It’s time to enjoy longer stretches of drier weather, beautiful blossoms, and pleasant strolls in one of the many gorgeous parks in and around downtown Vancouver: spring is in the air!
Some of the prettiest buds and blooms are decorating the downtown and Metro Vancouver streets and neighbourhoods, either peeking out from the ground or planters in neat little clusters or displaying a full-throttle floral tour-de-force, splashing vibrant colour on the urban landscape. Forget April in Paris; for some truly scenic ‘ooh la la,’ springtime in Vancouver is a visual breath of fresh air!
Just outside the Auberge, a postage-stamp-sized park filled with cherry blossoms in full bloom makes for a picturesque backdrop for a selfie. Perch Park is a walkway connecting the Coal Harbour waterfront to the convention centre , the downtown business core, and the shopping area. Walk a little further to Burrard St (at Melville St) ; there, you’ll encounter “Cherry Blossom Central”: Art Phillips Park at Burrard Station, one of the main locations of Vancouver’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival , now in its 10th year. Outside the downtown core, Yaletown and False Creek North offer a spectacular backdrop for water taxis ferrying passengers to and fro, as well as paddlers gliding out on the water, alongside pedestrians and cyclists sharing the seawall route. It’s undeniably a perfect picture postcard shot of spring! Insider tip for the best places to capture ephemeral spring blossoms:
- Queen Elizabeth Park @ 33rd and Cambie:
- David Lam Park @ Mainland & Hamilton Streets:
