A little taste of ‘The Irish House’ at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

Canadian spirit was in full swing as the first day of competition in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics got under way.

My friends and I went down to Waterfront station to check out the Olympic flame’s resting place. It was raining a little, but the number of people there taking pictures etc. was unreal. We then made our way over toward Steamworks to “German House”. It was a huge line up but we were in within 5-10 minutes. After a quick pint and a few German beer drinking songs, we decided to make our way back toward Granville St.

Next, we hit ‘Irish House’ and it was hard to leave. When we arrived, there was probably 200 people inside. It was about a 30 minute wait that was well worth it. The crowd continued to pour in and the Canadian Women’s Hockey Team continued to pour in the goals in an absolute romping. With each goal came cheers but they certainly didn’t match the cheers for the women’s moguls. By the end of the hockey game, the number of people inside was closer to 700 and the mood was very jovial:) Here’s a quick video to give you a taste. GO CANADA GO !!