Well folks, this will just be the start of it! Prepare to become totally overwhelmed by it, till Xmas! Wall to wall in/on the media!
Despite my
'Grumpy Old Man' monica, I will revel in absoluteley everything Olympic. It is a shame I haven't made a more conserted effort to get tickets. Drove to Barcelona in 92 with 'The Venerable Mrs Seed' and two friends. Ferry to Santander, across the Pyranees, trip of a life time. Saw some of the events life in the stadium, and all the UK winners on a variety of tellies in Northern Spain, Southern France! As the Athletics expert!
I was detailed to pick the likely British winners before we chose which of the tickets to go for! We had access to them all via a friend who works for the BBC, but accomodation was expensive, and we wanted to leave time to explore Barca, so opted for 3 of the best, (according to the expert!
) ! Saw the last day, and the two before the penultimate day! Missed Sally and Linford, in the stadium, but did see Backley and the 4x4 get their Bronzes.
All in all
watching a tinpot event live, with the cost of accomodation,
I'll be happy with the gogglebox, and the welcoming the torch on foot Less than a mile from my door!
can't wait!