After attending the curling match we decided to take the Sky Train down to Richmond, which is a suburb of Vancouver located just south of the airport. Richmond is where the Olympic Oval is for the speed skating races. Richmond has an immigrant population nearing 60%, with more than half of it of Asian descent.
Where's My Sling Shot?
One of our reasons for coming down to Richmond was to have lunch. A few weeks before departing for the Games, the New York Times had an article on where to eat around Vancouver. The author of the article was especially fond of two Chinese restaurants in Richmond, including the Shanghai River Restaurant, which is where we ate lunch.
Shanghai River Restaurant
We ordered a number of different dishes including sweet and sour soup, shrimp and crab puffs, soup dumplings topped with crab, and black vinegar spare ribs with pine nuts. All of it was delicious and the meal only cost us $60 for 3 adults and 2 hungry kids.
Shrimp and Crab Puffs
Soup Dumplings Topped with Crab
Black Vinegar Spare Ribs with Pine Nuts
After lunch, we walked across the street to Richmond Centre, which has more than 200 stores. Our destination was to go to The Bay to see if they had any of the red Canadian mittens, which appear to be the hottest souvenir of the games. Unfortunately, all they had were the small kids sizes. We'll have to check around to see if we can find them elsewhere. Josh did find an enormous version of Quatchi, which is one of the mascots for these Olympic Games.
Mark, Quatchi & Josh
Located just behind the Richmond Centre is the Richmond O Zone, the biggest celebration of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, amassed over 60 acres in the heart of Richmond City Centre. Here you will find something for everyone, and for all ages: mammoth ice art, a massive high-definition television screen for Olympic viewing, outdoor skating on real ice, entertainment from around the region and around the world, art, athletes, exhibits, food and fireworks. An absolute must activity for us was to take a virtual bobsleigh ride! It was really cool and a lot of fun. The adults also tasted some Canadian ice wines and the kids did some virtual fishing and painted with the B.C. artist Monk.
The BCLC 2010 Games Dome
Virtual Bobsleigh Ride
B.C., Canadian, and Richmond Flags
Holland House at the Richmond O Zone
Rebecca Meets a New Friend
Josh Trying to Catch a Virtual Trout
The Kids Paint with Monk
Mark, Quatchi & Josh
Located just behind the Richmond Centre is the Richmond O Zone, the biggest celebration of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, amassed over 60 acres in the heart of Richmond City Centre. Here you will find something for everyone, and for all ages: mammoth ice art, a massive high-definition television screen for Olympic viewing, outdoor skating on real ice, entertainment from around the region and around the world, art, athletes, exhibits, food and fireworks. An absolute must activity for us was to take a virtual bobsleigh ride! It was really cool and a lot of fun. The adults also tasted some Canadian ice wines and the kids did some virtual fishing and painted with the B.C. artist Monk.
The BCLC 2010 Games Dome
Virtual Bobsleigh Ride
B.C., Canadian, and Richmond Flags
Holland House at the Richmond O Zone
Rebecca Meets a New Friend
Josh Trying to Catch a Virtual Trout
The Kids Paint with Monk
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