The Anonymous Widower

Canoe Slalom At The Lee Valley

These pictures show the general view of my journey there, the venue and some of the competition.

I’ll post a separate one on the food and some video later.

 

I should say though that everything was very well-organised. Here’s a few points.

  1. My friend, who cycled all the way from Kingston, even found that the bike park had guards and was very secure.
  2. I only got my tickets on Sunday night, and it would appear that this was because, they did a nifty bit of rigging with the stands and created some more seats.
  3. There didn’t appear to be many unoccupied seats.
  4. The ticket collection worked very well and I was also able to collect my athletic and boxing tickets, I bought on Sunday.
  5. The view was excellent, as you can see from the pictures.

It was an enjoyable day and I’ might even go again in a couple of years time, as I believe they’re having a World Championships here.

July 31, 2012 - Posted by | Sport, Transport/Travel | , ,

5 Comments »

  1. Glad you enjoyed the day . . . so much for Mitt Romney asking is London Prepared . . . what an idiot.

    The organisation looks great.

    Comment by Steam Lover | July 31, 2012 | Reply

    • I’ve been to two other venues today, Horse Guard Parade for the beach volleyball and Wembley for the women’s football. No problems at all. Will post in the mornimg.

      Comment by AnonW | July 31, 2012 | Reply

  2. Brits did well in Equestrian . . . well done . . .

    I liked the comment earlier . . . “are you going to get hints from your mum {Princess Anne} no . . . she fell off’

    Comment by Steam Lover | August 1, 2012 | Reply

    • Anne, never the Princess Royal to me, once said that she’s the second best rider in the family. A lot in the horse world, think that the Queen’s regular riding is a key to her good health. Although I think her knees are a bit dodgy now, but you wouldn’t notice it.

      Comment by AnonW | August 1, 2012 | Reply

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