Olympic Park: Venues

We spent a day at the Olympic Park during the Paralympics. And took a few photos of the venues.

A photo of athletes village from the Coca Cola installation

The park live venue with the basketball arena in the background

The Olympic Stadium and the Copperbox from the top of the Hockey arena

And the Basketball arena from the Hockey stadium

The Velodrome

The Olympic Stadium

Another pic of the Velodrome

And one of the basketball arena

#gamesmaker Victory Parade

I got to see the London 2012 Victory Parade from the Mall earlier this year alongside lots of other volunteers (including Eddie Izzard).

 

 



A day at the barracks

We were lucky enough to get some tickets for the Royal Artillary Barracks (RAB) during the Paralympics. Our tickets allowed us to see the shooting and archery. I'd spent a few days at RAB during the Olympics so I was glad to be back to see it as a punter.

I loved the buildings.

We got to see a bit of shooting, some practicing and a final in the finals hall. Shooting is not really a spectator sport.

And we got to see some Archery. Including a British Paralympian.

Archery at the Paralympics

In the summer we spent a day at the Royal Artillary Barracks watching the Paralympic Shooting and Archery.

We got to have a go at the Archery. It was fun.

Gamesmaker 2012: The food

Photos of food is what amateur blogs are for. So I thought I would oblige. As part of my London 2012 gamesmaker experience I benefited from free lunch in the workforce rest area.

These were huge tents serving canteen food and unlimited tea and coffee. We normally got a drink (coke), a Nature Valley bar, a banana and some hot food. Do you think it looks tasty? Some meals were better than others.

When I worked in the LOCOG office I also got lunch. Looks yummy no?

And here is one of the workforce rest areas. This one is at the Royal Artillery Barracks.

A Gold Medal

During my Gamesmaker time at London 2012, this was the closest I got to a Gold Medal. I spent three days at the Royal Artillery Barracks and got to see quite a bit of shooting. I watched Kim Rhode become the first American Olympian to win individual medals at 5 games in a row. You can watch Kim Rhode here.

Gamesmaker 2012: The Uniform

My gamesmaker experience started with a trip to UDAC (Uniform Distribution and Accreditation Centre) near a recycling plant close to Canning Town. It involved queues. And green lines to follow. There was also many pages of quite strict rules on how to wear the uniform.