The closest we came to Olympic Park

Team USA!

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August 6th 2012
Rise and shine!! This morning we checked out of Astor Hyde Park Hostel (highly recommend) and made today the day we try (and poorly fail) to get into Olympic Park!! We hop on the tube and head to East London-Stratford exit with excitement that we are going to see our first Olympic event (besides speed walking of course). We get out of the tube and it is a mad house! People are everywhere with f ... read more

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