Walking tours of the inner-city

One thing I’ve previously mentioned in blog postings, that is a popular thing to do in the neighbourhood is go on guided walking tours of Vancouver’s historic inner-city. Monday evening I bumped into John Atkin who is both a resident and authority on local history. He is working with the folks at Bright Light and leading tours of the neighbourhood on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from their exhibit on 39 East Pender. The cost of these tours is ten dollars.

John isn’t the only one who regularly does walking tours of the neighbourhood. Chris Mathieson and the folks over at the Vancouver Police Museum are running their “Sins of the City” walking tour twice daily during the games.

You don’t need a guide to explore the streets of Vancouver, but you do get additional insights and historical perspective. I created a bit of a Do-It-Yourself Art Walk to some of the installations in the neighbourhood.

Kris Krug and others at True North Media House or W2 has been taking people around the neighbourhood, even the Lonely Planet was here and enjoyed their visit.

Here are some more opinions on things to see and do in the DTES from art installations to community gardens.