kevin_cambs_uk
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- Jan 3, 2003
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Going home. We were up, breakfast at the next location does not need mentioning really, as it was very forgettable. We were being picked up at 1, but I asked if we could be picked up at 12, as I wanted to wait at the airport instead of this hotel.
The guy turned up at 11.30 in a Cadillac ! So we reached Victoria Airport for the 20 minute flight to Vancouver International. Lovely cute plane I thought. We landed at Vancouver airport and it was very lush and stylish, and huge, the walk to our gate was about 15 mins ! Plus it had great shops, and free Wi Fi.
Plane was slightly delayed but we were on and it was a 9 hour flight back, but we did not really sleep much. Coming back is always un pleassant, the long night time flight, going home etc etc, but we landed around 10 in the morning, and were picked up and taken back home.
I knew we were back in england, when we got to Heathrow, the place looked like a building site, someone was throwing up on the carpet at immigration check in, and the M25 delayed us by about an hour. What must people think when they visit our country .....
Back in blighty ...
After being back a week what do I think now? Well I have been badly jet lagged, so work was really hard, especially as I cycle to work, but thats all back to normal, and I am glad to have done the trip report because I have been tying to get it down on paper so that I can remember what we did etc.
Was it better than Disney, well I have mixed feelings, I was not giddy with excitement, like when I go into Kennedy Space Centre or walk down Main Street, I never got that over whelming, 'oh my God I am back, thank God were back !!' feeling, but when I wrote the trip report, picked out the photo's I kept thinking we had a truly wonderful time.
I was never overwhelmed, but it was a once in a life time experience. When I was there on day 12 I had had enough I wanted to go home, Victoria was lovely but I was bored and wanted to go home.
I should have only done 12 days and been left wanting. It was a once in a life time trip, it was not cheap, cost me £6,500 for the holiday and then £2,200 in spending money, thats a few Disney Trips, but the train journey was truly a thing to do before you die, and the whale watching you could never forget.
If I had never done this trip and always kept going to Disney, I would have always kept thinking, am I missing something by always going to Disney. So I am glad I did it, I miss going to Disney, but its not the be all and end all anymore, but can you beat Disney for a holiday?
No, you can't beat Disney, it has everything and you will never be bored, but its not the centre of the world anymore and going to Canada was just as good an experience, but you would not want to go back and do the same things again, unlike at Disney World.
I enjoyed Canada and the Canadian people, Vancouver for me was the best, the wife loved the train, it was a once in a life time trip, and I am not sure where or when we will go next, but I do think I would like to go with the kids, as long as they will have me !
The guy turned up at 11.30 in a Cadillac ! So we reached Victoria Airport for the 20 minute flight to Vancouver International. Lovely cute plane I thought. We landed at Vancouver airport and it was very lush and stylish, and huge, the walk to our gate was about 15 mins ! Plus it had great shops, and free Wi Fi.
Plane was slightly delayed but we were on and it was a 9 hour flight back, but we did not really sleep much. Coming back is always un pleassant, the long night time flight, going home etc etc, but we landed around 10 in the morning, and were picked up and taken back home.
I knew we were back in england, when we got to Heathrow, the place looked like a building site, someone was throwing up on the carpet at immigration check in, and the M25 delayed us by about an hour. What must people think when they visit our country .....
Back in blighty ...
After being back a week what do I think now? Well I have been badly jet lagged, so work was really hard, especially as I cycle to work, but thats all back to normal, and I am glad to have done the trip report because I have been tying to get it down on paper so that I can remember what we did etc.
Was it better than Disney, well I have mixed feelings, I was not giddy with excitement, like when I go into Kennedy Space Centre or walk down Main Street, I never got that over whelming, 'oh my God I am back, thank God were back !!' feeling, but when I wrote the trip report, picked out the photo's I kept thinking we had a truly wonderful time.
I was never overwhelmed, but it was a once in a life time experience. When I was there on day 12 I had had enough I wanted to go home, Victoria was lovely but I was bored and wanted to go home.
I should have only done 12 days and been left wanting. It was a once in a life time trip, it was not cheap, cost me £6,500 for the holiday and then £2,200 in spending money, thats a few Disney Trips, but the train journey was truly a thing to do before you die, and the whale watching you could never forget.
If I had never done this trip and always kept going to Disney, I would have always kept thinking, am I missing something by always going to Disney. So I am glad I did it, I miss going to Disney, but its not the be all and end all anymore, but can you beat Disney for a holiday?
No, you can't beat Disney, it has everything and you will never be bored, but its not the centre of the world anymore and going to Canada was just as good an experience, but you would not want to go back and do the same things again, unlike at Disney World.
I enjoyed Canada and the Canadian people, Vancouver for me was the best, the wife loved the train, it was a once in a life time trip, and I am not sure where or when we will go next, but I do think I would like to go with the kids, as long as they will have me !
