I really want to take pictures of Olympic couldron during the Olympics but there's lots of people. So, I waited for Paralympic 2010 Vancouver following the Winter Olympic games and I was not disappointed. The rooftop view of Olympic couldron was better because there no fence to contend with.
The medals of the Olympic events was shown at Vancouver Library, but there's still a 4- hour line-up.
The National NIKKEI Heritage Center was the place to be on Saturday, March 6, 2010. L'Arche held their 'Art of Being Together.' An exhibition of art inspired by the theme of community, sharing life, friendship and inclusiveness.
The event celebrated community and where everyone is included - regardless of ability, education, gender, race or religion. They are valued for their gifts, to paint.
'Inuksuit' - My painting was a Honorable Mention. And, Harry Bloy, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA, Burnaby Lougheed) Province of British Columbia, Canada, bought it. He said that he will put the 'Inuksuit' to the wall of his government office.
The Society of Federated Martial Arts International
'Masters Seminar & Martial Arts Demonstration Award Banquet & Form Competition' Hosted by: Northern Tiger Shotokan Karate Association
When: March 12, 13, & 14, 2010
Where: Quality Inn Northern Grand Hotel9830 100th Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, Canada V1J 1Y5
'The gathering of respected instructors in different styles of martial arts that share their vast knowledge and experience to the participants of this significant event.'
Featuring Respected Filipino Martial Art (FMA) Instructors Master Vic Ferrer - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Professor Tom Sulit - Calgary, Alberta Grandmaster Jorge Penafiel - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Grandmaster Bill Thurston - Vancouver, BC Grandmaster Bernardo 'Jun' Salinas - Fort St. John, BC
MASTER SEMINAR INSTRUCTORS Sensei Robert McGuire - Fort St. John, BC Sensei Gordon Hamilton - Chetwynd, BC Master Darrel Marsh - Fort St. John, BC Master Kurt Ottesen - Prince George, BC Guro Doug Klinger - Surrey, BC
SEMINAR COST: $85.00 BANQUET COST: $45.00
FOR MORE INFO: Call Jason Parker @: 250-785-8021 Certified cheque or Money Order payable to: NTSKA (Northern Tiger Shotokan Karate Association)
Winter Olympic Vancouver 2010 Curling 'ticket' click photo for a larger view
Feb. 19, 2010 Vancouver Olympic Center, near Nat Bailey Stadium. It is located in a lively Vancouver community that includes the beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park and views of the local mountains.
SRABC - Coquitlam Branch members went to the Men's Curling event, Friday, February 19, 2010 with their coordinator, Margaret H. She emailed everybody about the 'free' tickets and I got one. Thanks, Margaret.
I went by Skytrain and Canada Line, arrived at the King Edward station and waited for an accessible shuttle to Vancouver Olympic Center. All Olympic venues had a security screening process. It's good there was a separate gate for the disabled spectators. I was on an electric scooter. I met Margaret's group inside. Those who were on a wheelchair and scooter spectators were on Row 1. That's good!
Men's Curling that day: Germany vs Switzerland Canada vs Denmark - Canada won, 10-3 France vs USA Norway vs China
Canada won easily and the other teams were still playing, when I decided I have to go home because it's 4:00 pm and a Friday, with Olympics going on. The trains will be jam-packed with people, that's for sure.
I tried to go to the Olympic Flame near Canada Pavilion to take pictures but there lots of people everywhere.
Maybe??? when the Paralympics come in March...It will be better and calmer.
February, 06, 2010 - Winter Olympics 2010 will transform Vancouver into world's biggest party. If you don't have tickets (expensive) to the Olympic events, you can still enjoy 'free' celebration tents, a huge cultural festival featuring music, theater, dance performances and art exhibition (Vancouver Art Gallery - free - Leonardo Da Vinci drawings).
Downtown Vancouver is compact enough to walk around and discover each unique neighborhood. Most of street is closed during the two week of Olympic events. Everybody will be walking, anyway. If you're lost, ask for directions and you'll likely make friends with other people who are lost, too.
If you're looking at the mountains, that's North. If you're looking at the sea, that's West. Welcome!!!
Jan, 27, 2010 New Olympic Line Streetcar services, running between the 'Olympic Village' Canada Lines Station and Granville Island. The new system will run 'free' for two months, through to the end of the Olympics. It runs from 6:30 am - 12:30 am (18 hours), with 'Bombardier' streetcars arriving every 6 to 10 minutes. The streetcars (2 of them) are on loan from Belgium and are scheduled to be returned after the trial run.
Vancouver's original streetcar services was retired in 1958. There is a chance the Vancouver's city will bring a permanent system after the Olympic Games.
It rides like a Skytrain/Canada Line. Smooth and fast, too. The only difference: Streetcar got a driver. I really hope that they will bring the streetcars back in Vancouver.
The mysterious stone figures known as Inuksuit can be found throughout the circumpolar world. Inukshuk, the singular of Inuksuit, means the likeness of a human, in the Inuit language. An Inukshuk can be small or large, a single rock, several rocks balanced on each other, round boulders or flat. Built from whatever stones are at hand, each one is unique. An Inukshuk in the form of a human being is called an Inunngnna. This type of structure forms the basis of the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics, designed by Vancouver artist Elena Rivera McGregor. It is widely acknowledged that this design pays tribute to the Inukshuk that stands at Vancouver's English Bay, which was created by artisan Alvin Kanak of Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories. Friendships and the welcoming of the world are the meanings of both the English Bay structure and the 2010 Winter Olympics emblem.
January 16, 2010, I saw 'Ziggy' (European accent) making Inuksuit near Science World. I asked him, "How do you do that? Do you need glue?" He said, "You balance the stones to make the Inukshuk. No glue needed."
Canada's Curling Mixed 
