Whilst in the Olympic Park Saturday, having just witnessed the Athletics with Verity, I received a text from Alex (fellow games maker) who was in possession of my closing ceremony ticket...
Promptly I organised collection of this (and in return got Alex into the basketball arena for his final day) and awaited the following evenings spectacle. But not before treating Vez to her birthday treats.
Sunday's shift was extremely quiet as athletes brought back their Samsung blogger phones - the IPC info area was also void of material after the weekends clear out. So that was it.. the Paralympic events were all over. Gutted.
Jennifer (another GM) and I made our way to the stadium to the purple area. Purple even allowed us to be front row... ridiculous!! Few issues occurred attempting to get our picnic.. didn't look like we had missed out on much.
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| In the stadium one last time |
Then it began... a Coldplay concert. Not my most favourite band in the world, but certainly they have some tunes. Great songs mixed in with some rubbishy slow ones, then the surprise. On came Rihanna and Jay-Z to take it in turns to duet.. much better!
The ceremony was clearly just a massive celebration of all that was good about 2012. Lord Coe and Sir Philip Craven gave excellent speeches thanking the games makers at all opportunities. Felt really proud and honoured to have been a part of it all. Well worth the commuting and late nights.
It all ended with a massive firework display of epic proportions. Mixed emotions. Delighted we had put on such an amazing show, but gutted it was all over. Getting back into reality was clearly going to be a struggle.
1 final shift in the morning... better make it count
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