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Vancouver tour, part 4
Oct. 21st, 2007 09:17 amTuesday had been a very full day (were there really only 24 hours in it?) and our two mystery guests, Jim and Peter, were now gone. So on Wednesday morning sitting in the hotel lobby with Karen Mines we were very surprised when F. Braun McAsh came strolling in. We greeted him and he joked that he was just there to return his key card to the hotel. In fact, he was our 3rd mystery guest. He left us guarding his bag of swords while he went off in search of Carmel and a cup of coffee.
When we pilled into the bus we had Braun for a tour guide, pointing out to us all the tv and movie production studios along the way. Our first stop was the Aaron Spelling Production building that was the Highlander production building during season 5 and was also used as a police station during that season. It was raining while we were there so I didn't get out to take pictures. This was actually just about the only bad weather during the tour and it cleared up before we got to our next stop, Deer Lake Park.
After an expert demonstration of bus-backing up skills by our bus driver, we found a good place to get out. This park was the site of Amanda's fantasy sequence in Dramatic License. We had a Q&A regarding fight choreography and Braun explained in detail how large-scale battle scenes that look very random are actually painstakingly planed and executed. He then gave us a demonstration of thowing stage punches with Carmel as an impromptu victim.
We moved on to the Sunset Beach just below the Burrard Street Bridge. The bridge is where Connor and Duncan fought Slan Quince in The Gathering and the beach is where Duncan pulled Connor from the water.
From there we went to Stanley Park. We stopped at the Sequoia Grill at the Tea House at Third Beach for lunch. Braun moved from table to table during courses. After lunch we enjoyed the stunning views from the beach. If I lived in Vancouver I don't think I would ever tire of Stanley Park or this fantastic beach.
Staying in Stanley Park, we went to see the totem poles. Very nice examples of poles from a variety of coastal tribes, the area was full of tourists taking pictures. We drifted from the mass of tourists for two reasons: first, there was the best view yet of the sulfur piles from the nearby shoreline. Second, there was also a nearby seawall that was where Duncan and Amanda fell into the water when shot in The Return of Amanda.
When we gathered back at the bus, Braun talked to us about sword design and demonstrated the design and use of Silas' bronze-age ax, Caspian's sword, and Consone's flamberge sword.
Back to the hotel, I went to pick up my photos from David's camera. Not a bad shot in the bunch. I had already talked to Ree about a possible fundraiser for Project Edan involving the picture. After showing them to Carmel, I will probably also put something together for PEACE.
Dinner was at the Water Street Cafe in Gastown. Great food, but the service was extremely slow. That was okay with me. It had begun to dawn on me that there were a very limited number of meals left on the tour, so I made a point of sitting with people I hadn't shared a meal with yet: Carmel, Karen Scott, Nancye, Lesley, along with Bev who was one of my normal breakfast crew.
More pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/valoise/sets/72157602579713628/
When we pilled into the bus we had Braun for a tour guide, pointing out to us all the tv and movie production studios along the way. Our first stop was the Aaron Spelling Production building that was the Highlander production building during season 5 and was also used as a police station during that season. It was raining while we were there so I didn't get out to take pictures. This was actually just about the only bad weather during the tour and it cleared up before we got to our next stop, Deer Lake Park.
After an expert demonstration of bus-backing up skills by our bus driver, we found a good place to get out. This park was the site of Amanda's fantasy sequence in Dramatic License. We had a Q&A regarding fight choreography and Braun explained in detail how large-scale battle scenes that look very random are actually painstakingly planed and executed. He then gave us a demonstration of thowing stage punches with Carmel as an impromptu victim.
We moved on to the Sunset Beach just below the Burrard Street Bridge. The bridge is where Connor and Duncan fought Slan Quince in The Gathering and the beach is where Duncan pulled Connor from the water.
From there we went to Stanley Park. We stopped at the Sequoia Grill at the Tea House at Third Beach for lunch. Braun moved from table to table during courses. After lunch we enjoyed the stunning views from the beach. If I lived in Vancouver I don't think I would ever tire of Stanley Park or this fantastic beach.
Staying in Stanley Park, we went to see the totem poles. Very nice examples of poles from a variety of coastal tribes, the area was full of tourists taking pictures. We drifted from the mass of tourists for two reasons: first, there was the best view yet of the sulfur piles from the nearby shoreline. Second, there was also a nearby seawall that was where Duncan and Amanda fell into the water when shot in The Return of Amanda.
When we gathered back at the bus, Braun talked to us about sword design and demonstrated the design and use of Silas' bronze-age ax, Caspian's sword, and Consone's flamberge sword.
Back to the hotel, I went to pick up my photos from David's camera. Not a bad shot in the bunch. I had already talked to Ree about a possible fundraiser for Project Edan involving the picture. After showing them to Carmel, I will probably also put something together for PEACE.
Dinner was at the Water Street Cafe in Gastown. Great food, but the service was extremely slow. That was okay with me. It had begun to dawn on me that there were a very limited number of meals left on the tour, so I made a point of sitting with people I hadn't shared a meal with yet: Carmel, Karen Scott, Nancye, Lesley, along with Bev who was one of my normal breakfast crew.
More pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/valoise/sets/72157602579713628/
