February 2010

Then Michelle Kwan & Scott Hamilton arrived…

February 19, 2010

Not only is Catherine a champion scout for celebrities, she is also the best spot finder for photos. Somehow we muscled through about 3 layers of people so she was able to get right to the barrier between the cement and the ice skating rink. I used her shoulder as a tripod and leaned in [...]

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Team Canada – men’s hockey goalie

February 19, 2010

At 11:00 this morning, my buddy, Catherine, called me at work from Robson Square. “Carol! Martin Brodeur is here. They’re doing a press conference and he’s right in front of me.” After a moment’s thought, I grabbed by camera bag and decided to go for an “early lunch”. I ran from my office through the [...]

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“No biting or kissing the medals.”

February 18, 2010

This is the first time the Winter Games have given the general public a close-up peak at the bronze, silver and gold medals that will be given to the athletes. While the 3 medals we took photos of and touched with white gloves will not be given to the winning athletes, they were made in [...]

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My name is Carol, and I’m a pin nerd.

February 17, 2010

Today I loaned Mike my camera so he could take photos of people like Michael Buble, Stephen Colbert, and The Sedins. I shot all day with my banana cam. Except for my pin collection. I took photos of that when Mike brought my Nikon home safe and sound. It felt weird not to have my [...]

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The flag of Georgia

February 17, 2010

After my short visit to the Mint Pavilion today, I took the CanadaLine Skytrain to City Hall. I had heard that the Mayor of Vancouver had put up the flag of Georgia in memory of Nodar Kumaritashvili, the luger who died on the first day of the Winter Games. The flag has been raised out [...]

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The good news/bad news

February 16, 2010

The bad news? A 3 1/2 hour line up to see the Olympic medals at 10:00 am. Sadly, I was unable to schedule in a 4 hour lunch today, so I opted to take in the Mint Pavilion Lite tour -the good news! That’s where you are able see the million dollar coin and go [...]

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Free hugs and others

February 15, 2010

Here are a few more faces from downtown today. These are in addition to the Slovak Men’s Hockey Team – just in case you missed them. First of all, in two different spots there were 3 “Free Hugs” guys. I didn’t hug any of them. I know. I was snobbing off the free hugs guys.

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Guys in matching puffy jackets

February 15, 2010

Today on my lunch hour, I picked up a pair of iPins from the Apple store and decided to hang out on Robson Square. I had heard that gold medal winner, Alexandre Bilodeau, was going to be there. He wasn’t. Well, if he was, I sure didn’t see him. I just walked around with all [...]

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My favourite shots of the day

February 14, 2010

Such beautiful costumes and the flowing fans and fabric made this photo my favourite of the whole Chinese New Year parade. And I also really like this close up of the girls dancing below:

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Year of the Tiger – it’s Grrrrrrrreat!

February 14, 2010

I heard a rumour that the organizers of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games asked the Chinese community if they would consider canceling the Chinese New Year parade due to THEIR event. I laughed as soon as I heard that. NOTHING stops Chinese New Year – especially the Year of the Tiger. NO WAY that would [...]

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