Most Vancouverites are used to the press gushing over their city. Ведь, 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.

Конечно, как и любой крупный город, Vancouver is not without its problems. Тем не менее, как город готовится принять у себя 2010 Зимние Олимпийские игры в феврале следующего года, the press gushing seems to be intensifying.

SmarterTravel.com already named Vancouver one of the top five “Направления, чтобы Наблюдать в 2009,” а в последнее время this article from USA Today dubbed Vancouver “the supermodel of North American cities.”

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

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