Vancouver Day 6: Downtown

So I went downtown on Day 6 to check out some Olympic sites. It was a chilly day at 6 degrees with an overcast, while Montreal was enjoying 8-10 degrees! I'm practicing for my future profession as a weatherman, obvi. Pictures are here.

the usual:
- Chinatown smells like Chinatown (you all know what I'm talking about). It's a bit ratty and old, lots of red, and there's a Dr. Sun Yat-Sen botanical garden, but it was closed off for the day.
- downtown is about a 10 block radius..everything is less than 15 minutes walking distance from each other.
- the shopping district isn't all that impressive, everything is smaller in size than Montreal.
- we saw a silver Elvis...pretty creepy!
- There is a Starbucks on every corner...and more Starbucks than Tim Hortons (BLASPHEMY! but Starbucks originated in Seattle, which is a 3-4 hour drive from Vancouver).
- I saw the zip-line thing everyone was riding over Robson Square...it doesn't look that fun...but it was closed off.
- I wanted to visit the Vancouver Art Museum but we didn't have time. Maybe another time.
- I saw the Olympic Cauldrons...although unlit, and not as epic as I expected.
- Shot some pool at night...although not very well :P.
- had HK style food for dinner, I'm really not a fan of HK style food...yet I keep trying different things.

That's it for now...stay tuned.