Re posted from www.metroblenznewssquad.com
By Monika Becker
If you haven’t attended any of the Victory Ceremonies at BC Place Stadium yet – YOU GOT TO GO! Thanks to the YMCA my friend Lee and I had the great luck of having free tickets to Tuesday night’s ceremonies.
BC Place Podium & Olympic Rings
BC Place still had that magical winterly atmosphere to it. I felt very touched when I saw that beautiful ice-like podium with the Olympic rings underneath it within arm’s reach. It struck me in that moment: Our wonderful City of Vancouver is indeed hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games! Last night was Nova Scotia night at BC Place. The evening started with numerous representatives of this beautiful province that played music, sang, danced and drummed for us. It didn’t take them long to get us up on our feet clapping and swaying along to their music – awesome! Great atmosphere already … and then the actual medal award ceremonies began.
Mike Robertson receiving his silver medal!
You can probably imagine how the place vibrated with roaring cheers and excitement and hundreds of Canada flags waving enthusiastically when our very own Canadian Mike Robertson got on the podium and received his silver medal for Men’s Snowboard Cross. Although I’m still officially a German citizen, I could not have felt any prouder to be a Canadian resident by choice. It was a wonderful moment that I won’t likely forget any time soon! Once the medal awards were over and all gold winner’s national anthems had been sung …
Light Show for 'The Barenaked Ladies'
… the “Barenaked Ladies” rocked the house and provided great entertainment with their music AND witty humour. Their music was accompanied with interesting light effects.
Andrea & Neil from Edmonton
Thanks for being part of the Olympic excitement, guys, and thanks for allowing me to take and publish your picture!
In true Irish style there was live music at Doolin’s last night provided by the Brian and Michelle, two of the four members of the band “The Halifax Wharf Rats”. Go to http://halifaxrats.livejournal.com to find out where they’ll be playing and then go check them out live – they’re awesome!
Michelle & Brian from "The Halifax Wharf Rats"
Once the hockey game between the Russian Federation and Latvia was over, Brian and Michelle got the well-deserved attention and brought people to their feet dancing and singing along. Thanks guys for a great end to our exciting and diverse evening out!
Monika Becker is the owner of Clear Directions – Consulting & Life Coaching in Vancouver BC. For more information please visit ClearDirections.tel
