- It may not have been a highlight but it took up a quarter of my day, yes six full hours, waiting in line for the Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion. A crossword, a sudoku and a couple friends made, helped to pass the time. Finally we donned our white gloves (a la the Stanley Cup handler) and were allowed in the private room where we picked up the bronze, silver and gold Olympic medals. It was quite an amazing feeling to hold the heavyweight awards in our own hands (both the square Paralympic and round Olympic ones).
- With the unexpected length of the line for the medals we were released only a short time before puck drop on the Summit Series rematch, Canada vs. Russia. Luckily we'd sent a runner to reserve us a table in a packed bar where we leapt, cheered and cheers-ed microbrew seven times in a joyous atmosphere.
- Unobstructed views of the Olympic torch followed, before hooting along the strip with other revelers, as well as cops who were all smiles and high fives.
- An attempt at Wintersleep was quashed by a massive line 3 hours early, and the Francophone entertainment was awful so we cut our losses, watched the end of the fireball show at Robson Square and called it a day.
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