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Nagano - Aerial Venue
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Great Entertainment when you Walk into the Venue
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She was so Friendly
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What a Sound! It Reverberated all over the Huge Venue
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What a great show they put on. You can see the Aerials hill in the background.
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So wish you could hear the sounds they were making from the drums. It was awesome.
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From the bus lot, to the actual aerials hill, it was a LONG, COLD walk. But still exciting.
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This little guy had it made!
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You could watch the aerials competition from the bottom of the hill or take a chair lift and watch it from the top.
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Loved Those Signs
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How cute is this!
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I had so much fun taking photos of all of these people. They were loving it.
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The aerials competition
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This activity would never be on MY bucket list!
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I got this HOT coffee from a vending machine. It tasted so good. I needed the warming up.
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Ahhhhhhh....thank you! Thank you very much!
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Another couple of cuties
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This is "CHEESE" in Japanese
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I asked a couple of the kids to take a picture with me. It didn't take long for it to become a GROUP photo!
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A Beautiful Train ... and FAST!
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Bullet Train Arriving into Station
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Karuizawa Station
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Karuizawa Train Station
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Leaving Hotel for Walk to Train Station
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Train Schedule!
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Nagano - Bobsled Venue
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Loving this ... Bobsled and Luge are my Favorites
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Wow ... Now that's fast!
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NOT!
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Coming to the end of the run
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So cold but so much fun
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Watching for the next sled
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What a cutie
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Watching the Luge
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Climbed to the top to watch them take off
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These Cameras are Awesome
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And I thought it was cold at the BOTTOM of the mountain!
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I couldn't believe this little guy was up there
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The First Turn
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This was just amazing to watch
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That's one cold job!
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Looking forward to the Ice Hockey match between USA and Canada
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USA beats Canada!
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Lots of celebration
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Wild celebration
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Medals ceremony
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Couldn't be more proud
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GO USA!
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At the Figure Skating Venue
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This happened a lot.....people asking me to take a photo with them
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Oops...Falling in front of the judges
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Pairs skating
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The Canadian pair skaters
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Commentators......Scotty Hamilton
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Kevin Costner trying to get to his seat!
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Posing with one of the guards
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Yup! You had to squat!
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Tara Lipinski of USA wins Gold
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Tara Lipinski wins Gold and Michelle Kwan wins Silver
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A goose bump photo for me. There is nothing like hearing your country's national anthem played at the Olympics. I was so proud!
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The Speed Skating venue
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Amazing how fast they go
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The most beautiful flag in the arena!
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Opening Ceremony
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Found my Seat
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Athletes Lining up to Come into Stadium
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Sumo Wrestlers Heading to Arena
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Little Cuties Before Cerimony
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Sumo Wrestlers Parading into Arena
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Parade of Atheletes
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Sumo Wrestlers Performing a Japanese Blessing on the Games
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Parade of Atheletes
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Bringing in the Olympic Flag
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This is so Awesome
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Parade of Flags
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Beautiful, but Cold Evening for the Opening Ceremonies
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My first view of the Ski Jump venue. It was so beautiful!
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Heading up the stairs to get a better view
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Can you tell this was a popular event?
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This was absolutely amazing to watch
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Great sign
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No trouble getting this guy to show his loyalties
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Cute little guy
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I loved seeing all of the families
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School kids heading to their buses. What a great field trip for them.
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Bullet Train Station
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Karuizawa Station
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Nagano - City
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Strolling Through Town
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Sightseeing with Dad
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Sightseeing in Nagano
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One of Many Temples
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Unusual Tree Decoration
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Nagano - Collecting Pins
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Even the Babies Have Pins
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Front of Large Mall
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No Thanks Anyway
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Maybe you like these?
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Is There a McDonalds Anywhere?
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OK ... for you, Just One Bite
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Hey Kid ... Where'd You Get That Cookie?
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Now THIS I can eat!
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Ahhh .... a Noodle Stand
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Everybody Loves Their Noodles
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Sooooooo Good
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Only One Dollar
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Sure ... now I see a McDonalds
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Yeah ... a 7 Eleven
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Where are the Doritos?
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Hmmm ... Think I'll Pass
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Girl on Phone
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Walked Back to Hotel for Cheese Crackers and a Coke
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Parade of the nation's flags
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The Olympic Torch
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QUIZ: Find the Caucasian in this photo
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Had a blast with all of these kids
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Releasing the doves at the beginning of the "Closing Ceremony."
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He was a heck of a lot warmer than I was
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Showing the lantern we were to wave at the end of the ceremony
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Great entertainment
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Saying goodbye to Japan
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And saying hello to Salt Lake City
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Saying goodbye to the Olympic flag
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Let the party begin!
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Time to start waving the lanterns
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All of the Olympians join together to get this party started!
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The last view of the Olympic flame before it was extinguished (which was kind of sad)
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We waved our lanterns as the Olympic anthem was sung. It was such a beautiful site.
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Boarding the plane for home
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I lucked out with a great seat! And NOBODY next to me.
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Seeing the Japanese mountains one more time
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As the sun set, it gave me a chance to reflect on perhaps the most awesome three weeks I have ever had. Thanks, NAGANO.
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