[leftopolis]

It was kismet when I first visited Burnaby back in the '80s. It all came about when one afternnon, while in Berkeley, California...sensing overwhelming hunger, I stopped by the Hare Krishna Temple in order to partake in the free Sunday Feast! It was there that I met some visiting Canadian Devotees who said they were from the Vancouver Temple. They were looking for anybody interested in a ride up north, to help defray gas costs. As it turns out, I had $30 and wanted to be in Tacoma, WA, for a Grateful Dead show the following weekend. They suggested that I spend a few days at the Temple--which was actually in Burnaby--and I could walk to the skytrain, take it to VAN...and on to the Dead Show. It worked out great!

Back then, Burnaby still had parts that were kind of rural/farmish, along with a few high-rises--and the skytrain. It's great to see the recent pics. There are few comparable examples of suburbs in North America, that can claim a skyline like it has now! In fact, that skyline puts to shame many North American cities 2 and 3 times as large. Anyway, thanks for the excellent tour.