More heavy rain and higher temperatures for opening day of the Olympic Ceremonies. Quel Dommage!! Such an awful shame, snow boarders practice cancelled. So far it is all bad news but hopefully things will get better. Experts are burying pipes filled with dry ice.But you can rent the Whistler gondola after hours for your friends $5000!! Go Canada!! LOL.
Vanoc, the Olympic local committee was offered a solution to the snow problem months ago by an Israeli company who makes artificial snow that is apparently superb according to Austria and Switzerland. See all this could have been avoided with a little money which is beng spent anyway as followers of this blog know.
Today the Vancouver International Airpot was jampacked with 250,000 people arriving ahead of time.
Huge security at Whistler with the army in charge, military helicopters, ski patrol and a security ballon presence.
The RCMP Musical Ride has arrived!!!!!!!
However there are still 400 rooms available if you care to come and visit!!
Celebrities will be on the streets bringing the flame home. Arnold Schwartzenegger
will run in Stanley Park with the Olympic torch....wow!! Still no one knows who will run the torch into the stadium for the Opening Ceremonies. Big Secret :>)
You can feel the excitement even on the TV.
3 comments:
How funny!! I thought "quelle dommage" when I was looking at the O-schedule. Only I spelled it wrong, it's been a long time and I always have trouble with genders. lol Usually I only think French about Montreal!
I could be wrong about the spelling Judy.French is mostly in Quebec and parts of Winnipeg. We do have a French section here on teh lower mainland too.
Nan, I think it is amazing how the organisers are always able to keep the identity of the person who lights the Olympic flame a secret.
Think of a Canadian who has participated in the games previously, probably retired.
I will be curious to see HOW they use the torch to light the flame, the people who plan these things are very innovative.
Sandy in South Australia
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