Kippers And A Kestrel At The Olympic Park
I went for a walk along the Greenway, that crosses the Olympic Park this morning.
I ended up at the ViewTube, where I had some delicious kippers and scrambled egg on Genius toast for lunch!
The shots labelled Landscapng are of the area west of the Greenway, which was the athletics warm-up area.
Leaving The Olympic Stadium
I took these pictures as I left.
Or a friend took two as you can see.
The stadium is not as impressive yet, as it was at the Olympics, but I suspect it’ll get there.
Friday At The Anniversary Games
These pictures show some of the races at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games on Friday night.
It all happened very much to time.
The Rocket Man
The Los Angeles Olympics of 1984 may have had the Rocket Man, but we also had one on Friday.
Usain Bolt seemed to be enjoying himself.
Vegan And Vegetarian Food, But No Gluten Free
The food was worse than at the Olympics.
Vegan And Vegetarian Food, But No Gluten Free
There was nothing that was gluten-free, like the excellent Indian food, I got last year and all I bought was water.
Just like Wembley!
But then I’d made sure, I’d had a good meal at lunchtime.
Arriving At The Olympic Stadium
I arrived at the Sainsburys Anniversary Games about six on Friday evening.
The grounds are still being remodelled to create the new Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Hopefully, when they finish, we’ll avoid having to enter the park from the east through Eastfield and can come in off the Greenway from the west.
I bet you don’t and you’ll always be routed through the shopping centre.
Distance Runners Just Do Not Do This!
The statement above is in a report in today’s Times about Mo Farah’s breaking of the UK and European records for 1,500 metres in Monaco last night. The BBC report is here.
I have tickets for the athletics in the Olympic stadium on Friday and Saturday, where Mo should be making an appearance, before going to the World Championships in Moscow.
I’m looking forward to what should be a really great night.
To The View Tube For Lunch With Culture
After Pudding Mill Lane it was just a short walk to the top of the Northern Outfall Sewer and the ViewTube.
I went primarily to have a look at the photo exhibition there called What The Gamesmakers Did Next.
What The Gamesmakers Did Next
It was worth seeing and afterwards I decided to have a coffee or a soft drink. In the end, I had this delicious scrambled egg, smoked salmon and salad with some gluten-free bread.
A Delicious Lunch At The ViewTube
It was well worth the trip to this end of the Olympic Park.
My only complaint is that the fact that they can handle gluten-free food is not on this sign.
Delicious Things This Way
But that’s minor and only affects me!
I also find it sad, that there is no notices up, which say you are standing on top of Joseph Bazellete’s great creation that still moves North London’s sewage to Beckton. But then the only smell at this time of year is that of the wild flowers. We should be proud of our engineering heritage!
If you feel you need a walk, this is also a good point to start a walk, across the Olympic Park towards Hackney Wick and Victoria Park.
I also heard on my visit to the View Tube, that when the Olympic Park is fully developed, it will be linked by a pathway to the park.
Wandering Around Stratford
This morning I went to Stratford and had a look round to see if anything was open yet at the Olympic Park!
There was a lot of activity, but opening is a few days off yet!
i didn’t find any new restaurants that can do gluten-free, although I did find a Holiday Inn, which would be in an ideal place to stay, if you got a good deal.
The bridge mentioned in the captions to the pictures is the one that links Stratford station to Eastfield and the Olympic Park.
The Anonymous Widower 