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Speed
Skating! |
World Short-Track Speed Skating
Championships
Jeonju-City, South Korea
Within hours of arriving in Korea, I
was invited to hop on a bus with a group of Canadian Embassy people who were headin'
to Jeonju (2.5 hours south of Seoul) for some great food and some fast, fantastic short-track speed
skating. What a great way to get through jet lag!
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Typical
crowded street, Jeonju |
Canadian
Embassy people in front of a palace gate in Jeonju |
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Korean
tour buses are equipped with Karaoke systems.
(Depending on how you respond to really bad
singing, time can seem to either pass by very quickly or drag on for
an eternity.) |
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Jeonju Arena entrance -
look at all those flowers!! |
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Canadian contingent,
consisting of embassy workers and teachers |
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The only decent pic I got
of actual speed skating--they're soooo fast! |
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The Canadian men won the
silver medal at this competition. They're the team on the left, in
red. |
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These four guys were not
only silver medallists--they were also the heart-throbs of hundreds
of screaming Korean girls! |
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