tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post4009857429459277302..comments2024-03-27T22:57:59.870+00:00Comments on klahanie: Five Hours In Vancouver.klahaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-30491991237402004802011-07-23T00:01:13.139+00:002011-07-23T00:01:13.139+00:00Hi Manic Chef,
Yes, Vancouver is pretty darned exp...Hi Manic Chef,<br />Yes, Vancouver is pretty darned expensive. A very beautiful location, but darned expensive! :) It would be a pity if you don't go to Vancouver. Your legion of adoring fans in Vancouver would be most disappointed :)<br />I miss Vancouver and I shall endeavour to visit a bit longer than five hours, next time.<br />Take care eh, Garyklahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-68627566819417236422011-07-22T04:48:45.752+00:002011-07-22T04:48:45.752+00:00Funny, I've heard about Vancouver, mostly when...Funny, I've heard about Vancouver, mostly when I resided in Toronto for 18 years. I knew someone who had lived there. I heard and still do here, that it is extremely expensive. It looks beautiful, thanks for the tour, now I don't have to visit! But, it sure sounds like you miss it. Later.....The Manic Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06587881609957361468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-32454961273519021812011-07-21T01:24:54.535+00:002011-07-21T01:24:54.535+00:00Hi BrownDog's Human,
Hey y'all, thanks for...Hi BrownDog's Human,<br />Hey y'all, thanks for liking the photos. And it sure is a beautiful city.<br />Ah yes, Toronto. Quite a nice city. I know it can get very cold there in the winter. However, I bet you remember the hot, humid summers in Toronto. <br />I know exactly what you mean about how the news is viewed in other countries. It's just the same in Vancouver. In Vancouver, they get all the Seattle stations.<br />That's a fascinating insight you have given of the American perspective on news affairs. I believe that the world would like to see the US as not being so insular and realise, more profoundly, the consequences of its actions in foreign lands.<br />And hugs back to y'all from Penny and her human, Gary :)klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-40651497219516943372011-07-21T01:15:10.143+00:002011-07-21T01:15:10.143+00:00Hi Donna,
Thanks for that and I do hope you get th...Hi Donna,<br />Thanks for that and I do hope you get there. If you do, maybe you could inform the Vancouver Tourist Board of all my promotion. Maybe they might pay me some money or send me a souvenir fridge magnet or something...<br />Take care, Gary :)klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-61252341509300873052011-07-21T01:12:34.730+00:002011-07-21T01:12:34.730+00:00Hi Madeleine,
Yes, it sure is a mesmerising video ...Hi Madeleine,<br />Yes, it sure is a mesmerising video clip and I do think it captures a rather dreamlike ambience of Vancouver.<br />I hope you get the chance to visit someday. It was very weird getting off the transport system that was underground and going up to street level and not recognising anything. It has changed that much in only the three years since I was last there.<br />Thanks Madeleine.<br />In kindness, Gary :)klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-22335921586650293752011-07-20T23:24:44.470+00:002011-07-20T23:24:44.470+00:00I think I spotted a whale penis in one of those ph...I think I spotted a whale penis in one of those photos.Statichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875998739533600766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-87897760557138756552011-07-20T13:31:34.971+00:002011-07-20T13:31:34.971+00:00Hi Y'all!
Beautiful pictures! So glad you ar...Hi Y'all!<br /><br />Beautiful pictures! So glad you are sharing with us. What a beautiful city! <br /><br />Too many years ago hubby's job took us to Toronto for 3 years. I thoroughly enjoyed the city even if the weather was too cold for my bones. <br /><br />One thing few people understand, but we had to privilege of seeing first hand, is how the same news is viewed by others in other countries. <br /><br />The novel thing in Toronto, and probably Vancouver, is that you can get US and Canadian radio and TV stations. <br /><br />Watch, for example, the closing of auto plants on Canadian news, then switch to US news and you realize other countries don't fully understand why the US does what it does. <br /><br />Other countries see US actions from their personal perspective and how it affects them. By the same token the self centric US fails miserably to understand the unintended consequences of their actions to/in other countries. <br /><br />Hugs to Penny...<br />BrownDog's HumanFANCY the Red Standard Poodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369189341017481001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-9094723757752631122011-07-20T13:28:33.759+00:002011-07-20T13:28:33.759+00:00Nice photos. I've never even considered Vancou...Nice photos. I've never even considered Vancouver. Now I willDonna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-9066999721858601072011-07-20T08:51:17.659+00:002011-07-20T08:51:17.659+00:00Love the mesmerising video clip. I like how the sp...Love the mesmerising video clip. I like how the speeded up version shows the jiggling of the boats that you wouldn't normally notice. Would live to visit Vancover sometime. That must have been weird being lost in a city you once knew so well. I enjoyed the virtual visit with you Gary :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-36071597333563376952011-07-19T16:25:37.976+00:002011-07-19T16:25:37.976+00:00Hi there Mr. Static,
Good thinking, dude. I reckon...Hi there Mr. Static,<br />Good thinking, dude. I reckon you should hire out your afro for the latest remake of that blockbuster movie, 'The Mod Squad'.....klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-64572712007033797282011-07-19T16:24:01.417+00:002011-07-19T16:24:01.417+00:00Hi R. Jacob,
Very true. I got off the rapid trans...Hi R. Jacob,<br />Very true. I got off the rapid transit system, looked around and had no idea where I was. The city has changed that much.<br />Take care and thanks.<br />Gary.klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-49743665912426328312011-07-19T16:22:27.896+00:002011-07-19T16:22:27.896+00:00Hi bazza,
Thanks for the compliment. Travelogues ...Hi bazza,<br />Thanks for the compliment. Travelogues don't really capture the personal essence. That video was a bit dreamy. I'm pleased you liked the photos. Wish I could have taken some photos of the mountains. Much to my 'surprise', the mountains were covered in clouds...<br />Glad it brought back some memories.<br />Cheers, Gary.klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-90398415874278904682011-07-19T15:26:18.048+00:002011-07-19T15:26:18.048+00:00I often see movies and see an afro, and I'm li...I often see movies and see an afro, and I'm like, "I've seen that afro before..hey, that is MY afro!" This is when I learned that my coif has been moonlighting as both a stunt afro, an afro stand-in, ad an afro extra. It's time my afro started paying some bills around here.Statichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875998739533600766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-35217734780426739722011-07-19T11:05:18.851+00:002011-07-19T11:05:18.851+00:00The old saying is true, you can't go home agai...The old saying is true, you can't go home again...and find your way around!raydenzel1https://www.blogger.com/profile/16212342091537737561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-37557813222858196372011-07-19T08:41:05.676+00:002011-07-19T08:41:05.676+00:00Hi Gary. You certainly have captured Vancouver in ...Hi Gary. You certainly have captured Vancouver in a way that most travelogues fail to do. It's a beautiful place (at least it was five years ago!). The video at the end was very unusual but your pictures were better. Thanks for the memories!<br /><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Click here for Bazza’s Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-47792335237673507722011-07-19T02:22:22.883+00:002011-07-19T02:22:22.883+00:00Dear David,
Aha David, me thinks you are awake at ...Dear David,<br />Aha David, me thinks you are awake at such an unearthly hour. What am I saying? Good grief, I'm responding at gone three in the morning!<br />Within the heart of Stoke, lies a hidden beauty to be caressed, to be shared to an eagerly awaiting world.<br />And yes, oh how I longed for my distant youth as I spent but a few fleeting moments in the city of Vancouver. The city that was once my home. Yes sir, back in my youthful days when everything was in black and white and folks moved around really quick like. Ah yes, I recall the stagecoach that used to take me to the old wooden school...memories, eh :)<br />And you, you intellectual giant have to use the word 'hirsute', whilst us mere mortals might use the word, 'hairy'. <br />Hope to see you soon. Give my regards to the merry men as you ride through the glen....<br />Take care and get some sleep, eh....klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-63162249922718265862011-07-19T02:09:34.118+00:002011-07-19T02:09:34.118+00:00Dear Gary,
Vancouver looks like a beautiful city. ...Dear Gary,<br />Vancouver looks like a beautiful city. A little reminiscent of Stoke, methinks. Mmmm, then again, no.<br />Glad you had such a wonderful time over there, Gary, and seeing how the city has changed so much must have reminded you of your joyous youth (or how old you are now! Only joking, my hirsute pal).<br />With Very Best Wishes, and hoping to see you soon,<br />David.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115443256449529220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-80245972660406603092011-07-19T01:30:08.402+00:002011-07-19T01:30:08.402+00:00Greetings John,
Thanks for that and I do so hope y...Greetings John,<br />Thanks for that and I do so hope you manage to make it to Canada and see the abundance and variety of wildlife. I also appreciate you had a look through some of my previous postings. You may have noticed a couple of birds, a squirrel and ummm..a black bear :)<br />All the best, my friend and may you have a most peaceful week.<br />With respect and positive wishes, Gary.klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-33170736114725855272011-07-19T01:26:17.576+00:002011-07-19T01:26:17.576+00:00Hi becca,
Aha, so you and your son are like me. Yo...Hi becca,<br />Aha, so you and your son are like me. You notice all those little points of interest in the movies.<br />Thanks for liking the photos and I hope you get to go to Vancouver, sometime.<br />In kindness, Gary.klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-31101732900205943332011-07-19T01:23:37.493+00:002011-07-19T01:23:37.493+00:00Hi Joylene,
Hey, thanks for your recollections of ...Hi Joylene,<br />Hey, thanks for your recollections of Vancouver. And I do know what you mean. Despite all the major changes, I too get misty eyed when I hear the name 'Vancouver'. I was a wreck watching the Winter Olympics back in England. And really annoyed at the BBC commentators for all the geographical mistakes they made when referring to Vancouver and surrounding areas. Apparently, Mt. Baker in Washington State, according to the BBC, is actually Mt. Robson. Go figure, eh.<br />Cheers.klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-34402077718630771222011-07-19T01:18:31.864+00:002011-07-19T01:18:31.864+00:00Hi Pearl,
One of the reasons Vancouver was used in...Hi Pearl,<br />One of the reasons Vancouver was used in the past to be disguised as a U.S. city was because they took advantage of what was once, a weaker Canadian dollar and thus saved money using local Canadian production talent. <br />And I think it's wonderful that Minneapolis has been used as somewhere in Canada. What next, the Minnesota Vikings playing in the Canadian Football League?<br />Take care, Pearl.<br />With respect and good wishes, your way, eh, Gary :)klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-74828464767029099852011-07-19T01:12:26.745+00:002011-07-19T01:12:26.745+00:00Hi GEM,
Indeed, you will feel right at home in Van...Hi GEM,<br />Indeed, you will feel right at home in Vancouver and there's plenty of landmarks for you to cast your eyes upon. For instance, the great big dome you see in the opening credits in the TV show, 'Highlander' was called 'Science World' as a part of Expo 86. Exciting stuff, eh :)<br />Take care, GEM.<br />With respect, Gary.klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-13945137307590336412011-07-19T01:05:58.416+00:002011-07-19T01:05:58.416+00:00Hi Hilary,
I do so hope you get another chance to ...Hi Hilary,<br />I do so hope you get another chance to get to Vancouver and have wonderful time exploring the city. <br />I'm a little bit homesick, but I know, well at least I think I know, that I'm welcome back :)<br />Cheers, Gary.klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-30263059474119495212011-07-19T01:03:19.315+00:002011-07-19T01:03:19.315+00:00Hi Old Kitty,
Vancouver sure does look beautiful b...Hi Old Kitty,<br />Vancouver sure does look beautiful by day and by night. <br />I'm fairly sure that was some kinda' fog in the video. Then again, low clouds are known to happen in Vancouver. Wait a sec, low clouds are fog. Never mind.<br />And sometimes you actually get to see the mountains. That would be when there aint all them darn clouds hanging around, eh :)<br />Take care and keep smiling.<br />Gary<br />xklahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219984917795758890.post-18724404350413022862011-07-19T00:59:09.148+00:002011-07-19T00:59:09.148+00:00Hi The Wolf,
Dude, I hear you. I know, despite yo...Hi The Wolf,<br />Dude, I hear you. I know, despite your occasional rant, you'd rather live in Vancouver than anywhere else.<br />I thought you and me were going to sort out the folks who piss you off, eh :)klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.com