Vancouver For One Day

On February 10th I will be in Vancouver for one day. I am looking forward to this as much as being in Costa Rica from February 11th to the 18th. I will be by myself so the trouble I will get in will be minimal but I do plan on treating myself, first class all the way.

I will arrive by car at the Vancouver airport (YVR) in the morning at about 8:00 am. I can not check in to the hotel until 3:00 pm, so what I plan to do is use the baggage storage serves at the airport to keep my bags until i check in. Then I will have the entire day in Vancouver. My plan so far is loose. I will take the Skytrain from the airport to downtown, have something to eat, do some shopping, and just look around town until its time to check in to the hotel.

I am staying at the four star Fairmont Hotel. I have not stayed there before, however it looks very nice and it is in the airport so I should have more time to sleep before the US customs and airport security ordeal at 5:30am. I was going to get some room serves or eat in the hotel restaurant but I just looked at their menu and it is not for me, so I think I will eat dinner somewhere else.

After dinner I think I will just take it easy at the hotel, maybe watch a movie or something. My plane leaves at 8:45 am and I need to check in at least three hours early at 5:45 am, and that will only be the start of a long day. I plan to go to sleep early, but I don't think I will get much sleep.