Preparations underway for start of 2014 Winter Paralympics
Thursday, March 6, 2014Sochi, Russia — The opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Paralympics are scheduled to take place tomorrow in Sochi, Russia. Today, Olympic Park in Adler was quiet, with few people moving about it and set-up for food stalls taking place. Most of the entrances to the Park were closed, though the line for accreditation was busy this afternoon. Most of the people working today did not speak English, and were not aware of where venues were to be found.
Inside the Coastal Village Olympic Park in Adler, Russia, a sign pointing the wrong way to the press center Image: Laura Hale.
Inside the Coastal Village Olympic Park in Adler, Russia Image: Laura Hale.
Inside the Coastal Village Olympic Park in Adler, Russia Image: Laura Hale.
Inside the Coastal Village Olympic Park in Adler, Russia Image: Laura Hale.
Inside the Coastal Village Olympic Park in Adler, Russia Image: Laura Hale.
A sign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the train route in the Sochi region on the ride between Moscow and Adler. Image: Laura Hale.
A sign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the train route in the Sochi region on the ride between Moscow and Adler. Image: Laura Hale.
A sign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the train route in the Sochi region on the ride between Moscow and Adler. Image: Laura Hale.
A sign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the train route in the Sochi region on the ride between Moscow and Adler. Image: Laura Hale.
A sign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the train route in the Sochi region on the ride between Moscow and Adler. Image: Laura Hale.
A sign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the train route in the Sochi region on the ride between Moscow and Adler. Image: Laura Hale.
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Inside the Coastal Village Olympic Park in Adler, Russia, a sign pointing the wrong way to the press center 
Inside the Coastal Village Olympic Park in Adler, Russia 
A sign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the train route in the Sochi region on the ride between Moscow and Adler.
A sign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the train route in the Sochi region on the ride between Moscow and Adler.
A sign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the train route in the Sochi region on the ride between Moscow and Adler.
A sign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the train route in the Sochi region on the ride between Moscow and Adler.
A sign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the train route in the Sochi region on the ride between Moscow and Adler.
A sign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the train route in the Sochi region on the ride between Moscow and Adler.
