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Listen, murmurs in the ancient rainforest, breathe in the natural wonders of salmon migration, slow taste of the pure air at the summit of Blackcomb Mountain, exquisite drunken food experiences on the West Coast, the indigenous culture of Canada's Aborigines It is a throbbing journey that touches the depths of the heart... Every time, when I read this text, my heart will be inexplicably moved, and the bits and pieces in Vancouver will continue to appear in my mind. I have always liked Mr. Lin Yutang's words: "You will never know how beautiful travel is, until you come home tired and rest on the familiar old pillow, you can appreciate the beauty of travel!" "It has been nearly half a month since Mousse Canada Sleep Culture Tour returned, and many friends asked me privately why I did not update my travelogue. First of all, please forgive my laziness, not that I don't want to update, there are too many beautiful pictures of beauty do not know which one to choose, too much gratitude to store in the heart do not know how to say, I am afraid that my limited text level expression is not perfect enough.
Travel, sometimes is not only a sense of the feeling, but also a state of mind and an attitude towards life. The relationship with Mousse was many years ago, when our downstairs neighbor was the distributor of Mousse products in the city. Founded in 2004, Mousse brand is professionally committed to human healthy sleep research, engaged in the research and development, production and sales of a complete set of healthy sleep systems. At present, it has more than 2,800 stores in 11 countries and regions such as Australia, the United States, Italy, and Canada, becoming the world's most respected healthy sleep brand leader. Two years ago, I slept with Mousse all over Europe, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and France, and this time I had the honor to follow Mousse to Vancouver, Canada again. One line, two big groups! There are Yao Zong, CEO of Mousse Company, Zhu Zong, young and excellent brand director of Mousse Company, Excellent Dealers of Mousse of the Year, Mousse Lucky Consumers, as well as experts of China Sleep Association, Sina Life Home, Phoenix Network, NetEase and other large websites related people, there are traditional media and network new media photographers and writers, private bosses, and professional team tour guides, from 90 to 40s, from 20 to 70s, different ages, different identities, different positions, different cultures, different qualities, Different provinces are all gathered by Mousse for a slow-moving journey from good night to peace of mind in Vancouver.
Vancouver Vancouver, recognized as one of the world's most livable cities and canada's third-largest metropolis, has the charm of condensing the trivialities of the mundane world into a light, delicate slow life. Now, follow the following pictures and texts to walk into the late autumn drunken Vancouver!
Our specific itinerary
Day 1 Guangzhou Flight to Canada (Inbound) Departure: China Southern Airlines CZ329, Vancouver M, Beijing Time 14:00 Departure Arrival: Canada, Vancouver 10:05 Local Time. Duration: 12 hours and 5 minutes, mileage 10,228 km.
Day 2 Arrival in Vancouver 12:30 Exit from Vancouver Airport and dine at a restaurant near the airport. 13:30 Visit the Mousse Aberdeen flagship store at Aberdeen Mall. 17:00 Dinner, Japanese salmon. 18:00 Check-in at Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver
Day 3 Vancouver (Suspension Bridge, Gastown, 4D Cinema, etc.) 08:30 Hotel Breakfast 09:00 Drive around 20 minutes to Capliano Suspension Bridge and Park12:00 Lunch (local Chinese Hong Kong flavor) 13:00 Downtown Vancouver, visit the birthplace of Vancouver's oldest neighborhood: Gastown, Gastown, 14:00 Canada Place, Vancouver's iconic and famous square Watch a 4D movie flying over Canada at 15:00 Stanley Park, North America's largest urban park, 17:00 Dinner, Vancouver Fuda Seafood Restaurant at 18:00 Check in to Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver
Day 4 Vancouver - (Ferry 1.5 hours) Victoria 07:00 Hotel Breakfast 08:00 Away from the bustling city - Vancouver, head to the ferry terminal back to nature 09:00 Take a luxury ferry to see the tide rise and fall 10:30 Stop the ferry to reach the island's pearl "Garden City" Victoria. 11:00 Head to the world-famous private garden - Butchart Garden 13:00 Buffet Lunch 14:30 Stroll through Victoria's Inner Harbour, visit the Provincial House, feel the European royal atmosphere, and ride a horse-drawn carriage. 17:30 Dinner (local specialties) 19:30 Check-in to the Hotel Grand Pacific
Day 5 Victoria (Harrison Hot Springs, Ice Winery, Ferry Harrison) 08:00 Hotel Breakfast Buffet 08:30 Renowned Winery Unsowrth Vineyards 12:00 Bbq Premium Lunch at Unsworth Vineyards 12:30 Drive around 1 hour to the ferry terminal, take the ferry to Harrison Pier and drive to Harrison 17:30 Dinner, local specialties 18:30 Stay at Harrison Springs Hotel Resort and enjoy the local unique spring water medicinal aroma
Day 6 Harrison (Yoga Meditation, Salmon Migration) 08:30 Hotel Buffet Breakfast 09:00 Yoga meditation experience with Aborigines. 10:00 Wafer Creek Watch the spectacular salmon migration 14:00 Experience the pleasure of hand-picking fruit at the farm15:00 Take a boat ride to experience the Harrison River Harrison River16:30 Stroll through harrison hot springs Town 18:00 Dinner, local specialties 20:00 Stay at Harrison Hot Springs Resort and enjoy the unique local spring water medicinal fragrance
Day 7 Harrison-Whistler (Dragon Falls, Cross-Summit Cable Car, Wheeling St Olympic Town) 07:30 Hotel Breakfast Buffet 08:30 Travel car along the "Sea to Sky" highway to Whistler 10:00 Harrison to Whistler 2.5 hours drive, to the third largest waterfall in the province "Sharon Falls" 11:00 The famous ski resort "Whistler", enjoy lunch at the top of the mountain at 16:00 Whistler Olympic Park and Whistler Olympic Plaza at 18:00 Dinner at 19:30 Check in at the Aava Whistler Hotel
Day 8 Whistler, Olympic Park Free Time, Walk into Indian Life, Lake Hike 07:30 Breakfast Buffet 8:30 Whistler Olympic Park Free Activity 10:00 Squamishlivat Cultural Center, Step into Indian Life 12:00: Lunch (Town Western Food) 13:00 Afternoon Lake Trekking Experience 19:30 Check into the hotel Aava Whistler Hotel
Day 9 Whistler - Vancouver, Outlet Shopping, Gross Hill Dinner 08:00 Hotel Buffet Breakfast 08:30 Whistler to Vancouver Outlet Shopping (2.5 hours by car). 12:00 Lunch Outlets (Cantonese Chinese Food) 15:30 Visit Grouse Mountain for a parting dinner overlooking Vancouver at night. 19:30 Check in to Four Seasons and enjoy an on-site spa massage, luxurious pool and more.
Day 10 Vancouver flight to Guangzhou Baiyun Airport (return) Departure: Vancouver Airport, China Southern Airlines CZ330, Vancouver local time 11:40 departure; Arrival: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport A, Beijing time 17:10 + 1 day. Duration: 13 hours and 30 minutes, mileage 10,228 km.
DAY 2: Meet Mousse in a strange city
A 12-hour flight to Vancouver.
At Vancouver Airport, there are not many advertising spaces for high-end international well-known brands in the home, and the unique brand logo of Mousse appears in the most conspicuous aisles. Seeing Chinese local enterprises in an international city not only makes us feel very close, but also makes us proud to see the global Chinese brand image in a foreign country as a Chinese.
Walk out of the airport, pieces of maple leaf love. Thankfully, I came to Vancouver during the most beautiful maple season.
The first stop in Canada was the Aberdeen Mall in Vancouver, and the Aberdeen flagship store was also my fifth stop on the Mousse overseas. As the first Mousse bedding in the domestic bedding industry to be awarded the "Council Unit of the Chinese Sleep Research Association", their unique mattress designed according to the seven areas of ergonomics ensures the maximum natural fit of the body and ensures the natural curvature of the spine during sleep. The first thing all customers who enter a Mousse store does is lie down and feel it with their bodies. Mousse also innovated the "tailor-made healthy sleep system", which subverts the traditional bedding industry with a tailor-made healthy sleep system for individuals.
Yao Jiqing is the president of Mousse Bedding Products Co., Ltd. He was the general manager of Vantage Group, making Vantage Burners the first in China's sales volume for 5 consecutive years; Founded Willai Digital (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd. as an executive director and CEO, and achieved the top three professional audio brands in China within 2 years; As the general manager of Oaks Air Conditioning, he successfully achieved brand strategic transformation and rapid growth. In 2008, he became the president of marketing of Opal Group. Knowing Yao is always in Europe two years ago, and some media praised Yao as "China's first professional manager". He himself said, "I just happened to stand in that place at that time." Despite his rich experience, he himself is really very low-key and kind, and occasionally jokes with us from time to time, which makes people have to believe that "truly cultivated people will respect others more!" ”
It's not surprising to eat Japanese sushi in Vancouver, where salmon is world-famous.
Sleeping peacefully with a warm quilt, I woke up with the sun shining outside the window, and a pure sense of happiness suddenly emerged. And the journey of freedom begins with a good night's sleep. On our 10-day trip to Vancouver, we stayed 3 nights at the Four Seasons Hotel. Four Seasons FOUR, is the world's five-star chain lock high-end hotel, choose here is appropriate to the theme of Mousse global sleep tourism bar.
DAY 3: Action is the most effective of the cures for fear
Capliano suspension bridge and park at Capilano Suspension Bridge and park
The Capilano Suspension Bridge, 450 feet long and known as the "Greatest Bridge in the World," was built in 1889. Since more than 100 years ago, the suspension bridge has only been suspended in the air nearly 70 meters with 2 thick hemp ropes and incense boards, and suspended on the rushing water of the Capliano River valley of the Capilano River, which can withstand the weight of 1,000 people at the same time, which is also one of the must-visit tourist attractions in Vancouver.
Gastown
Gastown, the fourth-ranked fashion community in the world, is also Vancouver's oldest neighborhood. The 2-ton steam clock, the 18th-century Jailer's Square, whether you stroll along the red brick and cobblestone paths, walk into centuries-old Victorian architecture, or just sit in the café by the road and look at the streetscape, there is a faint smell of ancient Europe.
Vancouver's iconic and famous plaza, Canada Place
Canada Place, Vancouver's iconic plaza, is a building in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, home to the East Wing of the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Pan Pacific Hotel, the Vancouver World Trade Centre, and the world's first permanent IMAX 3D cinema. It is also the main cruise terminal in B.C.'s South Shore, where cruises from Vancouver to Alaska depart, and with five sets of white sails made of fiberglass at the top of the building, it is one of Vancouver's most important landmarks and is designed to resemble the exterior of the Sydney Opera House and Denver International Airport. It is said to have been designed by Canadian architect Albert Güdler at a cost of $365 million.
Watch a 4D movie flying over Canada
Then come to a 4D simulated air flight over Canada, enjoy a visual feast of the most classic scenery in The whole of Canada, here you must not miss ~ ~
Stanley Park Bike Ride around Stanley Park
If you don't come, you must not imagine that people and animals can be so harmonious in Vancouver, right? Even the police rode to work on horseback.
Some people say that moderate physical activity can reduce anxiety and thus improve the quality of sleep. Riding in the primeval forest, swimming among the centuries-old trees, looking out at the vast sea, breathing fresh air, stimulating the five senses in all directions, and initially experiencing the charm of staying away from the modern and returning to nature. So, we came to Stanley Park, the largest urban park in North America, and took a cycling tour, passing famous attractions such as Dead Island, Totem Group, Coast Redwood Forest, Second Beach, and Third Beach, and strolling through the endless scenery of the coast.
Vancouver Fuda Seafood Restaurant
In addition to San Francisco, Vancouver, Canada is the second largest data street in North America. Coming here, I accidentally mistakenly thought that I came to Hong Kong and Macao, listening to the familiar Cantonese language, eating delicious Cantonese food~
DAY 4: Everyone has a secret garden in their hearts, full of words that they never intended to say
Take a luxury ferry to see the tide rise and fall
Vancouver - (1.5 hours by ferry) Victoria faces the sea, watching the tide rise and fall; the sea is flying and whales are flying. Bustling Vancouver is drifting away...
The world-famous private garden - Butchart Garden
I admit that I am a flower fool, and I can't move my feet every time I fall into the sea of flowers. On the 4th day of the #Mousse Sleep Tour, we took a luxury ferry from Vancouver to Butchart Garden, one of the world's top 10 private gardens with a history of more than 100 years, and was named a National Historic Site of Canada in 2004. The colorful world of late autumn is beautiful~
Rose garden, Japanese garden, Italian garden, etc., shuttle back and forth surrounded by a hundred flowers. Let people experience a colorful and in-depth visual feast.
City of Victoria
Victoria City, the capital of the Canadian province of B.C., and Vancouver is just an economic hub, with ancient temperate rainforests, beautiful coastlines and beautiful mountains. Ride in a carriage leisurely around the Parliament Center building, listen to the sound of the carriage and watch the maple leaves fall, with the sunset ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Vitoria City Council Building was designed by Francis Nadonbelli, a 25-year-old in the Uk. The Exterior design of the Parliament Building is not only magnificent, but also the beams and columns of the entire building are carved, and the design of various colors of painted glass and roof is full of rich classical atmosphere. If the parliament buildings are solemn during the day, the buildings at night have a different style, when the sky gradually darkens, more than 3,000 light bulbs decorate the buildings in a dazzling way, and the illuminated buildings are reflected in the harbor and shine.
Check in to the Hotel Grand Pacific
Today's Hotel Grand Pacific Victoria, part of the Preferred hotel management group with hotels all over the world, is conveniently located in the heart of Victoria...
Luxury cars are everywhere.
DAY 5: There is nothing more beautiful in life than the first kiss and the first glass of wine
Renowned winery Unsowrth Vineyards
Unsowrth is a well-known winery in Canada, and although it did not catch the best harvest season of the gargoyle, the gargoyle in the hazy drizzle was more peaceful and leisurely. Listen to the owner of the winery explain the knowledge of wine, taste the mellow aroma of each sip of red wine, enjoy a high-grade beef steak feast in the golden color of the ground, and unconsciously a morning~
Take the ferry to Harrison Pier
In addition to the Maldives, the deep blue ocean is Saipan in the United States, Okinawa in Japan, and Mauritius under African jurisdiction, and I did not expect that the Georgia Strait in the North Pacific Ocean of Canada is also blue and intoxicating, and you can also overlook the American mountains here.
Harrison Hot Springs Hotel Resort
Escape the tension and hustle and bustle of the metropolis, come to Harrison Hot Spring Resort, lie in the steaming hot springs, filled with a strong sulfur smell, all the rush fatigue is released instantly.
DAY 6: The power of life lies in disobedience even if the end is doomed in the first place
Harrison Yoga Meditation
Under the morning light at 8 o'clock in the morning, the blue lake golden snow mountain flows clouds, and the lakes and mountains and seas slowly travel. At this time, follow the teacher to learn yoga, perhaps this is the most comfortable and comfortable slow travel time~
Wafer Creek watched the salmon migration feat
I once watched a documentary about salmon swimming back, but I didn't expect to witness this tragic scene in Canada. Every year around October 15-25 is the salmon return season, these fish from Wahua Creek fish eggs development, adult fry downstream to live in the seawater, about 2-5 years later adult fish swim backwards. In order to reproduce, salmon return from all over the world to wafer creek where they were born, use all their life power to go up the river to spawn, and after spawning, they will slowly die, and the fish carcass is fished out every day by vultures to eat or buried by local workers. Watching these new births and deaths take turns, I was suddenly incredibly moved
The property has fun picking fruit
See? The floor was full of golden pumpkins, so that I finally understood where the pumpkin lights every halloween came from.
Experience harrison river harrison river by boat
Every year in mid-to-late October, Harrison Mills is the peak area that attracts the world's largest and most bald eagles. The eggs produced by the Wafer Creek salmon usually evolve into salmon fry here, which flow into the Pacific Ocean in February of the following year
Stroll through harrison hot springs town of Harrison Hot Springs
If you don't come in person, you can never imagine a picturesque lakeside town, where most of the shops close at 4:30 p.m. When the owner of the shop saw us coming, the chihuahua little black dog that was originally in the backpack immediately opened it to us enthusiastically. What's even more amazing is that there are 3 cars parked in front of the store, full of drivers and bodyguards waiting for the boss to finish his work.
DAY 7: Take a slow tour of "Little Switzerland" to discover the N happy secrets of the big city town
Shenlong Waterfall
We rode down the Sea to Sky road towards Whiskina, first listening to the sound of water under Sharon Falls, the third largest waterfall in Canada.
Cross the summit cable car
Take the cable car to the famous ski resort "Whiskers", the fresh and pure air and breathtaking scenery can be seen, and the snow is like falling into the sky
Whistler Olympic Park
Encounters such as Whistler Olympic Park. In the Whistler region of British Columbia, Canada, the winding natural pistes are a paradise for skiers and snowboarders around the world. For more than a decade, Whistler Blackcomb has been named "North America's Best Resort" by Ski Magazine, and the International Winter Olympics have been held here.
DAY 8: The best scenery is often hidden in the process of exploration and challenge
Stroll freely on Whistler Olympic Plaza
Dr. Johnson, the traveler, said: If you are tired of Vancouver, you are tired of life! Yes, this is the best place for many people to travel and live.
Step into the life of the Indians
Don't doubt it, these are real specimens.
Come to the First Nations Museum, an Aboriginal museum, and step into The Life of the Indians. American Indian, a collective term for all Native Americans except the Inuit (also known as the Eskimos), does not refer to a single ethnic group or race, distributed in South and North America, and speaks hundreds of languages.
Passionate Indians who will welcome guests from afar with their own music and food.
Whistler Lakes Hiking Experience
Stroll through the lost lake and enjoy the original weekend life of Canadians
In October, Vancouver is covered with maple leaves of different colors. The mountains in the distance are draped in snow and majestic, the tranquil lake is bright as a mirror, permeated with real fresh air, looking at the innocent and happy figure of children, even if the usual busy professionals, at this moment will be moved by such a picture.
The deepest impression is this family, the cute baby at first only playing by the lake, and then curiously step on a little wet shoes, and then look up at Mom and Dad. His parents, who were standing not far away, did not let him stop, and then he drove more and more boldly, until he splashed his shoes, pants, and even slammed into the lake, and then ran to his parents. What is even more surprising and admirable to me is that the parents have been watching like this, letting their children play casually, playing until the whole body is wet and falls, and there is no blame or stop. Seeing this, I can't help but feel the gap between Chinese and foreign ways of teaching children, and I really can't be so calm as a parent, maybe I may be nervous or intercepted in front of the cold lake before he is about to step on the wet.
DAY 9: On a leisurely journey, a gift to reward yourself is indispensable
Outlet shopping
On the last day of the trip, we came to Vancouver Outlets to enjoy our shopping!
Gros Hill Dinner
Ride the cable car above 1200 meters above sea level and offer panoramic views of Vancouver. Gros Hill is the city's vantage point, where you can enjoy mountaintop food while overlooking Vancouver's brilliant night at sunset.
DAY 10: Return to Vancouver to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (Departure)
Vancouver Airport has a variety of duty-free goods.
Thanks to Mousse's carefully prepared neck guard, the 13-hour long flight was accompanied by...
Tips for traveling to Vancouver, Canada***
1 Exchange rate differences
Exchange rate: 1 CAD about 5.3 RMB time difference: Canada's west coast is 15 hours slower than China's (daylight saving time, such as 12 noon in Vancouver, 3 am in Beijing the next day)
2 Luggage
The latest regulations of China Southern Airlines: each person checks in two pieces of luggage free of charge, each piece of luggage must not exceed 23 kg, and after three sides does not exceed 157cm. Cameras and notebooks are recommended not to be checked in luggage to avoid damage; charging treasures, batteries, etc. must be carried by hand and cannot be checked in.
3 Local specialties
Canada's famous products include freshly packaged salmon, maple syrup, deep-sea fish balls, seal oil, ice wine and so on. Local well-known brands of clothing, such as down jacket goose, Archaeopteryx and so on.