Vancouver's history as a city has its roots in what was a tiny settlement nicknamed Gastown, where we are in the picture.
Look at the picture. It is the steam clock in Gastown that is one of the main tourist spots in Vancouver. When I visited here about 20 years ago for the first time, I didn't have any interest in Canadian history, but a coupon I happend to get in a car rental shop made me change. I got to think about Canadian history. The coupon said; The name Gastown came into use after the first settler "Gassy Jack." This is, naturally, a nickname. His real name was John Deighton. In Victorian times the term "to gas" referred to talking a lot, something which Deighton had become famous for. Don't you think it is interesting?
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My parents, Eri, Yuri and I in 1995
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