脉还都比较年轻，只有两千万年的历史，造山运动还在继续。正因为这些不稳定因素，温哥华每300-500年会有一次里氏8.5-9级的特大地震。这个地区上一次特大地震是在300多年前，所以谁也不知道The Big One什么时候会光临。温哥华有大量的野生动物，你不用走到深山老林就会碰到熊，鹿，野山羊，甚至在市区你都会碰到浣熊，臭鼬，海狸，甚至草原狼。在海边的岩石上，你可以看到海豹，海狮，开船到深海地区还能碰到食人鲸。
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