In the run-up to the Olympics

February 12 at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games start, and the city is preparing to meet thousands of athletes and tourists - parks clean, hang posters on the building of national sports heroes, and all places of entertainment in a hurry to adjust their working hours under the schedule of the Olympics.






Fans of the morning (or evening) will enjoy jogging jogging track, framing Stanley Park. From the pier you can admire the large Olympic rings on a floating barge. (Drew Perine)



Totems in Stanley Park in Vancouver, January 27, 2010. (Drew Perine)



Lighthouse in Stanley Park - a great place to watch the movement of ships. (Drew Perine)



Huge patriotic poster Canadian skier on a building in downtown Vancouver. (Drew Perine)



Log in to the newly opened outdoor rink at Robson Square - free. (Drew Perine)



New rink at Robson Square in downtown Vancouver. (Drew Perine)



One of the largest national flag of Canada hanging on an unfinished hotel "Georgia" in downtown Vancouver. (Drew Perine)



The exhibition center «TELUS World of Science» was opened pavilion "Russian House Sochi 2014". The platform will introduce guests Games 2010 with Russia as a leading sports power, as well as the city of Sochi - modern, hospitable and open to the world. (Drew Perine)



Street performer entertains tourists with knives on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver, January 27, 2010. (Drew Perine)



Building facade Vancouver Art Gallery was closed frescoes artist Michael Ling area of ​​557 m². (Drew Perine)



Taiwanese fabric with flowers covers the entire northern part of the building. (Drew Perine)



Work at the "Pan Pacific" hangs in the lobby of the fabric colors of the national flag of Canada. (Drew Perine)



In the souvenir shops around Vancouver can buy badges and magnets all colors and themes - for example, dedicated to curling. (Drew Perine)



A man walking a dog along the bizarre stones at bay Foul near the Olympic Village in Vancouver. (Drew Perine)



The opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics will be held at the stadium «BC Place ». (Drew Perine)



Wall Exhibition Centre «TELUS World of Science», temporarily converted into a pavilion Sochi. Workers hang a huge banner with the image of the skier, the place where until recently hung a shiny new iPad. (Drew Perine)



Father son photographed in a big figure in the street Granville Street in downtown Vancouver. (Drew Perine)



Mannequins in the window of a boutique with hockey attributes. (Drew Perine)



Decorative lanterns, painted by Canadian and Taiwanese children decorate the street Granville Street. The theme of the painting and decorating lanterns has been the protection of the environment. (Drew Perine)



Lanterns hanging on the 12-meter poles on the street in downtown Vancouver. (Drew Perine)



Capilano Suspension bridge passes over the canyon at an altitude of 70 meters. (Drew Perine)



Firefighter in California photographed a young couple on the Capilano suspension bridge. (Drew Perine)



One of the places of rest for those who go over the bridge over the Capilano Canyon. (Drew Perine)



Totems carved by indigenous Indians, greet visitors at Capilano Bridge. (Drew Perine)



Bear in the suit at the beginning of the Canadian Ranger Capilano Suspension Bridge. (Drew Perine)



Badly battered rocking chairs and a table with checkers on a post Ranger Bridge Capilano. (Drew Perine)



Lovely view of the spillway at the dam in the Cleveland Park Capilano in Vancouver. (Drew Perine)



Moss hanging from the trees on the tourist trail in the park Capilano in North Vancouver. (Drew Perine)



Capilano Reservoir - the main source of water for the park in Vancouver Capilano River. (Drew Perine)



Water flows from the dam into the river Capilano Cleveland. (Drew Perine)



Large carved out of wood like Grizzly growls at this snowboarder on the mountain grouse - the famous ski resort in Vancouver. (Drew Perine)



Clouds delayed the sky above the ground, the view which opens with a ski resort on Mount Grouse. (Drew Perine)