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For those not attending the Olympics, this wonderful site gives you a real feel for the city in 360 degrees...
Scroll down the left side to see various landmarks, i.e. English Bay (where the palms are).
Whistler is skiing venue, as well as Cypress Mountain (the last may not be included).
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 11/02/2010 7:43 pm
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Here's the Whistler Olympics video.
Official site for results, too (select Home from the video link page).
The scenery will blow your mind...
http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-videos/host-video--whistler-at-a-glance_270286wQ.html
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 11/02/2010 8:22 pm
I saw a show on the Travel channel about Vancouver last night-
Mt.biking,hiking,boat tours and lift rides,the train blah,blah,blah
Looks pretty boring 😉
Seriously,the people that live and play there are truly blessed!
Probably the most beautiful city in the world,if not,in the top 3!
WONDERFUL,I was ready to move there last night!
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Posted : 12/02/2010 11:32 am
Jim,
I do love the scenery in Vancouver, but pick your words carefully! I love the city, it's freindly, clean, and beautiful. The people there definatley are more into exotic gardening than elsewhere in this country, it seems that every house has a palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) planted out front!
The only downside, for me anyway, is that my least favorite weather, between 0 and 10 celsius with rain, occurs virtually evey day in the winter. It's great for the plants, but it's not for me. On the plus side, the summers are not hot, which is great for exercise. I was there the end of June and had to wear a jacket every day! The half-marathon I ran started mid-morning and was quite pleasent the entire time!
I'd say you couldn't ask for a better place to hold the winter olympics, and it would also probably be an ideal candidate for the summer olympics... Maybe not for sprinting though (too cool)!!!
Posted : 12/02/2010 11:41 am
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How about a little contest to guess who will light the Olympic Cauldron at BC Place tonight.
It's a big secret right now.
My guess is Dr. Roberta Bondar, Cdn astronaut (thanks to NASA!)
Entries close at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time!
The prize is, well...being correct.
😉
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Posted : 12/02/2010 11:51 am
Barb
I have no idea about that,I don't really follow that very closely right now.
I do know they have had very little snow and have spent millions bringing it in -amazing.
Paul
I have no clue what
"pick your words carefully" means.
If you said pick your nose carefully........
I would check to see what kind of forum this is 😯
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Posted : 12/02/2010 11:56 am
Jim- By that I meant be careful not to offend our BC brothers! But looking back on it, I don't know what the hell I was talking about!
My guess is Wayne Gretzky... Who else?
Posted : 12/02/2010 12:35 pm
Wayne is the man!
Best hockey player ever!
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Posted : 12/02/2010 4:47 pm
I'm holding out for Neil Young 😆
Posted : 12/02/2010 8:50 pm
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Paul wins! It was Wayne Gretzky!
Good one, Paul.
Great opening ceremony...but I bet the guy on that hydraulic arm got fired 😆
KD Lang singing Cohen's song Hallelujah was fabulous.
What a devastating day, with the death of the 21 year old athlete from Georgia.
How very sad...he was just a kid.
Barb
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Posted : 13/02/2010 12:39 am
If he was in Iraq he would be called a hero 😯
Pretty sad though-it just goes to show you how dangerous some of that stuff is-those long jumpers,the
down hill skiers,etc-That is some seriously dangerous stuff.
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Posted : 13/02/2010 4:55 pm
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An announcer yesterday said luge athletes experience twice the G-force of astronauts during shuttle launch.
And the Georgia coach's comment was poignant:
"People shouldn't die when they make a mistake in sports".
Barb
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Posted : 14/02/2010 1:12 pm
So true!
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Posted : 14/02/2010 1:28 pm
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Time lapse fabulous new video of Vancouver.
Cameras have sure come a long way...this was taken with a Nikon.
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-10047-10474
Barb
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Posted : 14/02/2010 6:56 pm
Congrats on that gold medal for men's moguls. Well deserved for a great run in difficult conditions.
Posted : 14/02/2010 10:11 pm
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