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Sunday marks the end of more than a month of Olympic and Paralympic revelry in Vancouver. After that, the banners come down, the athletes pack up and the pavilions close their doors for good. But beautiful weather promises to make Sunday a perfect time to get your last Olympic kicks at attractions in and around the city.
Just one word of advice. Set your alarm clock.
Get 'em before they're gone: Free Manitoba polar bear stress balls.
One of the city’s official party zones during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, LiveCity Downtown has been up and running for more than a month now. Haven’t had a chance to check it out yet? Now’s the best time. Lines during the Paralympic Games have been shorter than ever (actually, nearly nonexistent), and Vancouver’s last bastion of Olympic excitement closes its doors forever on Sunday. To get you motivated, I’ve put together the top five reasons to get out to LiveCity Downtown . . . before it’s too late.
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Top 5 Reasons to Visit LiveCity Downtown . . . before it’s too late
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Last night, my girlfriends and I got together for dinner and the conversation kept straying back to the one thing all of Vancouver is talking about: Olympic withdrawal.
After 17 amazing days of excitement, world-class sports, record-breaking numbers of Canadian gold medals, and seemingly endless nightly parties—both inside international houses and on the streets of downtown Vancouver—it’s hard to adjust to a city that’s gone back to “normal.”
Inside LiveCity Downtown
Before the Olympics, downtown Vancouver’s two LiveCity venues—LiveCity Yaletown and LiveCity Downtown—were touted as the place to be, each home to major pavilions, huge high-def screens, and main stages loaded with live nightly entertainment. Last week, while the sun was shining, both celebration sites were packed, and getting in to either meant waiting in some of the longer Olympic queues.
Even with the rain, which has shortened wait times during the day, both LiveCitys are still attracting major crowds, but wait times are much better.
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LiveCity Downtown vs. LiveCity Yaletown: Is One Better than the Other?
Just blocks from Canada Hockey Place, could LiveCity Downtown be the next best thing?
While the swine flu epidemic never materialized, hockey fever has officially struck Vancouver. Today, men’s quarterfinal action got underway. The energy level downtown, in the midst of an already exciting Olympics, cranked up yet another notch. On the streets, a sea of fans in Brodeur, Luongo and Crosby jerseys converged on Canada Hockey Place, intent on witnessing Canada reclaim Olympic glory.
Just one problem – getting inside. The hockey stadium holds a mere 19,300 fans. This shortage of tickets has led to some frenzied scalping over the last week. It looks to be a seller’s market. On nearly every street corner this afternoon, groups of men huddled, discretely exchanging big wads of cash for a few coveted tickets. Offers of $1,000 or more for seats seemed pretty commonplace.
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Next best thing to Canada Hockey Place?: LiveCity Downtown
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