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I'm very much enjoying having the park on my doorstep, and it's an alright place to work too.
I was fortunate enough to get tickets for the Modern Pentathlon - three venues for the price of one! And, a few more beside. I too, relished my visits to the Park and took the opportunities to explore it - every nook and cranny.
My biggest disappointment though, was 150 miles away where the rarely constituted GB Football team was playing. What type of manager keeps Giggsy on the bench for the whole match ignoring the wishes of thousands upon thousands of frustrated Welshmen who came to see him play. I happened to be sat near to the dugout and the looks on the other players faces was priceless - they were most embarrassed.
Therefore, I was back three days later for the ill-fated quarter final, where at least he did come on for the last 15 minutes or so. And, yes, it would have made a difference had he had come on earlier.
Thus, I've joined the ranks of seeing their home nation lose in a penalty shoot out (thanks, Sturridge). But, at least I saw him score one.
dg writes: Sorry, I was getting confused with neighbouring Peloton Avenue.
I was a Games Maker and I have no idea how I have managed to completely waste those five years since ...
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My first visit to the park was to that little area around the Orbit on the night of the opening ceremony whilst we waited to be allowed into the stadium. I returned a few days later to explore properly and must have covered every inch of the place.
I still get goosebumps thinking of those days, or everytime I hear a piece of music associated with a key moment. It was such a wonderful period in the history of our city. Thank you for helping us to relive those memories.
Yes it was a magic time for our city .
It's of no relevance whatsoever, but I deduce that the Olympic football match you attended was Great Britain's defeat of Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium won by a single Daniel Sturridge goal.
Yes, it was a exciting game, as Uruguay threw everything at them after going behind, and it was one of the scariest (in that context) matches I have ever been to see. All the same, one remembers more Sturridge's miss rather than his goal (I had forgotten that!).
How fortunate that Ramirez's late strike merely struck the crossbar! But I was most impressed by Aaron Ramsey, appropriately on his homeland turf, whose low ball drilled across the face of goal might have proved decisive had any player been on hand to provide the finishing touch.
I am especially pleased when the "after" picture shows an increase in trees, as in your pictures with the wooden seating and the Big Screen!
But how can you get there by car? Are there any car parks as part of the development?
dg writes: There are two car parks, but they're deliberately expensive because the expectation is that people will arrive by public transport. It's easy to drive along the edge of the northern half of the park.
That whole fortnight, from watching the cycling time trial, to having a front row seat to see the gold medal won in shooting, to being 50 metres from the start of the mens 100 metres, was magnificent.
And thanks for giving us the run-up at the time, DG.
After the handball, we managed to bump into my sister, who might have been at the same Basketball as DG. Then we spent the day exploring the Park and frankly, falling in love with it.
My only regret of London 2012 is not being at the Opening Ceremony. Right up to the day you could get the £2012 tickets and if I knew then what I know now, I'd have stuck them on a credit card.
What a summer that was. What a contrast to now.
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