Day 2
Let the games begin! The energy filled the city as the opening ceremonies welcomed the world to London. We set out to watch a round of Olympic arching in the morning at the Lords Criket Grounds. After walking about an hour, we unfortunetly found out that a 'non ticketed' event means there is no admittance at all for spectators. Oh well. Some in the group had to pick up their tickets, some of us who had their tickets shipped split off to explore the town. A group of four of us made it around town and eventually ate lunch near our Hostel. Even found platform 9 3/4 too. We're near the British Library where there is an Olympic artifact museum that is free to peruse, I got a picture with a replica of the 2012 Olympic Torch. We met back up with our group and headed out to where the Olympic Park is. There is a big shopping center there and it was MADNESS!!! There were Olympians walking around, TV people filming segments. We almost got on one for SKY news but their camera wasnt working. After a while we went to Victoria PArk to watch the Opening Ceremony. We talked to locals and found out you needed to print a free ticket to get in. However, once we got there, Lori, one of the chaperones and myself, went to check out the 'queue'. Tickets were needed but not to worry, we walked up the line asking for extras and within five minutes we had 12 tickets for the group to get into Victoria Park to watch the games. It was incredible, we were so close to the stadium I actually saw the people who jumped out of the helicopter! The atmosphere was one of a kind. After the ceremony ended we stopped in a pub and had some good fun.
Day 3
We woke up to late and weren't able to get the breakfast at the Hostel. There was a group of 6 of us who decided it was time to see the historical,famous sights of the city. Right away, the exit out of the underground let out literally right under Big Ben. Amazing. We found lunch at a pub and walked along the South Bank of River Thames. We happened to stop by a street magician and I got dragged into the performance for being the 'tall america'. I was wearing a shirt with stars & stripes, I stood out like a clown at a black tie event. It was low key though. After a while people got tired and we almost made it to the tower bridge, where the rings are hanging on the bridge. A couple guys went out to FABRIC, maybe the best nightclub in town. My internet is running out of time but that is where the story of DAY 3 ends. I'm off to check ou
Let the games begin! The energy filled the city as the opening ceremonies welcomed the world to London. We set out to watch a round of Olympic arching in the morning at the Lords Criket Grounds. After walking about an hour, we unfortunetly found out that a 'non ticketed' event means there is no admittance at all for spectators. Oh well. Some in the group had to pick up their tickets, some of us who had their tickets shipped split off to explore the town. A group of four of us made it around town and eventually ate lunch near our Hostel. Even found platform 9 3/4 too. We're near the British Library where there is an Olympic artifact museum that is free to peruse, I got a picture with a replica of the 2012 Olympic Torch. We met back up with our group and headed out to where the Olympic Park is. There is a big shopping center there and it was MADNESS!!! There were Olympians walking around, TV people filming segments. We almost got on one for SKY news but their camera wasnt working. After a while we went to Victoria PArk to watch the Opening Ceremony. We talked to locals and found out you needed to print a free ticket to get in. However, once we got there, Lori, one of the chaperones and myself, went to check out the 'queue'. Tickets were needed but not to worry, we walked up the line asking for extras and within five minutes we had 12 tickets for the group to get into Victoria Park to watch the games. It was incredible, we were so close to the stadium I actually saw the people who jumped out of the helicopter! The atmosphere was one of a kind. After the ceremony ended we stopped in a pub and had some good fun.
Day 3
We woke up to late and weren't able to get the breakfast at the Hostel. There was a group of 6 of us who decided it was time to see the historical,famous sights of the city. Right away, the exit out of the underground let out literally right under Big Ben. Amazing. We found lunch at a pub and walked along the South Bank of River Thames. We happened to stop by a street magician and I got dragged into the performance for being the 'tall america'. I was wearing a shirt with stars & stripes, I stood out like a clown at a black tie event. It was low key though. After a while people got tired and we almost made it to the tower bridge, where the rings are hanging on the bridge. A couple guys went out to FABRIC, maybe the best nightclub in town. My internet is running out of time but that is where the story of DAY 3 ends. I'm off to check ou
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