This morning we headed out to Olympic Park in the east of London. Our first event of the day was the men's 3m diving semi finals at the Aquatic Centre. The Aquatic Centre is amazing. It's shaped like a sting ray. We couldn't see the spectators in the other wing but we could certainly hear them. The noise from both wings was deafening when the GB guy did each of his 6 dives in today's competition. We had a fabulous view although we were really high up in a wing. We were directly in front of the diving pool and could see the whole event easily.
Afterwards we went walking around Olympic Park for a couple of hours. We got no where fast as the park is packed. I could easily believe that 100s of thousands of people were in there. You can stay in the park after your event and watch what is happening in other venues on the big screens.
Right now I'm typing this post while sitting in Wembley Stadium on the other side of London. Starting at 5pm we are going to see the semi final match between Mexico and Japan. The atmosphere in here is amazing. We're just loving it. We have the best tickets for this event. We are literally in the 28th row back from the field in the North West corner. We are so close we can smell the sweet smell of freshly mowen grass! We are finding the row of small camera behind the goal posts entertaining. All the media want that goal shot! You might even be able to spot us in the crowd tonight.
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Hi to you all, especially Team Hawks who would love tonight's match.
Love Deb & Finn
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ReplyDeleteThe design of the Aquatic centre sounds interesting. Great that you had a good view. It is great the way they have screens set up to watch events at other venues. The feeling of the crowd around you must almost give the feeling of being at the actual event.
The atmosphere at Wembley would have only grown as the game progressed. Who was Finn cheering for?
Love you both Mum
We continue to enjoy the excellent Olympics coverage on the TV. Down at Weymouth (with its nice scenery), in good breezes, the men's 49er sailing has been terrific. Excellent balance, crew work, skill and speed, these skiffs really fly. And the NZ pair got the silver medal after the 16 race series. Bonus!
ReplyDeleteIn artistic gymnastics (rings, uneven bars)the Chinese, Russians, Americans and other nations are great to watch. Such strength and skill!
Thanks for your news of continued experience of the games. Great to really be there, eh Finn. To really be there! Hey, wow!
Love to you both,
Len & Judy
What busy few days of getting involved in the Olympics, 3 days with4 ticket events.,, getting into the thick of the competitions now!!! I think most people I am talking to now are still really enjoying the Olympics, but starting to suffer some fatigue from being glued to their TV's late at night keeping track of the events happening live!
ReplyDeleteThere are just so many events to try and follow! The free coverage on prime has been superb, literally running 24hrs a day with the highlights and events of interest running through the day.
I hope the both of you are managing to keep up with your sleep with all the excitement around you!
Lots of love xoxo
Hi Finn! All the exciment of watching olympics and catching up with friends must be very fun! Look foward to see you soon. From Jacob.
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