How mnay have you visited?

15 years ago

How many of the Olympic Games host cities have you visited? I've never been to any except for the airports in Vancouver and Montreal a few times (I consider "visited" to mean you stayed overnight or a full day and saw some sights). Here's the list for you:

Summer Olympic Games Sites

1896 - Athens, Greece

1900 - Paris, France

1904 - St. Louis, United States

1908 - London, United Kingdom

1912 - Stockholm, Sweden

1920 - Antwerp, Belgium

1924 - Paris, France

1928 - Amsterdam, Netherlands

1932 - Los Angeles, United States

1936 - Berlin, Germany

1948 - London, United Kingdom

1952 - Helsinki, Finland

1956 - Melbourne, Australia

1960 - Rome, Italy

1964 - Tokyo, Japan

1968 - Mexico City, Mexico

1972 - Munich, West Germany (now Germany)

1976 - Montreal, Canada

1980 - Moscow, U.S.S.R. (now Russia)

1984 - Los Angeles, United States

1988 - Seoul, South Korea

1992 - Barcelona, Spain

1996 - Atlanta, United States

2000 - Sydney, Australia

2004 - Athens, Greece

2008 - Beijing, China

2012 - London, United Kingdom

Winter Olympic Games Sites

1924 - Chamonix, France

1928 - St. Moritz, Switzerland

1932 - Lake Placid, N.Y., United States

1936 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

1948 - St. Moritz, Switzerland

1952 - Oslo, Norway

1956 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

1960 - Squaw Valley, California, United States

1964 - Innsbruck, Austria

1968 - Grenoble, France

1972 - Sapporo, Japan

1976 - Innsbruck, Austria

1980 - Lake Placid, New York, United States

1984 - Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina)

1988 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1992 - Albertville, France

1994 - Lillehammer, Norway

1998 - Nagano, Japan

2002 - Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

2006 - Torino (Turin), Italy

2010 - Vancouver, Canada

2014 - Sochi, Russia

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nicole_ont
15 years ago
3, Calgary, Montreal and Vancouver.

I need to travel!!
Linda Wayman
15 years ago
I stayed over night in Los Angeles when our plane to Hawaii was delayed.

I was in Atlanta for a couple of hours.

Linda ~ the not so worldly traveler....
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lydia1959
15 years ago
2 for me.. St. Louis and Atlanta.

My DD has me beat with St. Louis, Melbourne, Sydney and Los Angeles. Maybe Mexico City too?
gardenspice
15 years ago
5: LA, St Louis, Montreal, London & Atlanta
lindyluwho
15 years ago
London and Atlanta. Actually some of the "Atlanta" games were held right here in Athens, Ga. I was in Ireland during the Atlanta games.

Linda
terilyn
15 years ago
Gosh, I've been to more than I thought!
Paris, London, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Berlin, Rome, Munich, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Innsbruck, St. Moritz.
gazania_gw
15 years ago
I have traveled by motorcycle through or on an expressway around St. Louis, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Lake Placid, Squaw Valley, Calgary, and Salt Lake City.
naughtykitty
15 years ago
I've been to more than I thought also. The 1984 LA games had the bike races in my town (Mission Viejo). My mom was a volunteer on the course.

Paris
London
Amsterdam
LA
Rome
Tokyo
Munich
Innsbruck
Salt Lake City
phyllis__mn
15 years ago
None in my own country, except taking the by-pass at Atlanta!

Others are Paris, London, Amsterdam, and Innsbruck
monica_pa Grieves
15 years ago
I'm also surprised.

Paris, France
St. Louis, United States
London, United Kingdom
Stockholm, Sweden
Paris, France
Rome, Italy
Mexico City, Mexico
Munich, Germany
Montreal, Canada
Los Angeles, United States
Atlanta, United States
St. Moritz, Switzerland
Lake Placid, N.Y., United States
Garmisch, Germany
Squaw Valley, California, United States
vannie
15 years ago
Mexico City, Vancouver, Atlanta, Los Angeles.
FlamingO in AR
15 years ago
Not me, but Woody- not sure about all of them (probably 8 or 10) but for sure he was in Tokyo in '64 because he competed in them, Judo.
linda_in_iowa
15 years ago
Paris, London, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Berlin, Rome, Mexico City, Squaw Valley, Salt Lake City and Vancouver.
golfergrrl
15 years ago
six
monica_pa Grieves
15 years ago
Wow, Flamey...I didn't know that Woody was an Olympic athlete.
It must have been a fascinating experience.
FlamingO in AR
15 years ago
He really enjoyed it, Monica. He was in Vietnam at the time and they pulled him out to compete, so he had a really nice R & R in Tokyo, competing, fraternizing with the Aussie swim team, etc. lol He has some great stories, but he doesn't offer them up very often. (He's humble, I'm proud.) :) He didn't make it to the finals, but he had a blast. When the Olympics were over, they sent him back to Vietnam to finish his tour, he had 2 weeks left to do. (I thought that was mean and scary.) It was the first time Judo was an Olympic sport, each host country gets to add a sport and Japan picked Judo.

Just recently, I hung up the inlaid table that he shippped home from Tokyo to his mother, it's a nice momento of his trip.
evatx
15 years ago
London
Amsterdam
L A
Rome
Tokyo
Munich
St. Moritz
Calgary
Salt Lake City
Oslo
petaloid
15 years ago
I have been blessed to experience 4 on the list -- Los Angeles (live there), London (several times), Rome (one visit) & Paris (2 visits).
danihoney
15 years ago
Well this is depressing. I need to get out more.

L.A.
Squaw Valley
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
Vancouver
glenda_al
15 years ago
Athens Greece
Rome Italy
Tokoyo Japan
Beijing China
Atlanta GA
Vancouver Canada
Los Angeles

Olympic Stadium, Athens Greece
{{!gwi}}
bunglogrl
15 years ago
St. Louis, Squaw Valley, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Vancouver.

Vancouver in the spring reminded me so much of home (SF Bay Area) that I can't imagine a winter games there!
summer_tx
15 years ago
Just two and both in the USofA. St. Louis and Los Angeles. It's obvious I don't like to fly. LOL
caroline94535
15 years ago
Only Barcelona, London, and Alanta. I went through St. Louis, but I didn't spend the entire day.
lynne_melb
15 years ago
12 summer; no winter
Kathsgrdn
15 years ago
wow, ten, I think, been to Austria but can't remember the cities we went to:

Paris
St. Louis
L.A.
Rome
Munich
Barcelona
St Moritz
Squaw Valley
Salt Lake City
Atlanta
alisande
15 years ago
Um . . . I've walked through Atlanta Airport many times, including once in June, 1996.

That's about it!
barb_from_pa
15 years ago
Well I've never been to any and I can't believe how well-traveled you all are!
Jodi_SoCal
15 years ago
10 ...

Paris, France
London, United Kingdom
Los Angeles, United States
Tokyo, Japan
Mexico City, Mexico
Munich, West Germany (now Germany)
Atlanta, United States
Squaw Valley, California, United States
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Vancouver, Canada

I haven't been to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany but just last month I designed a logo that was embroidered on polo shirts for a group of employees in our London office who were going to Garmisch-Partenkirchen for a recharging, regrouping get-away. Two of these shirts where delivered to me just this morning as a thank you.

Jodi-
intherain
15 years ago
Two.

Squaw Valley and L.A.

Sheryl
Jamie_MS
15 years ago
Just two

Atlanta
Salt Lake City
glenda_al
15 years ago
Have to add:
Went to Katakolon, Greece where the first Olympics was ever held.

But did not go up to Olympia! Stayed in the little village and ate baklava :o)
judy_jay
15 years ago
Just 2 - Los Angeles & St. Louis
ronf_gw
15 years ago
4 Summer and 1 Winter
St. Louis, Amsterdam, L.A., Munich,
Calgary.

Ron

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