Category: Events
The pictures and the stories of my travels to past Olympic Games and International Olympic collectors fairs
2006 Lausanne : 12th Collectors’ Fair
2006 Lausanne (Switzerland) 12th World Olympic Collectors Fair from 06/02 to 06/04/2006 This time, I don’t stay during all 3 days for 2006 Lausanne and I don’t have table. The participants are fewer than last years. The museum offer us Voir plus… Read more…
2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games
2006 Torino (Italy) XXth Winter Olympic Games from 02/10 to 02/26/2006 Days before the opening ceremony (03 and 04) Small weekend before the Games 2006 Torino, February 3 and 4, just to test the atmosphere. Works everywhere in the city, Voir plus… Read more…
2005 Torino : Olympic pins fair
2005 Torino (Italy) On 09/18/2005, Olympic pins fair Early in the morning, departure for 2005 Torino, with a friend, Michel. Arrival around 9.30AM in a pouring rain. We are going to the Atrium, where the pin’s fair should take place, but no Voir plus… Read more…
2005 Paris : 117th IOC session (Singapor)
2005 Paris (France), 07/06/2005 Result for the awarding of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore 2012 Paris, quit or double! On the occasion of the election of the organizing city of the Olympic Games Voir plus… Read more…
2005 Lausanne : 11th Collectors’ Fair
2005 Lausanne (Switzerland) 11th World Olympic Collectors Fair from 05/13 to 05/14/2005 2005 Lausanne, once again, meeting with our collector friends from all countries. even Australia is represented. Our friends at the museum organize a tasting evening in a winery.
2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games
2004 Athens (Greece) XXVIIIth Olympic Summer Games from 08/13 to 08/29/2004 Day 0 – Opening Ceremony – August 13 Arrived without problem in 2004 Athens which is full of the Olmpics colors. The transport system is well organized. In the Voir plus… Read more…
2004 Lausanne : 10th Collectors’ Fair
2004 Lausanne (Switzerland) 10th World Olympic Collectors Fair from 05/28 to 05/30/2004 2004 Lausanne was a 10th edition fully successful. The museum always welcomes us with kindness and makes sure we benefit from local tourism. A cruise on Lake Geneva Voir plus… Read more…
2002 Lausanne : 8th Collectors’ Fair
2002 Lausanne (Switzerland) 8th World Olympic Collectors Fair from 05/17 to 05/19/2002 Always and again, meetings between collectors of all countries at 2002 Lausanne. The museum organizes a contest among the exhibitors. Mr. J. A. SAMARANCH honors us with his Voir plus… Read more…
2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City (USA) XIXth Winter Olympic Games from 02/08 to 02/24/2002 For me, certainly the Games 2002 Salt Lake City where the enthusiasm was not really at the rendezvous. If shortly after the attacks of 11 September 2001, Voir plus… Read more…
2002 Albertville, 10th anniversary
2002 Albertville (France) Celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the Olympic Winter Games from 01/25 to 01/26/2002 2002 Albertville, ten years after 1992, on this occasion, the flame was reignited for a few days. after the reenactment of a mini Voir plus… Read more…