{"id":143,"date":"2021-01-04T15:38:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T23:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/?p=143"},"modified":"2022-03-30T16:39:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T23:39:30","slug":"5-fun-things-to-do-in-olympic-village-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/5-fun-things-to-do-in-olympic-village-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Fun Things to Do in Olympic Village, Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a list of 5 fun things to do in Olympic Village!<\/p>\n<p>1. Rent a Kayak<\/p>\n<p>False Creek is popular with rowers and kayakers all year round! It&#8217;s an easy paddle towards Granville Island and more advanced kayakers can head out into English Bay to explore the coastline of Kitsilano and Stanley Park.<\/p>\n<p>2. Take a Ride on the False Creek Ferries<\/p>\n<p>False Creek Ferries are small boats that travel up and down the inlet between Olympic Village, Yaletown, Granville Island, Downtown, Kitsilano and is a great way to take in the views of the city. You can also catch the colorful Aquabus from Downtown Vancouver for a cruise along False Creek to Olympic Village.<\/p>\n<p>3. See Olympic Village Square<\/p>\n<p>See the spot where the 2010 Winter Olympics took place and meet The Birds, giant sparrow sculptures by artist Myfanwy MacLeod . You will find these beautiful sculptures between Manitoba Street, Salt Street, Walter Hardwick Avenue and Athletes Way.<\/p>\n<p>4. Enjoy a Cold Beer or Cocktail at Craft Beer Market<\/p>\n<p>Craft Beer Market in Olympic Village brings together beers and ales from around BC and the world (including local brews) in an expansive pub-style establishment that also serves up seasonal bar snacks. Located in the historic Salt Building, this pub is a craft beer enthusiast&#8217;s dream come true.<\/p>\n<p>5. Explore Hinge Park<\/p>\n<p>Attention dog lovers!! Hinge Park is a naturalized wetland park that covers 2.3 acres and is a popular place for dog walkers. Themed around the concept of the industrial effect of infrastructure on the natural environment, the park includes some quirky features such as a bridge made from an old sewer pipe. Explore the shoreline and look out for starfish, crabs, fish, shellfish, and other sea creatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a list of 5 fun things to do in Olympic Village! 1. Rent a Kayak False Creek is popular with rowers and kayakers all year round! It&#8217;s an easy &hellip; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/5-fun-things-to-do-in-olympic-village-vancouver\/\">read more<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143\/revisions\/144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympicvillagelistings.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}