Day Ten - day off, loving Vancouver.

When they say Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, you better believe it!

I spent the day at Stanley Park, first at the aquarium, which was very cool, and then renting a bike and touring around the sea wall 8 km around the park. It's a great opportunity to get a 360 degree view of all that Vancouver has to offer - snow-capped mountains, quiet bays, rock and sand beaches, gorgeous city scape, oceans, tall firs, you name it.

The bike ride normally takes one hour, but I believe that's only if you are going around without a camera, or live in the city, because at each and every new turn, a perfect picture moment would appear.

On my list of things to do is definitely a romantic vacation with Lisa here. I know she would absolutely adore it. It's hard not to.

Heading back to Dunbar, I decided to soak up some of the downtown excitement. Got off at West Georgia St and walked up Howe to Robson St. Many of the blocks around here are closed to traffic, so it's wall-to-wall people milling about. This city is so alive with Olympic spirit!

I walked through The Bay where the main Olympic Apparel Store is. The line-up to get inside was huge, and apparently other stores from across the country are shipping their inventory to Vancouver to meet demand. Imagine, a line-up to get into The Bay??!!

Then it was off to Robson Square, one of the main street hubs for the Olympics. They have constructed two towers to allow people to Zip Line over the city. It takes about 7 seconds, and for only a six hour wait, that opportunity could be yours.

A lot of walking, some sore feet, and a delicious dinner to close out a great day. The only way it would have made it perfect is if Lisa and the kids were here to share it. Well, for now words and pictures will have to do.

Marc, out.