Today was about checking out the cauldron. Because we were in the waterfront area, we went to see the Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion and Canada's Northern House. We parked at Pacific and Hornby. We walked on Granville towards the Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion. On the way we saw an unicyclist juggler and Batman. On Granville St there are public art exhibits and the row of lantern trees. The last time I was on Granville, I forgot my camera. This time I finally got a chance to take some pictures with the lantern trees.
At the Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion there are two parts you can see. One part is seeing the Olympic medal up close. This part had a 2 hour line up. We didn't want to wait in line for that long and they closed the line by the time we got there. Because we didn't wait in that line, we just went to see the other part. It is upstairs and you can hold a gold bar and there is a million dollar coin. We just waited for about 15 - 20 mins to hold the gold bar.
A few blocks away is Canada's Northern House. There is a photo op with an inukshuk when you first walk in. I found this house very interesting and informative. It shows how they live in the north; their culture, their arts and crafts and their modes of transportation. One thing I found interesting was that they stock up their groceries because they only go grocery shopping twice a year. They only go twice a year because getting food up there is a challenge. There is a station with small pieces of stone and you can build your own inukshuk. While we were reading about lifestyle in the north, there was a live performance. The music was good background music. It wasn't too loud and disruptive. Downstairs had information on their sports and arts and crafts. There was no long line ups to go in this house. After saying good bye to the huge white polar bear in the Northern House, we finally headed to see the cauldron.
The cauldron is located by the new convention center. Because of all the commotion with it behind a large fence, VANOC has made the fence a bit closer with a small gap in the middle so we can take pictures without the fence being in the way. There is also a viewing floor/roof top where you can view it. We didn't go there because we thought it would be closed. After taking about 10 pictures of the cauldron, it was time to head home. We ended the night with a Japadog. One friend has never tried a Japadog before and today was his first time.
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