Jennifer in front of the Molson Canadian Hockey House
The line to enter Hudson's Bay Co for official Olympic merchandise stretched on...
...and on...
...and on, but actually only took around ten minutes.
Fireworks at Canada Place following the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.
The Olympic cauldron at Canada Place.
Unfortunately, it's behind an ugly chain-link construction fence for "security reasons".
Beautiful lobby of the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel.
Giant post box outside Canada Post's central office in downtown Vancouver.
Cruise ships docked at Vancouver's waterfront. We later learned these serve as housing for police brought in from around Canada for the Games. Photo from Lonsdale Quay.
Our first view of the Moguls course at Cypress mountain on a very rainy Saturday as we waited to enter the event site.
Once we got inside and found a decent viewing spot, this was our view of the course.
We were in the standing/general admission area; behind us were the reserved bleacher seats.
Just before the Ladies Moguls finals started, it was a little cold and a little wet.
American skiier Hannah Kearney begins her gold-medal winning run.
The scores are announced...
...and Hannah is the winner!
As we waited in line to board the bus back down to Vancouver, this was our last view of Cypress Mountain for the day.
A protest of some kind near Gastown.
When it's too cold to remove my gloves, I can operate my phone's touchscreen with my nose.
"R-U-SAFE-2" at the Vancouver Police Museum.
Beginning a series of photos taken while on the "Sins of the City" tour.
An interesting brick fountain outside a Vancouver office building.
Watching Olympic events and results from LiveCity Yaletown.
Interesting light source outside the Acer pavilion at LiveCity Yaletown.
At the Womens USA vs. Russia hockey game at UBC Thunderbird Arena.
Loving the "sports mode" on my Nikon D60.
The teams exchange handshakes following the game.
Many of the opposing players clearly knew each other as there were friendly greetings and hugs down the line.
Final score: USA 13, Russia 0.
Lobby of the Royal Canadian Mint.
Decorative frieze at the Royal Mint.
The Olympic cauldron in daylight. Still surrounded by ugly chainlink construction fence, no matter what you may have heard.
VANOC has opened a rooftop viewing area for an unobstructed view of the cauldron...
...unfortunately it comes with a 30 minute line.
The giant Olympic rings on a barge out in the bay.
Snowy mountains north of Vancouver.
North Vancouver with snowcapped mountains above.
Iconic glass buildings on the waterfront.
Better shot of the cauldron from a raised platform, but it still shows the inescapable ugly fence.
The StaPuft Marshmallow Man has not yet been spotted climbing this building, but there's still time.
A fountain near the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel.
Large concrete medallion on a building wall near Waterfront Station.
Observation deck and Top of Vancouver restaurant atop the Harbor Centre.
A series of photos from the Top of Vancouver rotating restaurant.
Temporary structures around the International Broadcast Center at Canada Place.
This looks like an air-traffic control tower on top of the neighboring Province / Vancouver Sun building.
Cypress Mountain (don't get me started) seen from the Top of Vancouver.
Waterfront Station.
Lonsdale Quay and North Vancouver.
The SeaBus from Waterfront Station to Lonsdale Quay looks so small from up here, but it carries 400 passengers.
The shadow from Harbor Centre's tower is visible on these construction cranes.
Cruise ships docked at the cargo port.
Mount Baker in Washington State as seen from the Top of Vancouver restaurant.
The white building at center is the condo where we're staying in Vancouver.
Canada Hockey Place.
BC Place.
LiveCity Downtown.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.
Our second womens hockey game at UBC Thunderbird Arena.
We were in the third row!
The Chinese team takes the ice.
The Russian team starts to mix it up.
Face-off!
Lots of Russian fans including this guy with a Sochi (2014) drum.
Members of the Russian team await the beginning of the second period.
One member of the Chinese team is down...
...but not out as she makes her way off the ice under her own power.
Yes, there was someone in a panda costume at the game.
The Chinese team celebrate scoring a goal.
The Russian goalie was not quite so happy.
From left: Miga, Quatchi and Mukmuk, Olympic mascots. Where's Sumi?
The Russian team celebrates their victory.
The two teams line up to exchange handshakes.
Final score: Russia 2, China 1.
It's not a Zamboni. It's an Olympia.
Roofline of the Fairmont Vancouver from Robson Square.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Vancouver Aquarium at Stanley Park
Vancouver Aquarium is home to the famous hand-holding otters.
Inukshuk on the shore at Stanley Park
Vancouver skyline from Stanley Park shoreline
CTV crew doing man-on-the-street interviews
Famous Canadian runner Harry Winston Jerome with the ever-popular red mittens.
The International Broadcast Center
An unobstructed view! Or not.
