31 July 2012
The Olympic Park - we grab ourselves a couple of evening tickets and go explore the Olympic wonderland... The thrills, the spills - and everything in between! - it's all here in Stratford.
We go walk about around the beautiful 2.5 square kilometre site. Officially named the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, this wonderful space is home to the Olympic Village and several venues including the spectacular Olympic Stadium. A mixture of state-of-the-art architecture and stunning natural planting really does help to make this a truly memorable experience.
The site covers parts of Stratford, Bow, Leyton and Homerton in East London, overlooking the A12 road. The site was previously a mixture of greenfield and brownfield land, including parts of Hackney Marshes. The Royal Mail has given the park and Stratford City the postcode E20, which was previously only used by the television soap opera EastEnders for the fictional suburb of Walford.
More info to be posted soon...
Dave enjoys the planting outside the Velodrome
The Orbit Tower behind some wonderful natural planting
Alex and the Olympic Stadium
The Coca-Cola Olympic Pavilion
Olympic style snacks - fit for an athlete??
