This is the week of the first anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. A number of events were planned for downtown Vancouver, including closing Granville Street to cars to make room for booths, activities and other things. It just happened that on Saturday, February [...]
On Feb 27, 2010, one day before the end of the 2010 Olympics I decided to visit the Sochi Pavilion, also known as Russia House (Russky Dom), because Sochi, Russia is where the 2014 Winter Olympics will take place. Another reason for my visit was [...]
Next in my series of posts about the Vancouver Winter Olympic Anniversary is another short video (see below, only about 1 minute). I took this video right after the Adjagas concert (see and hear their music in my last post, Vancouver Winter Olympics Anniversary – [...]
When the Winter Olympics ended last year in Vancouver I felt very weird, like an addict suddenly cut off. All of a sudden the crowds disappeared from the downtown streets and all returned to normal. No more pavilions, gold medal parties, or free outdoor concerts. [...]
Ok, I admit it. I have strayed from my original promise to keep my videos to two or three minutes. The videos below at the Pan Pacific Pavilion are about five minutes each, but I would have done a half hour at least, if I [...]
I have read several reviews of Canada’s Northern House and they all were positive. After the German-style pavilions with food, beer, and music, I really didn’t know what to expect. I was expecting another line to get in though, but surprisingly enough there wasn’t one [...]
Guten Tag my German friends! Wie gehts? I hope you’re all doing great. You should be, as your 153 athletes here in Vancouver will win lots of medals for sure! Today I had the opportunity to visit the German Fan Fest Pavilion at the Vancouver [...]
