Vancouver 2010 Downtown Activity Highlights

While it is still 2010 will enter a few of my misc. notes on free Vancouver Downtown Activities:

A list from notes about my about my favorites:

Robson Square continuous spontaneous surprises, zip line (170m across), video art on huge wall, free ice skating. yougottabehere.ca

Vancouver Art Gallery, featuring the queen's da Vinici drawings and BC Pavilion on 4th floor. vanartgallery.bc.ca

Royal Canadian Mint such long lines but with credentials not so bad. www.mint.ca

All the Canadian Pavilions!
German Fanfest near train station
Saxony House, boat houses (awesome)!
Olympic Superstore, Hudson Bay
International Village, 5th Floor at the Hudson Bay
Live City Downtown
Bell Ice Cube activities daily, interviews, entertainment, Beatty St.
Live City Yaletown, David Lam Park, continuous activities and pavilions
Lights of Hope, every night
Aboriginal Village
Vectorial Light Display at English Bay, near my home near Denman Street
BC Hydro Power Smart Village, generated electricity as people danced!
Swiss House, Italy House, Korea House and many countries hosted great food and cultural displays

Vancouver 2010

Teaching from September to June enabled me to have free summers for the Summer games. Salt Lake City, Utah was only a ten hour drive from my home in California. Stayed in Park City in 2001 to attend the Sundance Film Festival and during that time I scouted a bit for 2002. Knew a year prior to the Olympics that it was a good possibility.

I took my children to the World Expo in 1984, it was mid-summer, warm and delightful. Hmmm Vancouver is cold in February.

To go or not to go, that is the question!