Monday 25 August 2008

Olympic fever



Sunday, August 24 - Today is our last day in London (this time) and also the last day of the Beijing Olympics. As the 2012 Olympics are in London, there was great interest in the closing ceremonies and the Olympic Flag 'Handover Ceremony'. A party on The Mall has been sold out for months but the festivities in Beijing were being broadcast on big screens in a couple of other locations in London. We chose Trafalgar Square and about 11 am headed out on the tube. We found a fabulous seating spot on the wall of a fountain very near the big screen and PetDoc headed off to get us some sandwiches while we held the spaces. VISA handed out 2012 flags for us all to wave and the crowd cheered as the successes of Team GB were displayed by the BBC on the screen.

The handover of the Olympic Flag and the British presentation featuring a double-decker bus, Leona Lewis, Jimmy Page and David Beckham were enjoyed by the crowd. The fireworks were not nearly as exciting, however, on the screen as I'm sure they were in Beijing.






After the show we headed over to see 'The Gherkin' and went souvenir shopping through Leicester Square, Tower Hill and Piccadilly Circus. Satisfied with our remembrances, we headed back to Greyhound.






For our last supper (and since we hadn't been to a pub yet today) we caught a bus to The Jolly Maltster, where we all had the Sunday Roast (some had lamb and some beef). It was generous and delicious! A great way to wrap up our London visit.


Tomorrow it's home again. Our flight is at 1 pm, so we can be relatively leisurely in the morning to pack and get to the airport. The Singer is meeting us in Ottawa and after a brief tea-stop we'll be off to Gananoque.

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