Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada!

MAKING time for my daily exercise before going to have breakfast with HE The Canadian High Commissioner, David Sevigny, found me jogging 3.6km, followed by a bracing swim in ice cold water. It was great to meet up with David as he is one of the nicest gentlemen you could ever meet.
I really enjoyed the typical hearty Canadian breakfast of yoghurt, fresh strawberries, dates, huge black cherries, crispy bacon, poached eggs, hash browns, white sausages, baked beans with julienne of red and green capsicum, and of course pancakes with palate pleasing genuine Canadian Maple Syrup! Unfortunately, there was no Shreddies breakfast cereal.
"I’ll try and get some next time!" promised friendly Canadian Executive Sous Chef Nathan Alexander Brown.
After breakfast, the highlight was the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. It was broadcast live on big screen TV by ESPN. Having skied before in Europe and Korea, I was very impressed by the mesmerizing display of precision skiing. A champion skier on a single ski with no poles skied down at breakneck speed…right through the outline of Canada’s maple leaf formed by torch bearers. Spectacular!
The Winter Olympics will be on from Feb 13 for 27 days and athletes from all over the world will compete for medals from Vancouver’s ocean shores to Whistler’s snowcapped mountain peaks. ENJOY!

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As a renowned Travel, Food & Wine Writer he has travelled the world in a keen & indomitable pursuit of exotic delicacies & fine wines. His articles have been published in over 20 prestigious publications, both local & international. Dr. Lim has toured and trained in Wine Evaluation & Oenology in most of the world's top wine producing areas from France to Australia. The Travelling Gourmet says, "Gastronomy has no frontier. These are the gastronomic voyages of The Travelling Gourmet. My unending mission. To explore strange new cuisines, to seek out new wines and new culinary experiences, to boldly go where no gourmet has gone before...." Have pen, will travel. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any other information storage & retrieval system, without permission from Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet and/or MSN. Material may be works of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents may be true but may also be products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance whatsoever to actual person or persons, either dead or living, events, or locales may be entirely and purely coincidental and unintentional. No part of this website may be used to villify others or for criminal purposes. Interests: Travel, Food, Wines, Cooking, Wine Appreciation, Parachuting, Languages, Music, Reading, Swimming, Hunting, Ballet, Fencing, Archery, Anthropology and more... The Travelling Gourmet is a copyrighted trademark. All rights and photos reserved. No part may be reproduced without permission.
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