text:  And we were just laying around, and all of a sudden there was a huge mass of people outside. It was a giant parade went by, and we ended up going to Stanley Park. There was a huge procession, military garb, cannons being shot off, and fireworks at night, and just a really raucous party scene. And so that was a nice introduction and made us think, well, we've got to get back to Canada for another Canada Day.