Vanouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Day 5 - Curling and Hockey

First day of women’s curling round robin and I had tickets. I was there to see Team Canada play however there were four games happening at the same time. I was not prepared to see 4 games simultaneously but once I got used to it, it was so much fun.



I had never been to a curling game but had seen it on TV and thought i knew the game. However, I met Cathy from Kamloops who was a real fan and she taught me a whole bunch of new terminology. For example, there are ten "ends" in a game, like nine "innings" in baseball and a "hog line violation" which just means you have to let go of the rock before a certain line, the hog line, or you will loose points. Cathy was so into the game and was telling me about different strategies and point possibilities. It was all very interesting. I never knew there was so much to curling.



Cathy would also be part of the judging team for the Olympics starting on Day 6 so I could tell she was excited to have been selected to volunteer.



At the end of the game Team Canada won against Switzerland, 5-4, so I was glad to have witnessed Canada get off to a good start. After I left the curling game, I rushed to go see the Men's Hockey, Canada vs Norway, which had started and was delighted at the end of that game too since Canada won in Hockey too.

The Swiss are in the House!

What a day! I was at Robson Square earlier today and decided to head to the Opening of the Switzerland House in the afternoon. When I arrived, there was a huge line up to get in but the time went quickly since there were a few performers and many excited people to talk to.


Within minutes I entered La Maison de la Suisse and once inside I was offered pins, chocolates, crackers, Ricola throat drops, a hat and more chocolate.


Once inside I met up with one of my favorite bloggers, Miss604, who was pleasant. I wanted to blog about the experience at the time but unfortunately my smartphone could not get a reception regardless of how many times I tried to connect. However, I was able to watch the Swiss make some chocolate. They had excellent preparation and presentation skills.

Since I was on Granville Island I decided to exlore and discovered cool t-shirts, like the one from Rip Curl Vancouver, and some strange artwork. Best of all, I stayed on Granville Island long enough to visit the great bakery there, have a mint hot chocolate and watch Vancouver's Vectorial Elevation.