Vacation Update

[fauxklore]

Main thing is that my bag did turn up. I was very happy it was in my room when I got back to the hotel Saturday night.

The curling match Saturday was a lot of fun. The Canadian fans were pretty rabid. This one guy gave out a couple of hundred flags and was leading people in waving them (right, left, right, left) and got them singing "O Canada" during the last end. I can't say I appreciate the finer points of the game, but it was entertaining.

The crowds downtown are a bit of annoyance, but they're mostly concentrated in just a few areas. Robson Square is way too crowded and it took some elbowing to get over to see the Olympic cauldron. But it wasn't bad walking around Gastown and Chinatown yesterday before heading over the Pacific Coliseum to watch ice dancing. (I'll be back there tonight and tomorrow for the ice dancing original dance and ladies' short program.) My plan for today is to brave the crowds to walk around Granville Island while the weather is still nice.

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[guyklose.livejournal.com]

I watched the US-British match on Sunday, and then watched a recorded US-Canada match last night. I finally broke down and looked it up on Wikipedia. Now it makes much more sense. :-) Also, the terminology (hammer, button, weight, burning, shot rock, draw, etc) used by the announcers was easier to understand, hence the strategy.

My family thinks it is about as exciting as watching paint dry, but I'm intrigued. Interesting game.

Then again, a Boston Globe reporter gave curling a tryout at a local club, and admitted that those at the Olympics, really the best in the world, make it look so easy, when it's not.