London 2012 – AnnaGoAnna Wallace

Paralympics – Athletics

Wow what a day. Aquatics in the morning, then catching up with old colleagues for a drink in the Olympic Park, a snooze in front of the big screens with […]

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Paralympics – Aquatics

I managed to buy online tickets for 5 of us (3 adults and 2 children) to get to a swimming event in the Aquatics Centre. Despite the comments of many […]

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Paralympics – Archery and Shooting

Another Auntie Anna Adventure Day at the Paralympics. This time with my nephew Joe. Also joining us is a great friend from Sydney, PJ. First things first we needed flags! […]

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Let the Paralympics begin

I’m giggling and can’t help but see the irony as I eagerly await the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics. 12 years ago in Sydney, the Paralympics started in […]

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London 2012 Olympics – The closing

It is a terrifically poignant moment when the Olympic torch is extinguished. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine that the Olympics was only a couple of weeks of our lives. Yet […]

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London 2012 Olympics – Modern Pentathlon in Greenwich Park

Today is my niece’s turn for an Auntie Anna day […]

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London 2012 Olympics – Visitors from the US

The past few days have been hectic and wonderfully full […]

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London 2012 Olympics – Basketball in Olympic Park

I’m not sure who’s more excited. JoeJoe, my nephew, or […]

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London 2012 Olympics – Volleyball at Earls Court

H and I arrived a few hours early, as instructed […]

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London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony – “The greatest show on earth”

The national pride was palpable during and after the Olympics […]

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London 2012 Opening Ceremony (photos)

(just a few photos of the Opening Ceremony taken by a friend who was there – enjoy)

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Volunteering

I attended a meeting at the Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre in London this evening for volunteers. As you know from previous postings I have been a volunteer at a number […]

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Olympic Torch Relay

Today proved to me that I’m not actually the only person in the UK that’s excited about the Olympics. Although if you were to read the newspapers, watch the news […]

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Olympic tickets have arrived

I am very very excited about the 2012 Olympics being in London. Woah, I can hear the sharp intake of breath from the readers here… or perhaps the confusion? No […]

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Olympic Park for the Gold Challenge

Up early and excitedly making my way to the new Olympic Stadium in East London. I’ve been honoured to represent Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres in a […]

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Olympic ticket confirmation

I’m currently doing a **happy dance**. For all those people who said that noone would ever get tickets and all those doubters out there, I did! I’ve today received my […]

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