the flowers ‘and. {
are’ ‘in vivid bloom “year

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—. . Jack--Frost, sleigh. bells
: and.
precisely. the things some.
‘people -

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__:. For those to whom a white
’ Christmas rates a: “hum-
; bug Vancouver, British.
Columbia, is the place to

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‘season.
In searching for elements
_ that’ make Vancouver
- unique'-at Christmas, one

| need not look only at

» weather...
_ Being a city near the sea
‘and intersected. by the
_ mighty Fraser River, it is

not a complete surprise that

.. MVaneouver should have

devised a Yuletide tradition
that floats on water....the
Christmas carol ship, For
ears a gaily illuminated
otilla of ships has travelled
the waterways of Greater
-- Vancouver at Christmas.
.Choirs sing on board and the

music broadcast from the -

“procession can be heard on
‘shore. In recent years this

+. striking parade ‘on water
has been joined by a cruise

ship which’ sails. from
nearby New Westminster. It:

too broadcasts caro]: music.
and operates a- display - of -

synchronized lights. : .
.. As the Christmas: season
comes toa close Vancouver

' js host to another-event few

other cities can. feature —

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‘basics of turkey and

The © Hotel. Vancouver

. presents a Dickens’ Buffet:
at the Panorama Roof up to
Christmas... Solid. tradition

rules: the menu, which in-
sty and

mulberry pie. This’ stately

hotel has four restaurants,

three of. which open
Christmas Day: t0 serve
dinner, present gifts to

children and stage Yuletide

parades.

This remarkable city on,
- the Pacific has come to be

called. home for settlers
from all over the globe.

Many. national groups have :

made their presence felt by
Opening a variety of

restaurants that feature-

traditional,. - sometimes
exotic, cuisines. Many are
open Christmas Day for the
benefit of those to whom the
lum
pudding. hold ittle
merriment,

For those who have come

to. Vancouver for a green

‘Christmas but nevertheless

spot. of skiing,
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crave a
they're in’

- Less than 20 minutes drive
from downtown brings :
Skiers . e

high into

mountains that loom over. a no
the city — Grouse Mountain q. -
and Mount. Seymour. The

Skiing facilities are good, ski
Classes and restaurants

numerous. and the view

across the city su verb; Not
-. for nothing

has
been dub

Boating is

doorstep.

ancouver
the world’s
most glamorous ski village.
another
Christmas sporting activity,
_ perhaps because there are
over 5,000 miles of sheltered
cruising waters on the ci it’s
-Vancouverites
-own thousands of boats. A
‘goodly portion of these can
be seen sailing on Christmas
_ Day. Boating carries. on

‘ throughout.

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