The Long (Lines) and Short of It
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One thing I expected at the Olympics were big crowds, and that’s
exactly what I got, at least on Saturday and Sunday.
A few of the sample wait times
over the weekend:
To see the cauldron unobstructed: 1 hour
To go on the free zipline in Robson Square: 7-plus hours
To get into the official Olympics store: 20 minutes
To sit in a bobsled and have your photo taken: 30-plus minutes
To cross the border: 1.75 hours
To eat at a downtown Subway: 25 minutes
To board the SkyTrain: 20 minutes
To get into the Vancouver Art Gallery: 1.5 hours
The crowds did considerably thin out as the week went on, and I was glad that we arrived on Saturday, the busiest day of them all, because every day after that seemed easier and less packed. Watching Canadian TV Saturday night, that was the big story — there were more people in downtown Vancouver than they’ve ever had before, and even more than they had anticipated. As a result, they forced liquor stores to close at 7 p.m. to try to curb the public drunkenness and crowd control issues they were having as the nights wore on.
Standing in line wasn’t all bad — we met a lovely Canadian family while waiting to see the cauldron who helped us figure out how to get to Grouse Mountain, and while in line at the official Olympics store, my friend Ashley won a hat in an impromptu trivia contest (that’s her in the photo pretty psyched about the accomplishment).
I just hope the people waiting for the zipline found the 30 seconds or so of soaring above the city worth it! (It did look like a blast, but I only have so much patience.)
– Haley Shapley
Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group
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