2010 Olympics-Friday

Friday, February 26th:

Today, we got to sleep in a little...hooray! Our event wasn't until later in the evening, so we took our time getting up and getting ready.

We ventured into Vancouver, again on the skytrain and went to The Shark Club (much better than the one in Kirkland) to watch the U.S. men's semifinal hockey game against Finland. They were charging a $25 entry fee to watch the game. We figured it would be worth it, so paid the bouncer and grabbed a booth near the big screen.

The game began at noon, so we figured we would have a few drinks and eat some lunch. The game started and we decided to have a shot every time the U.S. scored. To our surprise, the U.S. scored six goals in a matter of eleven minutes. Go team U.S.A.!!! Our waitress would bring over one round and turn around and get another. We went with a "golf cart" shot...very good! Recipe below:

Broken Down Golf Cart:

1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur

1/2 oz Midori® melon liqueur

dash cranberry juice

Shake and strain through ice.

These shots go down easy, tastes like juice! After six shots in a short time frame, we started looking at the menu. Decided on a few appetizers to get some food in our bodies, and help soak up some of the liquor.

The U.S. beat Finland 6-1, moving them into the gold metal game, scheduled for Sunday. Since they had beat Finland and advanced, we decided to have one last shot with our neighbors sitting next to us. They were a couple from Canada, having a drink before going to the Canada men's semifinal hockey game.

The bar had gotten very crowded, because the Canada men's semifinal game was beginning shortly. People began coming over to our table asking if we were leaving. We were, because we had our victory ceremony to go to. Two guys from Calgary, bought us a round of drinks, in trade for our booth. As more and more people kept coming over and asking about our table, we told them to talk to our bouncers. (see photo)

We left the bar and walked over to BC Place to attend the victory ceremony for the metals from the days events. We saw two metal ceremonies and watched two from Whistler. Then there was a performance from "Big Sea", a Canadian band, that I had never heard of.