Olympics

Well, I went to the Canada Slovakia game expecting a pretty uneven score, but I was surprised at the result. The play was not even close- Canada is much better, probably in part because they have a very established program for female hockey players. Anyway, in anticipation of the blowout, I bought a Slovakia shirt to wear over my Canada shirt (topped by the yellow scarf of course!).

Today I went downtown to volunteer at the Cathedral, and then spent the afternoon looking for free or interesting things to do. Turns out, in an Olympic city, there is a lot to see! We stopped by the Slovak Representitive House, but it cost sixty three bucks to get in, so we didn't do that. They had a tourism person standing outside, so I had my picture with her, and she gave me tons of info on Slovakia, including four DVDs about how awesome it is. It pretty much convinced me to go back!

We also stopped by Russia house, which was ok. They had a hockey hall of fame with all the old Red Army sweaters, and skates and sticks from famous Russians. They also had Russian clowns. Those were a little freaky.

To wind up the day, we walked over and found the outdoor cauldron. It was a good day, but huge crowds (even though today was Monday, I can't imagine it on the weekend).