This weekend I had the opportunity to jump up on plane and fly to London none other than the 2012 Summer Olympics!!! I have a friend who is living in London for an internship so I was able to avoid the insane housing cost by staying with her. London is one of the most culturally eclectic cities in Europe but adding the Olympics makes it even more lively and diverse! Unfortunately, I didn't have 200 pounds to spend on a ticket to any of the events in any of the stadiums but I did have the chance to see the men's and women's road races and other Olympic related events!
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| Friday I went to Trafalgar Square to watch the countdown to the start of the Opening Ceremony! |
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| I saw so many people with so much pride for their countries but of course Great Britain was not going to get shown up on their home turf! |
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| Everyone waiting! |
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| The Olympics have begun!!! |
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| Hello David Beckham... |
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| U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A! |
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| Men's Road Race - These two bikers were sprinting towards the finish line. The racer from Kazakhstan ended up winning. |
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| More bikers! |
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| Next, we went to the London Live area in Hyde Park where you could watch Olympic events on the big screen. Here Ryan Lochte is accepting his Gold medal. |
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On Sunday, I was able to see the Women's Road Race right outside of Buckingham Palace!
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This was a once and a lifetime opportunity and I truly loved every second of it! The Olympics are amazing because they bring so many different people together from all over the world. Everyone I met was wonderful and was there to enjoy the beauty of the games. I loved it so much that I was really sad when I came back to Madrid (to where I don't even have a TV) and couldn't be part of the action or watch the games. I guess I need to start looking up flights to Rio for Summer 2016!
Corinne
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