The sounds of cheering and whooping, shouts of “Go Canada Go!”, and the singing the O Lay song filled the Vancouver streets tonight as I headed down to the IBC Center (Vancouver Exhibition Convention Center) to visit the Olympic Cauldron. One woman remarked that she hasn’t seen Vancouver this riled up since the Vancouver Expo of 1986. I just beginning to learn how to walk around that time, let alone remember what that time was like.
As much as I hope that the energy we’re seeing now won’t simply fade away with the end of the Olympics, I have a sinking feeling it won’t be otherwise. But then again, just maybe, perhaps we’ll be able to hold onto some of that cheer and Canadian spirit, and with it make amazing things happen to Vancouver, and our lives, in the months to come.
In the meantime, here are some things to check out if you haven’t already!
The famous Olympic Cauldron. One of the perks of working for the Olympics is that you get to take pictures of this thing without that annoying fence in front of you.
Shot from another angle.
What on earth are these people doing??
Oh that’s what they’re doing.
A view from inside.
I randomly saw these guys walking down the street. Honestly, how can you NOT take a photo of these guys?
