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Originally Posted by iceman
Watching what little I have of the winter olympics, got me thinking this morning about Sydney 2000..
What were you doing at the time?
It was such an amazing time to be in or around Sydney.. I don't live in Sydney, but i'm only an hour or so away.. I went to see a couple of events (tennis, basketbal, some athleticsl), but in hindsight I wish I'd taken advantage of them being so close and gone to see more.. The problem was that most of the "popular" sports were so expensive!
We may never have an olympics in Australia again, in my lifetime.. (although I'm only 31).
The place I was working at at the time had a big screen TV in the "chill out area" near my desk.. The TV was basically on the olympics 24/7. Fond memories  |
Mike,
You're right -- Sydney was just so awesome (but it always is) during the games. Everyone was so happy and everyone got on together without friction.
I went to a few indoor volleyball and hockey games and they were excellent events. I had been planning on going to the opening ceremony, but the asking price was too much, and I was 20 at the time, without a job and a poor university student. In hindsight, I wish I had made it somehow.
You're right about the events being somewhat expensive. As a result, my friends and I used to go down to Tumbalong Park in Darling Harbour, where everyone would congregate and watch the games on the big TV screens there. Whilst in Darling Harbour, I remember seeing the queues for the nightclubs and dance parties. I've never seen a queue 300 metres long!
I hope we get them again some day.
Regards,
Humayun