So, we went to Curling today. We were excited because it was an inside
event and we are so tired of being outside in the cold, but oh my gosh, it
was like an icebox. We never took our coats off for the 3 hours we were
there. When we go back tomorrow, i will definately have on the long john’s
and hand warmers.
pause- for a product critique-
Hand warmers work great, but seem to work better once you are on the train
and are beginning to defrost. The toe warmers, are not worth crap. They
did not get hot until 2 hours after i took off my wool socks. All they do
is get in the way and make it harder to walk. we have enough trouble
walking as it is- my middle name is not Grace.
pause- product critique is over
Return to Curling.
So, today Cheri discovered the Secret to the Mysteries of Curling (or, as i
like to refer to is, Shuffleboard on Ice.)
What is the grand secret to comprehension of this quasi sport? They don’t
sell lightbulbs at the souveniour stand……
The secret is to find a CANADIAN!!! Ask them!!! Cheri asked the little old
lady wearing her stocking cap that said, “I love Life” and her grandson.
The little old lady thought it was rather boring, but she has been watching
it on tv and has been getting into it. Her grandson on the other hand, is a
fanatic and loved to share his knowledge. He just kept talking and talking,
or rather, enlightening and enlightening. It is a very strategic game.
Here are the main points for those of you watching at home without your own
personel CANADIAN.
*Only one team scored per round-inning- whatever you call it
*the team with the stone closest to the center wins, and then every stone
they have closer than the other teams closest stone, earns a point (we never
saw anyone with more than 2 points.)
*whoever scores does not get to be the last to throw-curl the stone in the
next round-inning
*it is best to get to go last because then you can knock the other person
out (sounds like a vicious sport-eh? )or get closer
**pause** They are playing Bon Jovi in the Book Store!! it doesn’t get
better than that….livin’ on a prayer. ….. livin’ on a prayer……
**end pause**
Back to more Curling- that is the secret too- you have to break it up- too
much curling at a time will make you go bonkers…..
*so sometimes you choose not to score so you can have the last stone the
next time for the chance to get some more points, or sometimes you might let
the other person score so you can try for more the next time
great strategy- but there were 4 matches going on at once- we missed some of
it, but if there was going to be any exciting curling action, our own
personal CANADIAN let us know and explained the magnificence of it all to
us.
the lady the pushes the stone for the norwegian team is quite possibly the
most famous female curler in the world- her name is dorothy- we were in the
same room as her- we were witnessing greatness and had no idea what was
going on, until the CANADIAN explained it. Go Canada!! Canada wasn’t even
competing while we were there, but go CANADA anyway!! The US was there, but
they were on the other side of the room. It was much easier to see the
Great Brittain versus Sweden match that was right in front of us.
Tomorrow- MORE CURLING- but we won’t have our own personal CANADIAN anymore.
we will be on our own to discover and relish the secrets of curling.
NO MORE CURLING
until tomorrow that is
so, my mother is worried because we haven’t talked about shopping. we
haven’t had time to do that much shopping because it takes so long to get to
and from events. as the delta pilots we befriended on the way to the luge
said, “it shouldn’t be called the Torino Olympics; it should be called the
somewhere west of Torino Olympicx.”
today, i went into a tobacco store to buy some POSTCARDS- not tobacco. All
i wanted was postcards and somehow i spent 84 Euros. Those were some
expensive postcards. You can buy souveniours, stamps, candy, bus tickets,
postcards and tobacco at tobacco stores. we went to the olympic store and
had to wait in line outside to get in. it was crazy. then, they were sold
out of half the stuff that we wanted. it was crazy. now we have to go to a
different store to find the stuff i didn’t buy earlier. we did buy polar
fleece blankets to wrap up in at the bobsled event on saturday.
it is cold, and even though we have on hats, scarves and gloves, we still
had some GELATO. it is truly never too cold for GELATO.
well, we are running out of time for the internet, so ciao ciao for now.
thetwinsontour
Japanese curling fans are the best dressed!
Venue
Our personal Canadians that taught us the secrets to curling
The curling venues have gotten a little bigger since 2006
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