"While the former athletes' village turned out to be a boondoggle, the Olympics spurred construction along False Creek that has done very well, " said Campbell.

BBC: Living in: Vancouver

Key your iPod to the Bang and Olufsen stereo in the 645-square-foot Penthouse as you take in the views of downtown Vancouver, the mountains, and False Creek from your floor-to-ceiling windows and wraparound balcony.

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Two of the best are " Ice Lights", a light-installation at Vancouver City Hall that looks like ice framing the historic building, and " The Birds", a pair of larger-than-life bird sculptures that once stood sentry at the site of the Olympic Village and now roost at the Southeast False Creek Plaza.

BBC: Vancouver after the Games