Olympics Plan in motion

Today I put in our ticket request for the summer Olympics in London. We will find out in May or June which tickets we will get based on how many requests come in from all the various countries for each event. So here is our working schedule:

July 28th - Fly to London
July 29th 15:00-19:00 Archery
July 30th 12:00-20:00 Tennis - Center court at Wimbledon
July 31st 9:30-12:00 Rowing - Buckinghamshire (25miles west of London) - afternoon spent sightseeing around Windsor castle
August 1st 13:30-16:05 Kayak Slalom - Hertfordshire (15 miles north of London)
August 2nd 10:00-12:00 Table Tennis; 19:30-21:05 Swimming
August 3rd - no events, just explore London
August 4th - Day Trip to Stonehenge and Bath
August 5th - 18:50-21:50 Track & Field
August 6th - 9:30-12:45 Handball; 16:00-18:55 Indoor Cycling
August 7th - 12:00-20:00 Sailing - Weymouth, England (2-3 hour train ride)
August 8th - 19:00-22:30 Beach Volleyball
August 9th - no events, just explore London
August 10th - 15:00 - 17:20 BMX Cycling
August 11th - Fly home


Here are some cool pictures of some of the venues:

Swimming Center

Beach Volleyball - right on the Prime Minister's doorstep

Rowing in Buckinghamshire

The Kayak and Canoe Slalom in Hertfordshire

The Velodrome for indoor cycling

The BMX Bike track

The Archery venue - normally used for Cricket