Pelalusa: My Day at the PNE

Monday, September 04, 2006

My Day at the PNE

While growing up here in Vancouver in the 1960's & 70's, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) was an annual ritual that every child endlessly nagged their parents to take them to. There were the amusement park rides, the arcade games, the junk food, the animal displays, and even the historical exhibits in the BC Pavilion. It was always lots of fun!

I hadn't been in many years but decided to go yesterday with some [adult] friends of mine. I had a lot of fun - perhaps not as much as when I was a kid - but still enjoyed the day. Here are some photos I took:

1 comment:

Hillary said...: oops, I didn't reply to your email in time (had a family dinner anyway)! I always love the PNE. Didn't get there this year, though. Glad you enjoyed the day!; 7:28 AM

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Am I hoping they'll make me a fortune? Hardly! Am I deliberately trying to annoy my readers? Never!

I've launched a new website called Pelalusa.com. Eventually it'll become a fully fledged social networking site but for now it's just a fun travel site, showcasing my journeys and photography. I hope you enjoy it and I always welcome suggestions to improve it.

This new site will be advertising sponsored. What's different about it though is that 50% of the profits (eventually increasing towards 100%) will be donated to philanthropic efforts such as BC Digital Divide. It'll be a global effort, with a particular focus on technology and education.

So I decided to also allow the ads on here too. Please know that I have no control over their content. If some ad does catch your interest, at least you know where the money will be going.

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