Visiting Vancouver

 

(I recommend it!)

 

Tourism Vancouver

http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/

 

Get the word from the city itself

http://vancouver.ca/visitors.htm

 

British Columbia’s tourism site (get to Victoria if you possibly can)

http://www.hellobc.com/en-CA/default.htm

 

Victoria – not Vancouver – is on Vancouver island . . . of course

http://www.vancouverisland.travel/

 

Traveling to Canada? Links for info from many places, including required papers, duty free allowances, and no-nos for taking into Canada

http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/spectator-information/coming-to-vancouver-2010/travelling-to-canada/entry-into-canada/-/34212/1juvgw8/index.html

 

From Vancouver to Whistler (take me with!)

http://www.whistlermountaineer.com/destinations/scenery_wildlife/

 

From Seattle to Vancouver on public transit (only for the patient)

http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/08/17/seattle-to-vancouver-on-public-transit/

 

Straight from your fellow tourists’ mouths

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g154943-Vancouver_British_Columbia-Vacations.html

(check out the sunset photos, too)

http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/3c8c1/

 

Day trips from Vancouver during your spare time

http://www.whyvancouver.com/day-trip.html

 

Finding rooms in Vancouver during the Winter Games

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2009532278_trask26.html

 

Olympic athlete-spotting in Vancouver (yes, Pittsburgh is misspelled; otherwise the site’s fun)

http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/vancouver/2010_olympics/olympic_athlete_spotting

 

Vancouver’s goal is to host a completely bilingual Winter Games, to represent both of Canada’s official languages. Here’s a primer to get you started:

English

French

The Events:

 

Biathlon

Biathlon

Bobsled/Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh

Curling

Curling

Figure Skating

Patinage artistique

Ice Hockey

Hockey sur glace

Luge

Luge

Nordic Combined

Combin`e nordique

Skeleton

Skeleton

Long Course speed skating

Patinage de vitesse

Short Track speed skating

Patinage de vitesse sur court piste

Skiing

 

   - Alpine

Ski alpin

   - Cross Country

Ski de fond

   - Freestyle

Ski de acrobatique

Snowboarding

Surf de neiges

Ski Jumping

Saut `a ski

A Few Basic Olympic Phrases:

 

Opening Ceremonies

Cérémonies de Ouverture

Closing Ceremonies

Cérémonies de Cloture

Winter Games

Jeux d’hiver

Olympic Games

Jeux olympiques

The Games

Il Giochi

Olympic gold Medal

Médaille d’or olimpique

Olympic silver medal

Médaille d’argent olimpique

Olympic bronze medal

Médaille de bronze olimpique

Olympic Torch

La flamme Olympique

 

 

 

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