Most Vancouverites are used to the press gushing over their city. 結局のところ, if you spend even a brief time in Vancouver — particularly on a mild summer day when the entire city seems to be lounging at the beach or hanging out in a cafe — you’ll see that it’s a beautiful place.

もちろん、, like any major city, Vancouver is not without its problems. しかし、として 市はホストするために、最大ギア 2010 冬季オリンピック 来年2月, the press gushing seems to be intensifying.

SmarterTravel.com already named Vancouver one of the top five “における注目すべき目的地 2009,” さらに最近で this article from 米国今日 dubbed Vancouver “the supermodel of North American cities.”

We assume they’re referring to Vancouver’s dramatic natural setting, rather than its perpetually fleece- と yoga pant- clad 人口 (右, Montrealers?).

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