Tuesday, February 16, 2010

2010.2.13-14. Winter Olympic's O-Zone

Visit the O-Zone in Richmond on 2/13. Drizzle and chilly. Not many people. Not much to see.
New Year's eve dinner with relatives (total 11 at the table).

Sunny and warm on Sunday. Joined crowds for more Olympic setups in Vancouver. LiveCity Downtown: a large screen showing live competition, a couple of wii-like, but really bad computer sports games, some computer info screens, some old skis used in Olympics. Took a picture holding the Olympic torch. Long lines and small venues.) Outside, 3 guys were tumbling on trampoline. One wears snowboard, one skis, one just socks. They were awesome. Vancouver Art Gallery is open for free. There's a temporary exhibit of Da Vinci's anatomy drawing and manuscript, borrowed from Queen Elizabeth's collection. That's well worth the visit. Top (4th) floor of the gallery is devoted to B.C. for the Olympic crowds. Its computer animation touch screens are quite interesting. Outside the Gallery, BC premier Gordon Campbell was taking pictures with visitors. So I also joined in and took a photo with him. In the evening, strolled by the waterfront to check out the Olympic flames, and the 5 loops. Again, lots of people.