Tolkien Reading Day and the Olympic Museum in Lausanne
oday is Tolkien Reading Day!
What is Tolkien Reading Day?
Tolkien Reading Day is held on the 25th of March each year. The date of the 25th of March was chosen as the date on which the Ring was destroyed, completing Frodo’s quest and vanquishing Sauron.
It has been organised by the Tolkien Society since 2003 to encourage fans to celebrate and promote the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien by reading favourite passages. We particularly encourage schools, museums and libraries to host their own Tolkien Reading Day events.
This year's theme is travel and adventure!
One of my first tumblr posts was a favourite drawing of Tolkien's which sums up the spirit of travel and adventure for me.
And hey, look, apparently on the desktop version, it's the background to my tumblr site!
Somewhat related, we visited the Olympic Museum in Lausanne last month!
Small aerodrome on the way, which reminds me of my pilot character, Stephanie, from The Flight of Time
English church in Lausanne
English hotel, with a small plaque mentioning Lord Byron
Misty morning
Names of torchbearers as you walk up the steps
Fun statue!
Paris 2024: Games Wide Open
History
The first flag
Citius, Altius, Fortius
Link to the United Nations!
The current director is the first to be a former Olympian
Montreal, 1976!
Paris 2024 mascot
Handwritten programme for the first modern Olympics!
Heritage hunters, what a cool task
Jesse Owens' shoe!
Sports at the first modern Olympics held in Paris
Sports to be held in Paris 2024
Olympic village menus, room keys, etc.
Medals!
The Games in Switzerland
Servan street -- this also reminds me of a character in a story
And back past the aerodrome on the way home!
Do you enjoy watching the Olympics?
Comments
That's so neat that yo worked for the Olympics, HIlary! If I'd remembered, I would have taken a photo of the Munich poster for you!