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In last year's Georgia Straight BEST OF awards we took home an editor's pick for "Best Navel Gazing Web Site", and while our non-profit organization that supports our web site (Vancouver Is Awesome, Inc) is focused on celebrating all of the awesome things that make up our city one of those things is it's proximity to other awesome places. In this new series of features entitled Super, Neighbours in British Columbia we'll be taking you on adventures to other BC locales that we think you should check out. |
In this second part I wanted to share the common area that was right outside of our ROOM that I shared with you in part one. A library. A freaking LIBRARY! When we checked in the person at the front desk said "Oh yes, you're on the Library Floor" and I did the equivalent of an audio double take. "Pardon me, did you say Library Floor?!" to which the front desk guy nodded yes and smiled. When we got out of the elevator we were greeted with what you see below! A quaint, well stocked library containing books, magazines, movies, puzzles, games, a telescope that looks out on the surf outside. There's a computer hooked up to the internet nearby, with a printer in case you need to print anything off...
Plus in amongst the books and around the room are some incredible artifacts like this actual letter from King George to Captain Vancouver back when he was mapping the area in the 1700's.
And an original printing of The Voyage Of Discovery series of books under it (and under glass, these are hundreds of years old).
Last but not least, a scale model of the HMS Discovery crafted by a local Tofino artisan. That's Lil' Captain Vancouver top right!
Come back tomorrow for part three of Super, Neighbours in British Columbia: The Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino.
