Oh, Ebba. Ebba, Ebba, Ebba. Lovely Ebba Jungmark. A Swedish high jumper. Top tip, a good pair of binoculars considerably enhances the fun of watching the Women's High Jump.
We had a competition to see who could take the best photo of the jumping....the one above is Sam's....
....and this one is Dad's....who wins?
Every seat in the Olympic Stadium has a great view of the action, and here is our own vista. What a lovely place, wish we were back there now....
While the noise level was generally quite high, depending on what was happening, when runners took to the track the volume went to eleven (Spinal Tap reference).
Sam went bananas whenever people ran past, but then again, so did everybody else.
We held another contest to take pole vault action shots....this is Sam's....
....and this one Dad's. Dad the easy winner methinks!
The only negative aspect of the Olympic Park is the terrible Orbit sculpture, what an eyesore! It looks either like a Meccano model gone disastrously wrong, or a pile of scrap metal. Terrible!
Worst of all it dominates the skyline. Get Rid Of It!
And finally - we saw Uncle Ru's crane! He maintains these monsters all over the UK, and this is one of his biggest. What a whopper.
So that was our trip to the 2012 London Olympics. As we were leaving the Park I told Sam to have a good look round, remember it all, because Sam & Dad will never have the chance to go to a UK Olympics together ever again. We loved our Most Excellent adventure, and we made some fabulous memories to take with us.
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Sam's pictures win!
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