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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

V is for Vancouver, host to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games

I lived and worked in the Vancouver area most of my life, but when I tried to get Games tickets through the Vancouver Olympic Committee's lottery system of ticket sales,
I was a genuine gold-medal loser!
So I stayed home in Alberta with Dick and Lindy.

However, here's my brother Clint with a big fish in downtown Vancouver.
Dad would have loved this picture!

Clint, who lives in the suburbs, looks over his shoulder to see if he's being followed.
Nope, not a bit.
                                                                       Above photos by Maria Davies and Clint Davies. Photo below by Kay Davies.



This isn't Vancouver, this is the letter V in the clouds above the sunset at our house in Alberta.
Posted for the photo meme, ABC Wednesday.
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18 comments:

Leslie: said...

I have all the same photos, except for the last 2!!! I was there! I was here! And it was WONDERFUL. Hope you're having a great week. :D

Tumblewords: said...

I missed Vancouver, too - so I truly enjoyed these views!

Anonymous said...

What a shame you didn't get any tickets. Great photos - Vancouver is a lovely place. I used to visit when I was a kid.

Sylvia K said...

Great post for the V Day, Kay! Hope you've had a wonderful day and that your week is going well! Busy time for everyone! Enjoy!

Sylvia

Powell River Books said...

Same thing happened to us. We tried and gave up. By the second time around there wasn't anything left we were interested in seeing. But we did enjoy it on TV. - Margy

clairz said...

I love these photos, especially as I lived in Vancouver years ago. What a city!

Roger Owen Green said...

someday, I'd like to go to Vancouver - looks nice.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team

Anvilcloud said...

I like this, including the V and the scrabble message.

Cheryl said...

Took me a minute but I found it. Yay for you! No V day would be complete without clouds.

Cezar and Léia said...

Ahhh Vancouver!Wonderful place and I hope to have the opportunity to visit there someday!I loved that fish and the huge building with a flag painting!Amazing!
hugs
Léia

Mara said...

I would have loved to visit one of the biathlon races. Then again, watching the races on television is a bit easier and you get to see a whole lot more.

The real thing though...

Hildred said...

Great pictures of Vancouver, Kay, - sorry about the tickets. We stayed home too and enjoyed the great Olympic spirit at home.

jabblog said...

That fish is amazing!

giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•. said...

Mi piacerebbe molto poter visitare questa tua città
Grande e all'avanguardia.
Buona serata :)
Myriam

Nanka said...

Love to watch the winter Olympics on TV :) Gives a better view too!!

Francisca said...

V for Vancouver = home. Are you home yet?

Maude Lynn said...

Gorgeous shots!

Riitaa said...

Amazing views of Vancouver love to see that