it has officially begun. But technically not till tomorrow night. BUT- the tourists, volunteers, athletes, police, vendors, photographers, workers, & more are in London. The streets are packed, the tube is HOT, & the excitement is everywhere.
Tonight, my friend, Natalie, & I went to Trafalgar Square to see the Olympic torch make its' final journey through London and on the way to Stratford, the Olympic village. While it was difficult to get a picture, I magically managed to take one. Not very good but at least you can see the torch and that is as close as I will ever get to it.
Right in front of me but, unfortunately, no flame.
After sweating among the crazies for an hour & seeing what we came for. Natalie & I headed to the Canadian house.
The place has turned into the official site for Canadian athletes (family & friends) and special people. So we couldn't go in. BUT there was a Canadian photographer there who asked to take our photo for the newspaper, or something like that. I told him I was American (& proud of it!) but I got to be included in the picture anyways! Natalie and I kissed a police man's cheeks while holding Canadian flags. It was pretty cool. Supposedly Dave, the editorial photographer, is going to email us the photo so that will definitely be my next post!
Tomorrow morning I plan on going to Westminster at 8:12 am to hear Big Ben chime for 3 minutes (second longest time in history and the first time Big Ben has struck outside its regular schedule since 15 Feb 1952 for the funeral of King George VI) and exactly 12 hours before the 2012 Olympics begin!
Tomorrow night, we plan to be among the masses and celebrate the opening ceremonies.
So excited for this fun time when everyone around the world comes together. Hope y'all are having a party for the festivities as well. It will be such a magical time in London that I am so excited and blessed to experience.
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