The flying pig is the way 2 go

We where there for the tourist sights. I think, there are coffees and restaurants for breakfast.

We visited on Sunday late morning, it wasn't too busy except for the nice coffee shops. Not sure of other shops, a few were open. Great place to walk around and see a different view of the city away from the modern skyscrapers. Take a slow pace and enjoy the street-level stuff.

I walked everywhere I went but from what I remember there are parking garages and onstreet meters. If you don't mind footing it a bit you might be able to park for free at Stanley Park and walk into gastown,it's about a mile. When getting around in gastownn you might want to avoid going too far east, especially on Hastings st, the heroin clinics are concentrated in that area and it's a bit unpleasant.

Gastown is in the city centre of Vancouver, close to the congress centre and to many restaurants and shops. In case of big events it's plenty of policemen and people are hanging around till late. Forse sure it's a safe area, but all the accomodation are quite expensive. I hope you find something nice and affordable.

I assume you mean Harrison Hot Springs. It's about an hour and a half drive out of Vancouver to Chilliwack. It can be done by Greyhound bus and then connecting to the local transit system. Best is to rent a car and allow a couple of hours drive each way. If you are doing a day trip off the ship watch your time carefully as traffic in Vancouver can be an issue at times. Look up Harrison Hot Springs daytrips on the internet - that should get you the information needed.