Pacific Northwest Trip: Vancouver Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

Our first day, Saturday, we drove from the Seattle airport up to Vancouver, stopping at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. We arrived in Vancouver just in time to see the sun setting. The city looked beautiful!

We checked into the Georgian Court Hotel and then walked to a late dinner at Nicli. Delicious Neapolitan pizza. Perfect meal to end our long travel day. I cannot say enough good things about our hotel. It was so quiet-even on a Saturday night. We stayed on the Orchid Floor which included a bunch of extras: a flat iron, curling iron, ladies-only emergency kits, upgraded Aveda amenities, a yoga mat, additional satin-padded and skirt hangers plus In Style and other fashion magazines. For no extra charge!

SUNDAY was our first full day in Vancouver. We had breakfast at Medina which was just around the corner from the hotel. The waffles are a must order. You can choose between eight toppings. I chose the dark chocolate and milk chocolate lavender.

I took this while we were waiting outside. Fresh (warm) waffles!

After breakfast we headed to the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park.

We did the Suspension Bridge, Cliffwalk, and Treetop Adventure.

The view of the bridge from the cliffwalk

The Suspension Bridge stretches 450 feet across and 230 feet above the Capilano River.

Stopped to take a selfie halfway. My sister is a bit afraid of heights so she wasn't interested (understandably) in stopping to take a photo in the middle

I made it across!

Treetop adventure- walk in the trees up to 100 feet above the forest floor

Treetop adventure with the bridge in the background

The Cliffwalk is the newest addition to the park. From the website: "This...cliffside journey takes you through rainforest vegetation on a series of unobtrusive cantilevered and suspended walkways jutting out from the granite cliff face above Capilano River to previously unexplored areas of the park. Not for the faint of heart, it is high and narrow and, in some sections, glass (very strong glass) is all that separates guests from the canyon far below."

View from the cliffwalk

Vancouver Days 1 and 2:
Hotel: Georgian Court Hotel
Restaurant: Nicli (dinner) and Medina Cafe (breakfast)
Sightseeing: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park