City Walks Vancouver #30: Queen Elizabeth Park

Nothing beats a nice walk in the park on a beautiful sunny day and Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver is just the place to go. Named for the Queen Mother after her visit to the city in 1939, this park with its beautiful flowers and interesting greenery is well tended to with not one blade of grass out of place. It's probably why so many brides and grooms come here to get their wedding pictures taken especially on such a picture perfect day like the one experienced on my walk. The dome-shaped building in the picture above is the Bloedel Conservatory, which sits atop Queen Elizabeth Park. Behind the conservatory are panoramic views of the city and mountains, which makes a great backdrop for pictures. One of the delights of this park is the water fountain pictured above. Kids have the most fun with it running in between the shooting towers of water. Also interesting is the Henry Moore sculpture — Knife Edge-Two Piece set next to the fountain. Photos of the park are posted in my gallery. Be sure to check out the life-size, picture-taking statues that seem to be frozen in time.