Night market bumbershoots. Luang Prabang, Lao PDR

Young Buddhist monks enjoying the Lao new years festivities hosted by the temple. Luang Prabang, Laos

Ancient stone sculptures in Angkor Thom. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Bumbershoots at the Night Market. Luang Prabang, Laos

Sunset in Pakse, Lao PDR.

Lotus blossom, Pakse, Lao PDR

Canada Place Pier. Vancouver, BC

Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach. San Francisco, CA

Night skyline of Vancouver BC from Stanley Park with statue of Harry Winston Jerome (BC's Athlete of the Century from 1871 to 1971) in the foreground

Astronomical clock. Old town square. Prague.

Charles Bridge. Prague.

Prague Castle at Dusk.

Old Town Square. Prague, Czech Republic.

Evening buskers at the steps leading up to the Prague Castle. Prague, Czech Republic.

John Lennon Wall. Prague.

Western clock tower. Diocletian Palace. Split, Croatia

Cathedral St. Duje in the ancient Roman Diocletian Palace and the full moon. Split, Croatia.

Tower Bridge. London.

Eiffel Tower from the Trocadero.

Notre Dame Cathedral at night. Paris.

Science World and Vancouver skyline at False Creek, Vancouver, BC

Vancouver skyline with BC Place Stadium and UBC Thunderbird Arena from False Creek.

BC Place Stadium and Maritime Museum from False Creek. Vancouver, BC.

Welcoming Pole at Ambleside Park in North Vancouver, BC.

Classic Seattle skyline at sunset, with the Mountain in the background.

Space Needle from Kerry Park. Seattle, WA.

Bay Bridge in the moonlight. San Francisco, CA

Bay Bridge. San Francisco, CA

Concert following medal ceremony performed by Quebec artist Gregory Charles. Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver, BC, Canada

Concert following medal ceremony performed by Quebec artist Gregory Charles. 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver, BC.

Free music venues are throughout the city during the games. Even the rain does not faze an incredible crowd at this Robson Square concert. An unprecedented number of spectators, enthusiasts, revelers, and visitors descends on downtown daily to embrace the Olympic spirit, the likes of which Vancouver has never seen. Vancouver, BC.

Skytrain. Vancouver, BC.