Friday, April 29, 2016

North latitude line of Vancouver

When you pick up a map of the world, you will see the Pacific coast of Canada in the city of Vancouver has been close to the northern 50 degrees, than in Toronto, Ottawa on the north. But when winter in Toronto, Ottawa, a piece of ice and snow, there are verdant trees, the spring is in the air, of course, the charm of Vancouver but even more than that.

Travel 11 hours, from the southeastern United States to the northwest of Vancouver, Canada.

By plane, I like to sit by the window, like the time when the plane took off, and before landing, to enjoy the scenery of the earth. When the aircraft is flying high, I see a sea of clouds, it is the most beautiful can't see the most spectacular scenery on the ground. Unfortunately, the plane of the port not only is very small, sometimes there will be the dew. Sometimes I can't help with the hand to wipe the glass, only to find that the window is double. I even want to Boeing, or Bombardier Aerospace make a suggestion, the window of the plane did a few bigger, and can automatic cleaning, so that the view, should do a large window, even to the view, air travel will be unforgettable.

After a day of flying, this is dinner time. Aircraft to reduce the height, my eyes staring outside the windows (of course, is a small window, fortunately, it was clean). Change the dense clouds, it faded away, my heart is not appreciate the sea of clouds. I look forward to the scenery outside the window, guess I should see a snow-capped mountains.

Photo by Bo. W
Sure enough, I saw a snowy peak under the plane, which seems to be one of the beautiful woman dressed in a white shawl, gathering together. I guess this area is Alaska. On some peaks, cloud-filled, it is difficult to distinguish which is the peaks, which is the white clouds. The plane flew over the Rocky Mountains, although less than the peaks of Alaska. In the faint distance, or to see a seat peaks, under the background of deep blue sky, as if just accept the coronation, wearing the crown of silver, sacred, solemn, and magnificent.


Vancouver: Not a city by the map and latitude can understand 

To Vancouver. When the customs, waiting in a long team. Vancouver's population of about 1900000, it is Canada's third largest city, is also the largest city in Western Canada. If you know, this is across Canada, from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, to western of Pacific the end of the rail, the road in Canada, you will understand the importance of Vancouver.

Across Canada, I am afraid there is no climate warmer than Vancouver the city. When we arrived in Vancouver, the temperature there is no different from the South of the city, full of sunshine and blooming flowers. It is noteworthy that winter here than in Toronto, Ottawa, much warmer. Vancouver, it is the coldest season is January, the average temperature is 3 degrees, and winter is the rainy season.

Photo by Bo. W
Many people are talking about Canada, the first impression is cold of ice and snow. Because if you picked up a map of the world, you will see that Canada and Russia are close to the North Pole. This impression is right, also is not correct. Because most of the area of Canada is really cold, but there are also surprisingly warm areas.

In fact, this is precisely the charm of Vancouver. Vancouver is not a city with a map, which can be understood by latitude. Secret is Vancouver’s climate is not only decided by latitude, but is closely related to the sea, is the sea currents of determine the temperature of Vancouver. The existence of the warm currents in the ocean is like a huge heater was installed on the west coast of Canada, so that this area of Vancouver does not freeze in the winter.

In fact, in the winter to Vancouver to see the rain is very attractive, because the winter is the rainy season in Vancouver, continuous rainfall is common. Vancouver warm and rainy, it is closely related with the back of the Cordillera Mountain and the Rocky Mountains. Mountains blocking cold from the north, towering mountains also make the blowing from the Pacific Ocean southwester with water vapor, climb, climb in the process of condensation rainfall, which is Vancouver rainy reason.

Photo by Bo. W
April is the rainy and sunny day in Vancouver. Warm and dry summer, rainy and humid in winter, it is peculiar to the climate of Vancouver. Station in the suburbs of Vancouver, bright sun, green fields, reminiscent of Vincent Willem van Gogh's paintings, fields of Provence, southern France. We have seen Vincent Willem van Gogh's painting, it is only scrub and cypress, and rainy Vancouver, and it is covered with rain forest and towering fir......