The 2012 London Summer Olympics are over and I'm having some withdrawal symptoms; I hear Bob Costas in my head, I have to remind myself that the flame at my local gas refinery is just that (and not THE flame), and I keep saying "I am now a legend" when I make a copy without messing up our excruciatingly difficult to use office copy machine. If you too need some help, see Nine cures for your Olympics hangover!
Before we move forward to the next Olympics in Rio, let's take a look at the past Summer Olympics and where they were held. Have you traveled to any of these host countries?
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
1952 - Helsinki, Finland
1956 - Melbourne, Australia
1960 - Rome, Italy
1964 - Tokyo, Japan
1968 - Mexico City, Mexico
1972 - Munich - West Germany
1976 - Montreal, Canada
1980 - Moscow, U.S.S.R.
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
Before we move forward to the next Olympics in Rio, let's take a look at the past Summer Olympics and where they were held. Have you traveled to any of these host countries?
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
1952 - Helsinki, Finland
1956 - Melbourne, Australia
1960 - Rome, Italy
1964 - Tokyo, Japan
1968 - Mexico City, Mexico
1972 - Munich - West Germany
1976 - Montreal, Canada
1980 - Moscow, U.S.S.R.
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
Summer Olympics Host Countries Map by Travel Goal Getter.
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