Canada vs. USA hockey is always a huge event in Canada. We went to a sports bar to watch the game... and we were the only Americans among hundreds of die hard Canadian hockey fans. So how did we survive after USA won 5-3?
When cops stopped us in the streets, we figured it was because it looks like we stole a Team USA hockey scarf. Instead, they bragged that Team Canada would beat our country.
How do you gain street cred in Canada? Be nice. Like hockey. And say "eh."
Stephen Colbert was taping just outside of Canada Hockey Place, where we saw USA defeat Norway in men's hockey, 6-1.
Almost everything in Vancouver has been awesome so far: the Olympic spirit, the patriotic doughnuts, the friendly people, the nice weather... everything except our filthy apartment.
Today we visited three of the biggest landmarks in San Francisco: the crooked Lombard Street, the Victorian houses at Alamo Square, and the stunning Golden Gate Bridge.
Some of the coolest things in San Francisco are some of the most unusual: homeless people asking for marijuana, dirty pictures in a 100-year-old penny arcade viewer and lunch meat in a cone.
Our road trip itinerary is finally locked down! Find out where we'll be going, what we'll be seeing, and how you can join us for the journey!
Twenty other cities have previously hosted the Winter Olympics, but Vancouver is the most unique. The city is already setting records and breaking new ground, so it comes as no surprise that the medals themselves will follow suit. A unique city deserves a unique medal… and this year’s Olympic medals are truly something special.
Discover some interesting facts about the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and find out why these Olympics are not actually called an Olympiad.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
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