{"id":4348,"date":"2021-02-23T12:03:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T12:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toonsarah-travels.blog\/staging\/?p=4348"},"modified":"2021-03-18T11:17:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T11:17:21","slug":"when-the-olympics-came-to-london-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toonsarah-travels.blog\/staging\/when-the-olympics-came-to-london-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Olympics came to London, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a sports fan there can little that is more exciting than the Olympics coming to your city – and in 2012 they came to London. I still remember the announcement in 2007. Everyone thought that Paris would win, so it was a wonderful surprise to hear that London would be the host city.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly that excitement was short-lived; on the very next day we suffered the dreadful terrorist attack on the Tube and a bus. It was a reminder, should we need it, of how quickly we can go from elation to devastation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But by 2011, when ticket sales began, the predominant emotion was again excitement. My husband and I put our names into the ballot for multiple events; had we been successful in all our applications it would have cost a small fortune! As it was, we heard that we had secured tickets for Table Tennis, Beach Volleyball and Cycling. I was so thrilled with the news that I posted it on Twitter. As a result I found myself later that day being interviewed for the BBC\u2019s early evening news broadcast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later a further round of ticket sales gave us the chance to apply again and we were able to add Taekwondo and Volleyball to the list of sports we would see. For us, summer 2012 couldn\u2019t come quickly enough!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

London in 2012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There was something special in the air in London during the Olympics. In this usually quite reserved city, people smiled at each other \u2013 everywhere! They talked to each other on the Tube; what are you off to see today \/ what have you seen \/ how was it \/ who won what???<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And an army of volunteers ensured that everything went smoothly. And doomsayers were proved wrong. The city didn\u2019t grind to a halt; the public transport system coped; the Games were a huge success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we were part of it!<\/p>\n\n\n