Shimmering in sunlight, its mirrored skyscrapers sparkling like diamonds against a backdrop of mountains, it’s no wonder Downtown Vancouver is known as The City of Glass.
And there is no better place to take in that panorama in all its splendour than from Queen Elizabeth Park, which sits on Little Mountain, the highest point in the city’s West Side.
Created from a disused rock quarry, and spanning 130 acres, it has so much more to offer than views of the city. It’s worth taking a few hours to wander around its formal gardens, featuring specimen trees and plants from around the world. When I visited in spring, the blossom trees in the arboretum were in full bloom, providing a pink paradise to explore. And if that was anything to go by I suspect the rose garden when in full summer bloom is something to behold.
