Month: August 2012
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Jamie Oliver and Chris Bianco’s Union Jacks at Covent Garden
After visiting Stanfords the map-seller (see earlier post) on Long Acre in Covent Garden, we wandered into the covered market looking for a brunch place. When I was living in London many years ago, I would not have coming to such a touristy location for a meal. But somehow, this time as a visitor, we…
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Stanfords, the London mapseller
Stanfords on Long Acre, Covent Garden is one of my (Chris) favourite shops in London. The shop has been at that same location when I was a student in London in the 80’s. It seems to have expanded as it now has a coffee shop. I like this shop because 1) completeness in geographic coverage…
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London 2012: Olympics Track Cycling
The velodrome, located in the western edge of the Olympics Park, is a simple but beautiful piece of architecture. With a curved and sloping facade of natural wood, the outside mimics the inside. We went on Day 10 of the games to see track cycling (would have loved to see BMX cycling which started after…
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London 2012: International Broadcast Center tour
While we were at the Olympics, we had a chance to visit the International Broadcast Center (IBC) and Main Press Center (MPC). This is the home of the Olympics Broadcast Services (OBS). We had to get a guest pass in order to enter this area. The security checks, stricter than those at airports, were administered…
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London 2012: Olympics Badminton
The Olympics Badminton event was held at the Wembley Arena next to the Stadium (where some of the Olympics football matches were played). Wembley is located in the Northwest corner of London and is well knwon to any Brits, football fans or rock concert-goers. We went on Day 7 of the games and there were…
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London 2012: Olympics games snapshots
Just watched the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. What a blast! We came back from London after spending 8 days there to watch the games. Below are some snapshots of the games we saw. Later posts will go into more details including some videos. This is the first time we traveled to see the…