The 2010 Olympics are going to be held in Vancouver. There's no way you could avoid that fact walking through the city as Olympic merchandise is EVERYWHERE. There a big countdown clock in the middle of the city too. 500 and some days to go!
Having said that, I gave into the hype and bought some of the overpriced stuffed mascots for the kids. The mascots are a little bizarre--are they always so? I remember the '88 Seoul Olympics and they just had tigers dressed in traditional Korean clothing. No franken-mascots or anything...
From left to right:
Sumi: the "animal spirit" who lives in the mountains of British Columbia. He wears the hat of an orca whale, flies with wings of the thunderbird and runs on the legs of the black bear. Kinda weird, right? Sumi is the mascot for the 2010 Para-Olympics. This one was the least favorite of the kids.
Quatchi: He is my personal favorite. A young sasquatch who comes from the mysterious forests of Cananda. He aspires to be a hockey player (position: goalie).
Miga: A young sea bear--part killer whale, part bear (WTF?!)--who lives in the ocean with her family pod. She likes to snowboard and eat salmon.
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