Day 01 - Opening Ceremonies

It was a bit of a shock that the first story I read on the NY Times this afternoon was about the death of the Georgian luger during a training run at Whistler. What a horrible way for the Olympics to start, and the opening ceremonies haven't even been held yet. This evening I went to the pool to swim laps instead of watching the ceremonies. I caught the first few minutes on a tv when I was shopping. I'm sure it was quite entertaining, if you're into that sort of thing. I've never been a fan of opening and closing ceremonies and found even the few minutes that I saw quite tedious. Maria went over to a neighbour's house and watched the whole thing, though. She thought it was outstanding.

Day 00 - Olympic Torch Relay

Well, I finally feel like the Olympics have started. We walked up to 10th and Sasamat to watch the Olympic Torch relay on its penultimate day. Tomorrow it will go around Vancouver and then enter the stadium during the opening ceremonies. The crowd was pretty good and everyone was decked out in their Canada gear. It was quite the festival feeling. Even the light drizzle didn't put a damper on the festivities.