London never disappoints when you don't have a set agenda for the day. I went to explore with a couple classmates, Shaun and Leslie for the day.
We first headed to Tower Bridge to see this historic and famous bridge. Authorities rigged a set of Olympic rings to the front of the bridge and I maybe took a profile picture quality type photo. For me this is big, I dont take these type of photos everyday.
We got lunch at a pub nearby. Alot of pubs have really funny names, such as The Walrus and The Carpenter. The food is good and you never leave hungry. I do enjoy the fish and chips. However, they serve the fish in one large side instead of pieces like they do in the states. We decided to go to the Olympic Museum and a very nice local guy told us what bus will get us there fastest. Even though he had no bottom teeth, his directions were spot on.
The Olympic Museum contained artifacts and the history of the ancient and modern Olympic Games. The beginning of the exhibit featured more of the story behind the ancient games. Back then, it truly was a ges for everyone as truces were set between territories for people to travel through without harm. There was an exhibit on Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Modern Olympic Games. I'll fix up a post on him under my Olympism Section when I get back. A torch from every games since '36 were on display. Sydney's torch took a bit more of a modern, sleeker design and each one side has been more unique in its own sense. Olympic medals were also on display. I managed to get a picture of some before I got yelled at by a museum curator.
We left the museum and were surprised to find the NBA house. The league set up a place for fans or people unaware about the game to come in an experience it first hand. We were some of the first people to get in, we were there for the grand opening. Gordon Heyward, from Butler university now with the Utah Jazz, was on a Cisco web hat with fans. We talked to him for a bit and he said LeBron is a freak athlete and "on a different level". He had presided some photos, so I now have his autograph. The only bad part about this is that I failed to get a picture with the Boston Celtics cheerleaders that were there. :'(
To cap the night off, the classmates and myself headed out to a local club to have fun and enjoy one of the last nights we were to share on the Olympic Academic Experience.
We first headed to Tower Bridge to see this historic and famous bridge. Authorities rigged a set of Olympic rings to the front of the bridge and I maybe took a profile picture quality type photo. For me this is big, I dont take these type of photos everyday.
We got lunch at a pub nearby. Alot of pubs have really funny names, such as The Walrus and The Carpenter. The food is good and you never leave hungry. I do enjoy the fish and chips. However, they serve the fish in one large side instead of pieces like they do in the states. We decided to go to the Olympic Museum and a very nice local guy told us what bus will get us there fastest. Even though he had no bottom teeth, his directions were spot on.
The Olympic Museum contained artifacts and the history of the ancient and modern Olympic Games. The beginning of the exhibit featured more of the story behind the ancient games. Back then, it truly was a ges for everyone as truces were set between territories for people to travel through without harm. There was an exhibit on Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Modern Olympic Games. I'll fix up a post on him under my Olympism Section when I get back. A torch from every games since '36 were on display. Sydney's torch took a bit more of a modern, sleeker design and each one side has been more unique in its own sense. Olympic medals were also on display. I managed to get a picture of some before I got yelled at by a museum curator.
We left the museum and were surprised to find the NBA house. The league set up a place for fans or people unaware about the game to come in an experience it first hand. We were some of the first people to get in, we were there for the grand opening. Gordon Heyward, from Butler university now with the Utah Jazz, was on a Cisco web hat with fans. We talked to him for a bit and he said LeBron is a freak athlete and "on a different level". He had presided some photos, so I now have his autograph. The only bad part about this is that I failed to get a picture with the Boston Celtics cheerleaders that were there. :'(
To cap the night off, the classmates and myself headed out to a local club to have fun and enjoy one of the last nights we were to share on the Olympic Academic Experience.
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