By Gwen, on February 15th, 2010%
When Anthony and I moved to Vancouver almost 13 years ago we knew we loved the city, but plans for after his PhD were murky. When Vancouver got the games seven years ago all we knew is that we really wanted to stay and experience the games as much as we could. When Aidan [...] . . . → Read More: Olympic Torch Relay: A Chance For Aidan to Shine
By Gwen, on February 14th, 2010%
When Anthony and I got tickets for the opening ceremonies to the 2010 Winter Olympics we were thrilled. The only problem we encountered was the early start of the audience participation practice and the anticipated waits at the security line ups. We managed to find a babysitter but since she was working until 3:30 we [...] . . . → Read More: The Bicycle Valet: A Great Way to Experience the Olympics
By Gwen, on February 9th, 2010%
Today Aidan, Quinlan and I headed out to take in some of the Olympic ambiance around Vancouver. We headed east on Broadway, down Cambie, on the Canadaline from Olympic Village to Waterfront, around Canada Place, back up to Yaletown Roundhouse, and then after walking through David Lam park back onto the skytrain back across the [...] . . . → Read More: Olympic Photo Walk