An Olympic Weekend

We actually didn't do too many Olympic related events this weekend. We watched the road race and that was about it. But there is so much going on in London during the Olympics there is always something to check out. On Saturday we walked around the Exhibition Road Show, taking place along Exhibition Road in South Kensington until August 5th. I was curious to see the food trucks and food offerings put on by eat.st. We got there early so most of the food wasn't quite ready but the food trucks on offer will rotate and be there week nights and during the day on weekends. I may have to go back just to hit up some mobile bar trucks. They are also having musical, cultural and museum related events during the show.

I want this truck parked in front of my house at all times.

We also travelled across the city on Saturday, and it was easy! We went to Islington for a few hours, back home to rescue Riley, then out to the Goodge Street area Saturday night. No traffic, no over crowding, no real crowds and no hassle. I was shocked that the first weekend of the Olympics felt quieter than a normal Saturday night in London. Did people heed the warnings and stay away? Was London actually, gasp!, prepared? Were we lucky? I guess time will tell, but for now, and for once, I cannot complain about London transport.

After over extending myself a bit on Saturday night, albeit in a multicultural way which was fitting for the Olympics, I loved having the BBC coverage of the Olympics as an excuse to stay home parked on the couch on Sunday. Seriously, you can watch all of it on TV. They are showing all the sports and have non-stop coverage of the events, so you can watch all the canoe slalom taking place on one day. You can then switch to badminton and watch that for a few hours before switching to diving and then to archery. And you can even watch stuff without commentary! The red button is awesome. I do not miss the typically choppy coverage of the US broadcast. I was used to seeing about 15 minutes of swimming (and only of the US swimmers) then 20 minutes of basketball followed by 45 minutes of gymnastics with interruptions every five minutes. The BBC is spoiling me as I can now indulge my inner weightlifting obsession to my heart's content.

Tomorrow we are off to table tennis. I will be doing some serious wrist exercises and prepping my paddle tonight.

I almost forgot! Walking to dinner on Saturday we passed this. Yes, that is a dog. Yes, it's being pulled in a wagon. Yes, the wagon has an umbrella. And yes, Riley is jealous.