{"id":2570,"date":"2016-02-07T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/?p=2570"},"modified":"2016-03-20T10:45:19","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T14:45:19","slug":"day-3-whistler-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/?p=2570","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 \u2013 Whistler Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As is typical on our ski trips, we normally ski the first day and take the second day off skiing to explore the area.\u00a0 As we had never been to Whistler before, we decided to explore Whistler Village.<\/p>\n<p>The Whistler Village is divided into 3 areas.\u00a0 The main village is in the centre, the upper village is just across the river, and the Creekside area (not shown on the map below) is a short drive south of the main village.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve added a red star on the map showing our hotel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2573\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/WhistlerBanff2016\/Village-Map-with-Hotel-1024x870.jpg\" alt=\"Village Map with Hotel\" width=\"584\" height=\"496\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After checking out the upper village, we walked over to the main village.\u00a0 The walk only takes a few minutes through a pretty forest walk and over the river.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2580\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/WhistlerBanff2016\/20160207_101308-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160207_101308\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2581\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/WhistlerBanff2016\/20160207_101359-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160207_101359\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once in Whistler Village, we wandered around and explored the various shops.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2582\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/WhistlerBanff2016\/20160207_102436-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160207_102436\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2574\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/WhistlerBanff2016\/20160207_102448-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160207_102448\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2575\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/WhistlerBanff2016\/20160207_113833-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160207_113833\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/WhistlerBanff2016\/20160207_114843-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160207_114843\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As large as Whistler Village is, I was expecting it to have more shops, restaurants and public facilities than it does. The large map is a little deceiving, since most of the village buildings are residential condos or hotels.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2577\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/WhistlerBanff2016\/20160207_115036-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160207_115036\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2583\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/WhistlerBanff2016\/20160207_115304-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160207_115304\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2579\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/WhistlerBanff2016\/20160207_115931-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160207_115931\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After wandering around the village for a while, we returned to the hotel to soak in the outdoor hot pools for the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>In the evening, we decided to return to Whistler Village for dinner.\u00a0 We had heard good reviews about Hy&#8217;s Steakhouse, so were determined to check it out, and it didn&#8217;t disappoint.\u00a0 I especially liked the Caesar salad made right at the table.<\/p>\n<p>After dinner, we returned to the Gold lounge back at the hotel for drinks and dessert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As is typical on our ski trips, we normally ski the first day and take the second day off skiing to explore the area.\u00a0 As we had never been to Whistler before, we decided to explore Whistler Village. 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