The Life & Miss-Adventures of Emme Rogers
Yes, it’s true, Steveston is harboring a little secret. Nestled away in this sleepy town is none other them the Home of Filipino Pride for the 2010 Winter Games, the 2010 Filipino Bungalow!!!
Come visit and cheer on the Pride of the Philippines (and Poland and the USA) at the 2010 Winter Games, JR Celski!
Let’s go JR, let’s go! JR, JR, JR!
Kisses Emme xoxo
PS Sweet and soft kisses for Steven’s brilliance on the camera and for putting up with me in stress mode.
I’ve always had a fondness for the Swiss, thanks to Stefan and his serenades. Well … that fondness only grew yesterday after attending the opening of Maison de la Suisse.
Maison de la Suisse at Bridges on Granville Island
Very quickly I came to the realization that Switzerland is a Nation that has a fondness for many of the same thing as me – good cheese, chocolate, sausage, wine and views. And best of all, they shared this with those of us that joined them for the Opening. One Swiss gentleman, even let me bite into his schnitzel. Nom, nom, nom nom …
A View from Switzerland
Never fear if you missed it yesterday, they are open for the public from now until February 28th, daily from 8 am – 1 am. Here’s what you can expect if you visit:
Click here for their full schedule for Vancouver and Whistler. And a few dates to mark on the calendar:
Kisses,
Emme xoxo
Okay, so admittedly have no idea what these Swiss gals are singing, but they are cute and make me smile, which is exactly what the warm welcome at Switzerland House made me do this afternoon.
Oh and did I mention the yummy cheese and chocolate …..mmmmm….. I love the Cultural Olympiad!
I’ve known Andrea for years, but I had no idea that she had such a beautiful voice.
Looking forward to seeing her on stage (for free, no less) at the Saskatchewan Pavilion on February 15th and 16th!
One of the things I’ve always loved about traveling is discovering new cultures and sampling the local food and booze. This is why I am now getting seriously stoked for the Olympics!!!! I finally clued into this most delightful thing called the Cultural Olympiad, in which we all get to celebrate in the cultures of the various countries that will be visiting this fine city of ours. And better yet, many of these cultural experiences are free or at least cheap. Music to my ears in a city that has just gotten rather expensive due to the Olympics (has anyone else noticed our obscene gas prices?).
Now, I must admit there was a catalyst to my change in spirit that came in the form of a rather scrumptious beer that was introduced to me on Monday at the CW Asia Fund Fundraiser. The beer in question? Karpackie from Poland. Fantastic stuff! I tried three of their beer – the Premium Lager, Super Mocne Piwo Jasne, and a third beer whose chicken scratched name I can’t read off of my ‘yummy list’ (Okay – found it’s name online – Zlaty Hrad Strong). All very good, but the true delight came in the cultural banter. You see I discovered that in Poland, you pour the Super Mocne Piwo Jasne in a pot and heat it up until the fluid begins to move, and then you dissolve a teaspoon of honey into the beer and enjoy it hot. All I can say ….bloody fantastic! Where’s Poland House????
Gives me a whole new goal to the Olympics – sourcing out a whole list of yummy recipes. If your lucky, I might decide to share them.
Oh – and you can find Karpackie and Zlaty in the BC Liquore Store, just don’t go sticking your grubby little paws on the ones in my neighbourhood liquore store.
