Torino During The Games Part 2
Cyndi and her mom were loads of fun. We filled our days with seeing the sites and documenting Torino during The Games. Here are a few observations:
Security was tight. As we entered on of the Villages, the Sponser Village, we were basically frisked. Cell phones and digital cameras had to be proven operational. I was asked to turn my camera on and off. There were police cars/vans/trucks all over the city, some filled with riot gear. Luckily we did not see any disturbances. On another note: most policemen stood around smoking and chatting with their neighbors which was nice to see.
Neve and Glitz are the official mascots of these Games. Neve means snow in Italian and Glitz is just a name. Everybody loves them!
Here Neve and Glitz are being followed by a crowd of children who were just drying to get their photo taken with the tall, fluffy, characters. Does the Pied Piper come into mind?
Piazza Solferino was filled to the brim with tourists from all over. Detroit, Texas, Minneapolis, Indiana (oh yeah, that was Cyndi and her mom), Russia, etc... There were even official "pin" vendors that sold Olympic pins. Apparently they are a hot item to collect and place on hats, scarves and jackets.
This is Piazza Castello, the castle in the middle of Torino. A stadium has been put up in front of the castle and this is where the Medals Plaza is. There are concerts at night and a firework show after the medals are given out. One of the days it was quite foggy and cold but the next day was sunny and still cold.
One afternoon, as we strolled downtown we heard some live music coming from the stadium. Duran Duran were practicing some of their new songs but when "Rio" started playing, I could not help but sing along. I remember them from 8th grade.
7 Comments:
Wonderful pictures! What a great experience to be able to see all the sights of the Olympic games. Everytime we watch an event, I think of you. I feel so familiar with the city just because of meeting you. I hope you are having lots of fun and enjoying this special time.
Great photos. I'm glad you're absorbing at least a little bit of this event. Did you get a pin?
topography police here[a sub-departement of spelling police]
I think it is Piazza Castello.
Piazza San Carlo is the NBC's Square
tp junior officer
Whoops you are right, I got mixed up and will edit right away.
Thanks again Gina and Deme for having over. We had such a great time! On my blog I think I will just post "see Gina's", no time for me to blog today. Off to Jackie's in the morning for the weekend. Hope to see you soon.
Cyn
After reading your post about the Olympic game, feel like I was in Torino. They're such nice photos. Keep it up, Gina and thanks for your detailed post.
Hi again!
Wonderful photos and thank you so much for the pictoral story of the Games. While we're watching all the coverage here in Canada, they tend to show only the main spots in Torino like where the medals are presented and one piazza where there are stores running along it.
It's great to get a better idea of how the city is celebrating!
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