Today, Henny, Flora, Deborah, Linda, Helga and Virginia (that's me) caught the #20 Downtown bus, transferred to #19 Stanley Park and hailed Lorna who was waiting at the Georgia-Denman Street bus stop ... she joined us for the final ride into the park where she led the group through the formal rose gardens to the trail around Beaver Lake,
an easy level 5 km walk .
At the rose gardens is a long arbor, in the centre of which is a tiny raised flower bed with a plaque provided jointly by Hector Steele, the City Parks Board and the Provincial Government commemorating the 100Th anniversary of the Vancouver Pioneers Association [1893-1993] ... a tiny cairn containing memorabilia is to be opened in 2093 ... I guess we'll never know what's in it !!
An information signpost states that the rose garden had its beginnings in 1920 and throughout the decades, 3,500 varieties of rose bushes have been planted there ... the gardens and lawns are beautifully maintained and are surrounded by grand evergreens and criss -crossed with paved pathways .
At the top of the garden is a lovely Swiss style chalet designed by architect Otto Moberg and complete with climbing vines and overhanging roof ... the upper level is constructed of rustic logs with stone facing on the lower level ... named the Stanley Park Pavilion, it was commissioned in 1911 by city park commissioners and opened to the general public ... in 1919, the Prince of Wales hosted a reception to honour Canadian soldiers killed in the First World War ... in 1923-24 the building was enlarged and the restaurant is now only available for private functions, however the "Bar & Grill", a wide cement deck more recently added to the side of the building, opens Victoria Day in late May ...
At the east side of the garden is a large memorial containing two bronze statues, each flanked by a granite stone with inscriptions honouring the friendship between Canada and the U.S. and commemorating President Harding, the first U.S. president ever to pay an official visit to Canada ...
Linda was able to get some great photos of the pavilion, the memorial, and our walking group beneath a flowering Japanese Cherry blossom tree ... the group split up with Flora and Helga wanting to continue their walk in the balmy sunshine ... Deborah and Lorna went their separate ways, while Henny, Linda and Virginia returned to Britannia to enjoy coffee and cookies left over from an earlier reception in the seniors centre ...
Future walks are planned for West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Horseshoe Bay and Steveston ... new members are welcome ... we meet at 10:15 a.m. Saturday and our return times vary from 1:00-2:30 pm depending on how far we travel ... we use public transit to get to most of our destinations and are often surprised to find something new that we didn't know about before ... this is a recreational, social and educational adventure series for seniors ... Until next time ...
Contributor Virginia
an easy level 5 km walk .At the rose gardens is a long arbor, in the centre of which is a tiny raised flower bed with a plaque provided jointly by Hector Steele, the City Parks Board and the Provincial Government commemorating the 100Th anniversary of the Vancouver Pioneers Association [1893-1993] ... a tiny cairn containing memorabilia is to be opened in 2093 ... I guess we'll never know what's in it !!
An information signpost states that the rose garden had its beginnings in 1920 and throughout the decades, 3,500 varieties of rose bushes have been planted there ... the gardens and lawns are beautifully maintained and are surrounded by grand evergreens and criss -crossed with paved pathways .
At the top of the garden is a lovely Swiss style chalet designed by architect Otto Moberg and complete with climbing vines and overhanging roof ... the upper level is constructed of rustic logs with stone facing on the lower level ... named the Stanley Park Pavilion, it was commissioned in 1911 by city park commissioners and opened to the general public ... in 1919, the Prince of Wales hosted a reception to honour Canadian soldiers killed in the First World War ... in 1923-24 the building was enlarged and the restaurant is now only available for private functions, however the "Bar & Grill", a wide cement deck more recently added to the side of the building, opens Victoria Day in late May ...
At the east side of the garden is a large memorial containing two bronze statues, each flanked by a granite stone with inscriptions honouring the friendship between Canada and the U.S. and commemorating President Harding, the first U.S. president ever to pay an official visit to Canada ...
Linda was able to get some great photos of the pavilion, the memorial, and our walking group beneath a flowering Japanese Cherry blossom tree ... the group split up with Flora and Helga wanting to continue their walk in the balmy sunshine ... Deborah and Lorna went their separate ways, while Henny, Linda and Virginia returned to Britannia to enjoy coffee and cookies left over from an earlier reception in the seniors centre ...
Future walks are planned for West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Horseshoe Bay and Steveston ... new members are welcome ... we meet at 10:15 a.m. Saturday and our return times vary from 1:00-2:30 pm depending on how far we travel ... we use public transit to get to most of our destinations and are often surprised to find something new that we didn't know about before ... this is a recreational, social and educational adventure series for seniors ... Until next time ...
Contributor Virginia
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