through the eyes of the a70

So this is Michael, the owner of Cheesecake Etc. playing his self-written song, Cheesecake! We were lucky enough that he and his wife Edith came tonight and played a few songs (at first we didn’t know they were the owners! haha) while we were enjoying our desserts there. I didn’t take a photo of him and his wife together, but they were such a sweet couple!

The closest Olympic venue to my house just opened to the public today! The Vancouver Olympic Centre hosts all the curling events next year.

1 panorama for now (clicky). More later (I met the mascots today!).

Went down to the Richmond Oval for the first time since it opened in December of last year. I had wanted to see the place for myself for a while now, and plus, the oval had free public admission this past weekend for the Richmond Winter Festival of the Arts, so headed down on this beautiful Sunday. There were lots of booths for the kids to play and big ice sculptures too.

Arriving shortly after 3pm and the roads to the oval was packed. There was cars and traffic enforcement everywhere and we couldn’t reach its main parking lot, but fortunately found parking 10 min walking distance away.

It’s a beautiful place I must say, the roof is special since it was made from BC lumber and pine beetle wood. I would’ve loved to skate on the ice but it was way too crowded, maybe another day. This is one heck of a nice building! Speedskating is one of the few events that I wouldn’t mind coming in person to see for the 2010 Olympics!

While they are usually called Zambonies, we have what’s called the “Olympia” – I guess it’s suitable for the 2010 Olympics