Samuello Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 I'm making my first trip to Canada to see my sister who's having her practical training in Calgary. I'm staying with her two weeks and we are planning to fly to Vancouver, too! We have some plans already but there always time for some nice music (maybe even Hamer) related tips Any cool music shops or other locations you fellow Hamer fans would like to recommend? I'm open to all suggestions! It's not excluded to meet some of you if you happen to live in that area (sorry, I can't remember anyone by heart who does) and want to meet a Hamer fan from Finland! Actually, that would be quite cool if you ask me -Samuel
sonic1974 Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 I'm making my first trip to Canada to see my sister who's having her practical training in Calgary. I'm staying with her two weeks and we are planning to fly to Vancouver, too! We have some plans already but there always time for some nice music (maybe even Hamer) related tips Any cool music shops or other locations you fellow Hamer fans would like to recommend? I'm open to all suggestions! It's not excluded to meet some of you if you happen to live in that area (sorry, I can't remember anyone by heart who does) and want to meet a Hamer fan from Finland! Actually, that would be quite cool if you ask me -Samuel Awesome! I'm jealous, I live in Canada, but on the other end of the country. Pretty expensive to make it out to Vancouver and Calgary where I am, in Ottawa, so I've never made the trip, but I will someday. Have lots of fun while you are there. I think you'll find that Vancouver is a lot more liberal and laid back, whereas Calgary is a little more conservative. Both towns should be a lot of fun. rob
zorrow Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 I'm making my first trip to Canada to see my sister who's having her practical training in Calgary. I'm staying with her two weeks and we are planning to fly to Vancouver, too! We have some plans already but there always time for some nice music (maybe even Hamer) related tips Any cool music shops or other locations you fellow Hamer fans would like to recommend? I'm open to all suggestions! It's not excluded to meet some of you if you happen to live in that area (sorry, I can't remember anyone by heart who does) and want to meet a Hamer fan from Finland! Actually, that would be quite cool if you ask me -Samuel Awesome! I'm jealous, I live in Canada, but on the other end of the country. Pretty expensive to make it out to Vancouver and Calgary where I am, in Ottawa, so I've never made the trip, but I will someday. Have lots of fun while you are there. I think you'll find that Vancouver is a lot more liberal and laid back, whereas Calgary is a little more conservative. Both towns should be a lot of fun. rob ...but next time you should come to Montreal, really.
sonic1974 Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 Awesome! I'm jealous, I live in Canada, but on the other end of the country. Pretty expensive to make it out to Vancouver and Calgary where I am, in Ottawa, so I've never made the trip, but I will someday. Have lots of fun while you are there. I think you'll find that Vancouver is a lot more liberal and laid back, whereas Calgary is a little more conservative. Both towns should be a lot of fun. rob ...but next time you should come to Montreal, really. Montreal is a great town!!! Especially in the summer. Jazzfest, Just for laughs festival.....and the women! Ah...gotta love French women.
blackfbiv Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 I'm making my first trip to Canada to see my sister who's having her practical training in Calgary. I'm staying with her two weeks and we are planning to fly to Vancouver, too! We have some plans already but there always time for some nice music (maybe even Hamer) related tips Any cool music shops or other locations you fellow Hamer fans would like to recommend? I'm open to all suggestions! It's not excluded to meet some of you if you happen to live in that area (sorry, I can't remember anyone by heart who does) and want to meet a Hamer fan from Finland! Actually, that would be quite cool if you ask me -Samuel Hardly ever get to Calgary, but if you're heading towards Edmonton at all.. let me know... we can meet up for sure... just PM or whatever...
chap Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 You'll love Vancouver, it's a beautiful city ... small and cozy. Ok as a Vancouver guy here's my list:I can't say much about the music business here, we've been taken hostage by two big Walmart-like music stores that put the Ma and Pa shops out of business. That's too bad because that also took out our one and only Hamer dealer. But among the cooler shops are Not Just Another Music Store - exactly as the name suggestshttp://www.njams.net/show/contactRufus guitars - small shop, cool gearhttp://rufusguitarshop.com/contact.htmlAnd if you must, there's the mega-stores Long and McQuade and Tom Lee. But just your typical Fender, Gibson and related gear. Nothing really interesting. Non music related:DO NOT GO TO CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE! It's $30 to get in and a total tourist trap. Go to Lynn Canyon Suspension bridge, it's free because it's government run and way cooler. Go on a nice sunny day. Shabusen is a cool place to eat. $24 all-you-can-eat Sushi AND Korean BBQ. Reservations pretty much needed. Don't think you're going to walk in and find a seat.http://www.shabusen.com/
specialk Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 Shabusen is a cool place to eat. $24 all-you-can-eat Sushi AND Korean BBQ. Reservations pretty much needed. http://www.shabusen.com/ Damn, sounds like my kind of place! Seriously, after spending 7 years in Alaska, if I ever wanted to go back, it would be to B.C. Gorgeous! Take a camera and lots of film or memory cards!
zorrow Posted April 18, 2009 Posted April 18, 2009 (...).....and the women! Ah...gotta love French women. YOU BET!!! Ugly women have no place here, really!
sw686blue Posted April 18, 2009 Posted April 18, 2009 (...).....and the women! Ah...gotta love French women. YOU BET!!! Ugly women have no place here, really! Well said!
chap Posted April 18, 2009 Posted April 18, 2009 Shabusen is a cool place to eat. $24 all-you-can-eat Sushi AND Korean BBQ. Reservations pretty much needed. http://www.shabusen.com/ Damn, sounds like my kind of place! Seriously, after spending 7 years in Alaska, if I ever wanted to go back, it would be to B.C. Gorgeous! Take a camera and lots of film or memory cards! Yea and that's $24 Canadian Pesos!
Samuello Posted April 18, 2009 Author Posted April 18, 2009 Thank you all for your kind answers! I'm writing these all down so I'll remember them on the road. Keep 'em coming if something worth noticing pops into your head! I really appreciate these, folks! chap: Great food is something I sure want to check out - I'm already waiting for Shabusen And yeah, those big music stores don't really gain my interest.
chap Posted April 19, 2009 Posted April 19, 2009 Thank you all for your kind answers! I'm writing these all down so I'll remember them on the road. Keep 'em coming if something worth noticing pops into your head! I really appreciate these, folks! chap: Great food is something I sure want to check out - I'm already waiting for Shabusen And yeah, those big music stores don't really gain my interest. I'm a little biased because I live here but IMHO the food here is awesome because we're so multi-cultural here. I mean, where I live, you can get Pizza, East Indian, German, Japanese and Italian ON THE SAME CITY BLOCK! There are tons of Japanese joints that offer all-you-can-eat for roughly $18-$24 (cheaper ones too but quality suffers). Shabusen is different because for that price it includes a Korean BBQ. This is an extremely popular restauraunt. If you're say, coming with the Mrs. and want to catch some shopping and culture, don't forget to check out Stanley Park. It's a beautiful park that is city-run so most of the stuff is free or very reasonably priced. It's like our little Central Park. For shopping, I DO NOT recommend Metrotown / Metropolis (same mall). They boast 450 shops but it's all indoors and boring cloths and shoes. It's like moving from booth-to-booth. I always wonder why tourists flock to malls when on vacation. If you're looking for shopping and catch some culture, then try Robson street. Start at the east end (where the Art Gallery is) and walk all the way westward until the street ends at Dennman. Again, lots of shopping like clothes and shoes, but also some really cool high-end restauraunts, bristros and stuff along the way. A very cool walk. When you get to Dennman, walk all the way UP Dennman towards English Bay. Dennman is extremely cool as it has some really unique shops (like a designer condom shop, a cupcake shop) and some some really neat ma-and-pa restauraunts. Everything from do-it-yourself Thai noodle shop to a British Pub. When you get to the end of Dennman, you have a choice. Go to English Bay for a nice walk around the water front which is really cool. Or head down Davie street. Davie street is known as the "gay" part of town but has some really cool stuff as well. Another famous eat on Davie street is a Greek restauraunt called Stephos ... known for their $10 Souvalki that peple cannot finish. Other cool city-walks are Granville street on the downtown side. This is a rougher part of town that has things like pawn shops and sex shops but it's not "sleezy" if that makes any sense. Whats neat there is that there are a number of rock shops where you can buy your rock star stuff like bracelets, rings, leather jean jackets, Slash top hats haha... And on the "west end" side of Granville street across the bridge is like artsy-fartsy side of the city where there are lots of funriture and fine-art galleries, artists, art studios and stiff. This is where Shabusen is located and it's a fun walk with unique restauraunts and stuff. Granville Island is very cool and not a tourist trap. Oh, did I mention? DO NOT LET ANYONE DRAG YOU TO CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGEI This is the biggest joke in the city as they practically shove their pamphlets down your throat. That being said, the entire Capilano / Grouse mountain area in North Vancouver is very cool and gives you a real snapshop of what natural BC is really like. It's just the Capilano Suspension Bridge is a total ripoff. There is a fish hatchery there which is free, the Capilano Damn and watershed is cool, and so is Grouse Mountain. However Grouse mountain is a commercial company ... they charge a pretty decent price to ride their Gondola up the mountain and access their stuff. But generally, most people find it worth the time and money. If you're in good shape, there is the Grouse Grind, a ~3.5K steep uphill hike up the mountain. If you can do it, you get in for free and just pay $5 for the Gondola ride down the mountain. It's really not that hard, I am not in good shape at all and I can do it in about 1.25 hours breaking a sweat. I can probably it it in 1hr 45 min no sweat. And in the same area, a few minutes drive is the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge - you'll find all the locals here. That's where we go... edit: how the hell did I forget this? Walk down historic Water street - original cobblestone roads, light posts and brick. Lots of neat stuff. This will take you to the train station central where the bus station, skytrain, and seabus meet as well as there is the Vancouver Convention Center and Cruise ship terminal. All very cool. Take the seabus across the water to Lonsdale Quay and spend a couple hours there.
Samuello Posted April 20, 2009 Author Posted April 20, 2009 chap: I don't know what to say... but thanks a lot! That's great information, just what I was hoping for. Your kind of people really make HFC THE place to hang in the net.
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