{"id":77,"date":"2010-03-01T22:12:20","date_gmt":"2010-03-01T22:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp_genova\/?p=77"},"modified":"2010-03-01T22:12:20","modified_gmt":"2010-03-01T22:12:20","slug":"how-to-make-the-most-out-of-a-few-hours-in-vancouver-during-the-olympics-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-a-few-hours-in-vancouver-during-the-olympics-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make the Most Out of a Few Hours in Vancouver during the Olympics! Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DSC_1984\"<\/a> <\/span>I think it was the 20-minute wait my wife and I 'endured' to buy a couple of pairs of red Olympic mittens at The Bay. Wednesday, two days before the Games started and the city started to go crazy. We 'got out of Dodge' for the Olympics, and nodded sagely at each other when we heard the reports of people waiting for hours just to get into The Bay to buy mittens.  <\/p>\n

I had a trip to make to Toronto, but when I came back I was convinced for a couple of reasons to head over to Vancouver, 'just for the day'.  One was to see a colleague of mine visiting from Arizona.  The other was, well, I wanted to see that big cauldron of Olympic fire in person.<\/p>\n

First stop after the ferry arrival in Horseshoe Bay, the Fongster's. Free underground parking close to downtown. Charge up my camera, chug down a mug of exquisite hot Jacques Torres chocolate laced with Bailey's, then off to pick up our friend.<\/p>\n

The Fongster was fresh off an early-early morning appearance on the Today Show from Grouse Mountain with Tojo, so naturally that meant we had to go to Tojo's restaurant to celebrate.  I only said I would go because I could watch the Canada-Germany hockey game at the bar….and because I hadn't eaten at Tojo's in 3 years!<\/p>\n

\"DSC_1906\"<\/a> Tojo-san is almost dwarfed, hell, he is dwarfed, by the huge space in his new (3 years) place on Broadway.  That's him, off to the left of the photo.  We toured around so I could ooh and ah at the decor and sliding door features.  We met some lovely folks from NBC.  They were gobbling down sushi in a booth off to the side….turns out one of them was Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former U.S. President George W. Bush.  <\/p>\n

But even that 'brush with fame' couldn't distract me from the bar, and Tojo's sushi.  Oh yeah.  He's the master. More to come.<\/p>\n

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