IOC Visit Day

Our first full day in Switzerland was awesome. After a nice breakfast at the hotel, we headed out on the bus towards the IOC headquarters. It was a beautiful building and it was really cool to see the inside of such an important building. Our trip was lead by a woman named Tatiana who works for the IOC Televsion and Marketing Services branch. She gave us a great tour of the building before we sat down in the "London 2010" conference room for a comprehensive meeting about Olympic Marketing. Befor leeaving, we got a couple souvenirs. We were thankful to have gotten so much time with them.

Here is a picture of the IOC building:

After leaving the IOC, we walked along the beach to the Olympic Park. Being along the water in Lausanne is absolutely beautiful. When we got back to our hotel, most of us got paninis at a place down the street and went back to the room to relax for an hour.

We then met up so that we could to the Olympic Museum and Olympic Studies Center. The museum itself was magnificent, especially from the various pieces of art and water fountains in front of the museum. We got a tour of the museum that went all the way from ancient games to previewing Rio 2016. There were many great artifacts, especially the Olympic Torches.

The final part of our day was going through the Olympics Study Center. I was impressed by the massive amount of literature readily available. We were lucky enough to see a letter from Hitler before the Berlin Games, and even though it was Hitler, it was amazing to see such a rare document.

We all split up for dinner. I was among a small group that went a place called White Horse for dinner. With WADA on the docket for tomorrow, there is another day in Switzerland to look forward to.