On Day 63 of the Olympic torch relay around the United Kingdom and with just 7 days to go until the opening of the London Olympic Games, the torch finally arrived in Seal, Kent, just a mile away from where I live.
So I decided to take the day off and join the crowds...
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| With two hours until the torch arrives - first problem, where to stand to get a good view? I headed for the bus stop |
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| Those grey clouds look ominous! |
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| 1 hour to go and Samsung arrive with blow-up banging sticks to keep us amused :-) |
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| Seal Primary School arrive en masse outside the village hall |
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| The police motorcyclists did a marvellous job of keeping us all amused with high 5's! |
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| With 15 minutes to go and Seal High Street is ready for the arrival of the torch |
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| Looking down Seal High Street |
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| The Seal Library lion strikes the eponymous Usain Bolt pose |
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| The start of the Torch parade |
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| The Coco-Cola float - I missed out collecting a free frisbee taking this photograph :-(( |
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| The Samsung float |
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| The Lloyds-TSB float |
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| It's nearly here...! |
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| The next torchbearer arrives - 17 year old Manuel Harris from Coulsdon, Surrey |
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| The torch is readied and the gas turned on... |
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| Although he said he was very nervous, he was very excited... |
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| The Olympic torch "kiss" when the flame is passed on... |
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| The torch is lit and on its way to Sevenoaks |
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| All the flower displays in the village had a red, white and blue theme and many people living along the torch route into Sevenoaks held lunch parties in their front gardens |
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| My freebies! |
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| and finally... my tickets for the Olympic and Paralympic Games have arrived. |
How exciting! We lived in Los Angeles when the Olympics were there in 1984 and we had such fun watching for the torch, the marathons, and a few of the stadium events. Enjoy this once in a lifetime opportunity!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy every moment. I am from Australia and a school teacher. I remember the excitement of the chillren as the relay passed through our city, and then our family travelled to sydeny for the game - the best bit was walkig through the streets of Sydney with athletes from all over the world walking beside us - I would go again in a heartbeat
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking us along on the torch relay. I love seeing the village and all of the festivities. Enjoy your time at the Olympics.
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