The venues are spread out all over town and though the transportation is good and well organized, it does take time to get from one place to another. I've been fortunate because the Pacific Coliseum where the figure skating takes place is a one stop/shuttle ride away. To get to the UBC Center, One of the two hockey venues (and that shows you how popular hockey is) I took two trains and a long bus ride. Getting to Cypress, I needed to take a train to the bus and a 45 minute bus ride to the mountain.
Curling is in a smaller venue in a residential neighborhood accessible by train and a shuttle (or 1.1 km walk, that's 1/2 mile)
Oh, and that doesn't include the walking once you get to the venue. For example, for hockey and the curling we walked another 15 minutes. And to skiing-10 minutes to the base of the spectator area and then-gulp-205 steps up to the bleachers. Mind you, the viewing area was great, but in order to get any food or use the port o pottys, we had to walk back down those steps, and of course back up again.
In some ways this has prevented me from going to any of the 'cultural' events, but frankly, the whole Olympics is one huge cultural party. Walking through town, chatting on the Skytrain, meeting people from all over the world is a treat.
The speed skating venue is far south near the airport, a new venture today. After that, I'm moving locales and taking a train to a nearby suburb for the evening. What has been enjoyable is getting to know the city through public transportation.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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