In preparation for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, the city has done some pretty spectacular things.  One of our favourites is the GE Plaza at Robson Square, an outdoor skating rink complete with live music, a zamboni painted like an Orca, and free helmets for children.  Oh – and strollers are permitted on the ice.  What more could a parent want?  You can even rent skates (a la Rockefeller Plaza) for a romantic lunch date downtown with a working spouse (and the Bugaboo can accompany you as you glide together).  Robson Street at Howe, free admission, $3 ice skate rentals.  Open 9am – 9pm.