Whether we are excited by the Olympics or hate the whole thing - we have all - as Londoners- paid for a great deal of it! Parts of London should benefit greatly but up here in this quiet corner of Camden - we will possibly hardly notice it apart from the 24/7 media coverage unless, of course you want to travel in and around London during the period of the Games. Earlier on we thought the cycle road race might come through Hampstead and Whitestone Ponds was tidied up in account of it (and very nice it looks too!) But the route was changed and the nearest we get to an event will be the Archery competitions at Lords.
At one point the torch relay was rumoured to be passing through Kilburn on its way to Central London but they've changed that too! It is supposed to visit the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm Road where it will arrive by road for breakfast and then set off through Camden to Kings Cross - so if you want to see it or the handful of Camden torchbearers you'll have to head off to the east! Somehow I feel aggrieved that NW2/6 has been left out completely! Perhaps its selfish or silly but I would have liked a glimpse on home territory considering how much we've all paid for it!
Nevertheless - I'm still excited - so I'm going down to South London to see the torch relay as it goes past the end of my daughter's road!
Flick Rea
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