So, with the Paralympic Games only days away, and finally with some time and a decent internet connection, I thought I’d write a post about my own experience of the Olympic Games.
When it was announced that the Games were to be held in London, I didn’t give it too much thought to be honest. I thought we would maybe watch on TV, and perhaps see if any tickets were affordable, but never thought I’d actually make it to the Games! I registered for tickets along with everyone else last year, and was lucky enough to get two of the four we applied for – artistic gymnastics, and judo. Later in the seemingly endless rounds of ticket resales and new events, we also got tickets to sit on Henman Hill (yes – that’s it’s name!) at Wimbledon, but more on that later.
The Torch Relay
The Olympic Torch Relay went all over Britain, and on Sunday 24 June it came to not-so-sunny Salford, a mere 20 minute walk from my home. So, I got up at 5:30am and went to see it. I chose a spot where I would see Sir Bobby Robson running his leg of the relay, and was rewarded by a smile, a wave and a “Morning” from Sir Bobby in reply to my “Morning Sir Bobby!” It was well worth getting up that early (even in the rain!), and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
When it was announced that the Games were to be held in London, I didn’t give it too much thought to be honest. I thought we would maybe watch on TV, and perhaps see if any tickets were affordable, but never thought I’d actually make it to the Games! I registered for tickets along with everyone else last year, and was lucky enough to get two of the four we applied for – artistic gymnastics, and judo. Later in the seemingly endless rounds of ticket resales and new events, we also got tickets to sit on Henman Hill (yes – that’s it’s name!) at Wimbledon, but more on that later.
The Torch Relay
The Olympic Torch Relay went all over Britain, and on Sunday 24 June it came to not-so-sunny Salford, a mere 20 minute walk from my home. So, I got up at 5:30am and went to see it. I chose a spot where I would see Sir Bobby Robson running his leg of the relay, and was rewarded by a smile, a wave and a “Morning” from Sir Bobby in reply to my “Morning Sir Bobby!” It was well worth getting up that early (even in the rain!), and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Team GB
Like a lot of people in this country, I was really looking forward to supporting our Team GB athletes on their home turf, so I wanted to make sure I was branding myself a Team GB supporter. To do this, I chose to wear the Team GB friendship bracelet from Links of London (I bought one for my best friend for Christmas too), and I also made a Team GB scarf top, using the small scarf from the Next Team GB collection.
I posted details of how to make the scarf top in a review of the pattern on PatternReview.com
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