On the day after the tournament, we had a coach tour of Vancouver.
The first stop was the Steam Clock. This is an upright weight-driven clock, with alarms powered by steam from the district heating system. It is apparently very important.
Next stop was Granville Island, opposite Vancouver Island. This is mostly a former industrial area which is being adapted to a tourist/leisure area – some factories are still active.
View of Vancouver from Granville Island:
The next stop was Stanley Park. The British expelled the Squamish inhabitants from this area to make way for an army camp, and later a nature reserve. The Squamish did not traditionally make totem poles, rather carving the posts of their homes. This custom was imported from the Haida and Tlingit after the British left.
Northward views from Stanley Park:
Then we visited the trail head at Lynn Canyon. The trail leads to mountains north of Vancouver, and starts with a suspension bridge over a gorge leading to a spruce forest. My phone battery was flat, but Adelina Abdybekova (the player from Kyrgyzstan) will post photos on Instagram. (Google lists a few variants of her account; I have not been able to log in to check.)
The last stop was Queen Elizabeth Park, at the top of a hill with views all over the city. My battery was still flat.
On the Friday, my flight was at 8pm, so I was able to walk around the city centre. It is about as touristy as Canary Wharf.
Back in Richmond, I walked to a nature reserve. This is the Bog and Farming Preservation Area (Richmond is about one metre below sea level).
Then I waited in Minoru Park before collecting my luggage.
The flash on the bird’s wing is bright red, not pink.
Great Wall 