~Sundays In My City~

I would like to preface by saying that while the Olympics are on, i will, most likely...actually, certainly, neglect my blog. I could happily watch 16 days of competition in my pj's and forget about every other facet of my life... how often do we get thrown such an array of events?

Since Calgary (1988) was our last host city for the Olympic games, when the torch made its way through Cowtown, they stopped along the way to light all previous game sites. At the ski hill where we ski, there is a small cauldron...

And well, since we have ski jump, bobsled, skeleton and luge tracks at our disposal, perhaps we'll be seeing one of our kiddos at the 2022 games?
Start them early!!

I have been asked by a few fellow bloggers what I actually thought about our opening ceremonies. I guess i would happily assume that you all saw the same splendid displays that i watched; however i know that is not true. Rita @ One2Try, has a hubby who was a cameraman for the event. He told her things to watch for, on the week leading up to the ceremony. Did she see any of that?? NO. Apparently, the opening ceremony was terribly chopped and edited for you fellow Americans. While you may have seen totems, did you actually see them come out of the floor??
Our visuals (think whales and salmon swimming across the floor) and our music (think Ashley MacIssac and our tatted fiddlers) were stunning and unique. I *think* we gave the world a pretty good glimpse into Canadian culture. Our First Nations have been given all controlling rights for these games, a first ever in history. After all, they were here first. We are a truly multicultural country- proud and strong. Not too many out there quite like us! I will say though, i am a little miffed at where we left our French connections this ceremony? (aside from the language) But ah--that's just one more 'healthy' thing for us to argue about for the next few decades.

Did YOU like our opening ceremony?

Were you happy with how we decided to light our Olympic cauldron? And yes, we know that the hydraulics on the 4th arm of the cauldron did not come up. BUT, we did have fun making fun of ourselves A LOT the next day! (btw, Canucks make fun of ourselves better than any other country could!)

Games on!...Good Luck to All of your respective countries!

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