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| On The Mall looking toward Buckingham Palace |
Our final Olympic event to attend
was Men's Beach Volleyball
and WOW! was the venue spectacular!
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| (click photo to really appreciate the view) |
It was a mark of brilliance to set up this temporary stadium
at the Horse Guards Parade
at the Horse Guards Parade
And that night, it was the game for gold
Germany v Brazil
Germany v Brazil
Icing on the cake, the weather was PERFECT
My husband cleverly spied this plein air artist
capturing the day high above us
( For the Diamond Jubilee, artists in the flotilla were busy painting too )
Such a creative way to capture history
And as if it couldn't get any better
we also watched the conga line
we also watched the conga line
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| Dancers provided entertainment between matches and during time-outs |
and Bananarama singing Venus
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| Bananarama |
Time-outs also included raking sand
and shaking sand off the lines
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| Announcer: 'It's rakey-rakey time!' |
Going for gold,
the Brazilian and German crowd was very loud and excited
And many waved their flags proudly
- Germany, Brazil, and TEXAS?! -
And the gold goes to Germany!
We walked away with Olympic-sized smiles on our faces
and a glow from the memories of the past few weeks
London has radiated a wonderful Olympic glow too :)
- all photos by me -
More Summer Olympics Posts:
A Day At The Olympic Park
London Dressed For The Olympics
Behind The Scenes: An Olympic Opening Ceremony Performer
Summer Olympics: I Just Can't Get Enough
The Summer Games Begin
A Day At The Olympic Park
London Dressed For The Olympics
Behind The Scenes: An Olympic Opening Ceremony Performer
Summer Olympics: I Just Can't Get Enough
The Summer Games Begin
21 comments:
Those Texans are everywhere ;) we're hard to get rid of. Hahaha
The world would be a different place without Texas :)
Great photos. I love the beach volleyball. One of my favorites. The women's was fantastic also.
Cher Sunray Gardens
ha-love the entertainment-Bananarama! fab!
Just stunning photos, Laura. I have really enjoyed following the Games through your eyes. It's brought back so many magical memories of Sydney 2000 for me. J x
Did you know Latvia beat the US and the Netherlands to get the bronze? They lost to Brazil in the semis otherwise you might have been watching a completely different matchup! I'm so very proud of the little country, and it sounds like the Olympics were memorable for you also. Lovely post, thank you.
I watched the Latvia v Neatherlands game that night too! Congratulations :) I know those medals mean a lot more to the smaller countries.
the texas flag was kinda funny. :)
What a fabulous post! I just love your second and last photos of the arena. It looks like it was a lot of fun and how nice that you had perfect weather!
Wow, what a spectacular view and memory!
Sarah x
Great photos and wonderful memories! Thanks for the chance of 'seeing' a little of this wondrous event!
I'll have to mention this site to SIl...Lone Star son!
Blessings,
Germany x Brazil - both are good to me! My 2 countries!!!!
Blessings!
Cool!
Privileged for you to pass it along. Pity my photo is blurry - but a fun one, nonetheless :)
The atmosphere there must have been amazing!! I watched some of the beach volleyball on the telly and really enjoyed it.
Looks like so much fun, bet you had a great time.
I think it is magnificent that you got to go to the Olympic games in london, thanks so much for sharing your opportunities with us.
Wasn't it all fabulous!! I was in the UK for a week during the Olympics and had a fantastic time. Went to Box Hill and Hampton Court to see the cycling. Fantastic!!
Esther.
I love this! My hubby got to go but didn't bring me back any pictures! So thank you for sharing. I heard it was one of the top venues of The Games. I've really been loving this festive London atmosphere. I feel so lucky to have been here this year!!!
xoxo
Selena
we watched some of the ladies voleeyball (mr d's coice lol) on TV and i thought it looked like such a fantastic fun day out!!
I love beach volleyball! One of the best events in the Olympics. Awesome pictures. Thanks for sharing.
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