Tourist attraction 1

I think today we visited the first real tourist attraction in Vancouver since we arrived. The Capilano Suspension Bridge. Its just 20 minutes from our house by car (when there is no traffic, otherwise up to one hour). Since we have a car for this weel we figured we have to capitalize: Get out of the city, do something we don't usually do etc. Except for the tourist stuff around it the forrest around the Bridge is really nice and its a good way to show tourists that might not go to the forest otherwise the beauty of it. We also went for a walk in the Capilano River Regional Park nearby where it is more natural and there are less tourists. We watched two bald eagles chasing some other bird (which was also pretty big).

shame on UBC's engineering students

A group of UBC engineering students were arrested Monday morning after being caught trying to suspend a Volkswagen Beetle from the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge.

The group could face charges of mischief over $5,000. This is the first time the students have been charged for what has become an annual traditional with UBC's engineering students.

Image source: DPA (Biennale Sao Paolo): Thats how you hang a beetle

Der Spiegel
Vancouver Sun

Carts of Darkness

Being homeless is not fun but this documentary shows that some guys know how to have fun surviving in the streets of Vancouver. I watch people bottle picking every day in our back alley with a mixture of compassion and disgust. I put out empty bottles on the side for them to pick up but I will probably never get closer then that. This film gives a deep insight in the lives of men who did not all choose to live the way they live but make the best of it.

also found here and here