Posts tagged London2012
Choosing photos for my walls

Right people, I need your help. I've been living in my flat for a few months now, and the time has come to really start turning it into a home. The other day, I finally got round to putting some picture frames up on the walls. Trouble is, they don't have any photos in them!

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Olympic Park

Ever since seeing the Olympic Flame shortly after moving to East London, I was hooked on the Olympics. Of course, by then it was far too late to think about getting tickets to see the games. Thankfully I got to watch some of the games at Victoria Park, which was awesome. However, I really wanted to go for a wander around the Olympic Park before they take it apart as part of the Olympic Legacy.

As a Tower Hamlets resident, I was told I could get park tickets during the Olympics, but when the games actually came around, there was just nothing available. I tried and tried getting tickets for anything I could through the London2012 website, but I was just met with more and more frustration each and every time.

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London2012 Olympics

I'll be honest... I really wasn't overly interested in the London2012 Olympics a month ago. The same goes for most of my friends. In fact, a few of them left London to escape the Olympics, and several told me I was mad to be moving to East London just before the games started!

Well, I have to say, I was totally hooked! I think I first got excited about it after I saw the Olympic Torch relay the weekend before. It kind of made it a bit more real. It was the Opening Ceremony that really set the tone though!

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