24 hours before the start of the Games not only the voltage level rises in the city but also the number of so-called social events. These include receptions, dinners and receptions where you meet all sorts of people - except of course athletes, who must now sleep well, so that their medal dreams come true.
Also we can not entirely escape the same evening and a double portion "inveigled". First a dinner in smaller groups, has invited Dungquan Jing, vice president of the China People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC).
From the CEO of Switzerland-China Association President Thomas Wagner and I was present. In addition to a dinner with specialties from the region of Jiangsu (including crispy fried fish skin) and we had a few glasses of Maotai very stimulating discussions with the representatives of our Chinese partner organization.
declined by 20 clock it into the SwissĂ´tel, where the canton of Vaud and the city of Lausanne for a very enjoyable and informal reception invited. Lausanne as the "capital" of the Olympic movement, and as the site of the IOC was no nakedness presented here and to be a great hostess. On this occasion, we also met the chief official of the Canton of Zurich, Rita Fuhrer, with her husband. After a tiring, but obviously very exciting journey through several Chinese cities, it was in very good spirits. As President of the Swiss Rifle she hopes, of course, on good performance of their teams.
As probably the most prominent "permanent guest" of the city of Lausanne, it could also be the IOC Jacques Rogge Päsident not take to address to the reception a few words to the numerous guests.
more chance we made then even the acquaintance of the President of the Olympic Committee of the Cook Islands (You can look on Google Earth itself, where these islands lie) and his delegation. Here there is a true Olympic spirit of sport: the country is traveling with four athletes, who, according to the General Secretary no chance at top positions. Here the motto is still "Participation is everything" and at least on this night were our friends from Rarotonga in the best party mood.
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