Mclaren of London

Those blurry words say Mclaren.  For all of you car fans out there, there is an actual Mclaren showroom in London!

Posted by olympian on August 31, 2012 | Filed under: Olympics.

Stanford Bridge Stadium

     Chelsea Football Club is one of the best clubs in the English Premier League. The Stanford Bridge Stadium is the home stadium of Chelsea Club. Compared to the Wembley Stadium or the Old Trafford Stadium, the Stanford Bridge Stadium is not a big one with only 41,837 capacity. The third picture showed the press conference room of the club. Post match interviews and new player introductions will be held in the press conference room.

Posted by olympian on August 25, 2012 | Filed under: Olympics.

Glasgow

      A huge steel five ring was built in the George Square of Glasgow. Glasgow is the second biggest city in England and is the economy center of Scotland. Even though there was no Olympic competition holding in the city, the city was filled with Olympic atmosphere. London 2012 logo banners were hung on the major streets of the city. A huge five ring was set in the George Square and many tourists were very happy to take pictures with the large Olympic symbol.

by Sizhou Lu in Glasgow

Posted by olympian on August 25, 2012 | Filed under: Olympics.

Team GB Training Place

       Loughbourgh University is located in the town of Loughbourgh near Leicester city. The university is famous for its Sport Management program. I came to meet my cousin in Loughbourgh University and happened to see many Olympic and Team GB banners posted on campus. My cousin told me that many sports venues in the university were used by Team GB as training facilities. The field in the second picture was using by GB track and field team before the Games.

by Sizhou Lu in Loughborough

Posted by olympian on August 25, 2012 | Filed under: Olympics.

London Chinatown

     London Chinatown is located at the center of London near Piccadilly Circus. London Chinatown is one of the best places for entertainment and eating. Around the Chinatown, there are many night clubs, bars, casinos, and shopping malls. Inside the Chinatown, most of the houses are Chinese restaurants. I tried several of them and Wong Kei Restaurant was really great. The second picture showed the dishes I had in Wong Kei Restaurant. Next time if you go to Chinatown, you can have a try the authentic Chinese dishes in this restaurant.

by Sizhou Lu in London

Posted by olympian on August 25, 2012 | Filed under: Olympics.

Laverstoke Park Farm

     Laverstoke Park Farm is a company providing organic foods including chicken, pork, beef, lamb, vegetables, beers, ice cream, and milk. I did not know too much about organic foods before. However, I had to admit that the Laverstoke’s organic beef burger was one of the most delicious burgers I had eaten before. I could not believe that there were so great hamburger and hot dog sausage in London. I highly recommend that if you happen to see the Laverstoke store, have a try of its foods and I bet you will love it. PS: Even though I do not drink, I believe the Laverstoke beer is also very good and you can buy it in the U.S. Wholefoods.

by Sizhou Lu in London

Posted by olympian on August 25, 2012 | Filed under: Olympics.

Olympic Park

     The London 2012 Olympic Park is one of the most important legacies after the Games. In order to be one of the most sustainable Olympic Games in history, the Olympic Park was designed and built by reusing and recycling most of the wastes. Most of the demolition wastes were used as the piers of the bridges in the Olympic Park. The second picture showed colorful trash bins for recycling different kinds of container materials. By using this recycling system, most of the foods and containers could be recycled efficiently.

by Sizhou Lu in London

Posted by olympian on August 25, 2012 | Filed under: Olympics.

International Broadcast Center

     The International Broadcast Center/Main Press Center (IBC/MPC) is a media hub for broadcasters, photographers and journalists who bring the Games to spectators worldwide. The first picture showed the inside broadcasting room of a television station. Different international television stations are distributed at specific areas in the IBC. The second picture showed the hallway of the IBC. National flags were hung outside each broadcast office.

      The room in the third picture is the main press room of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Everyday’s interviews about athletes or big issues of the Games were holding in the main press room.

by Sizhou Lu in London

Posted by olympian on August 25, 2012 | Filed under: Olympics.

Nike House

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     The Nike House was located on the Marylebone road. Taking a look from the outside, the building was an old church and you would have no idea what was like in it. However, inside the building, the room was designed like a magic world with popular Nike products being exhibited at the entrance. The colorful spotlights made the room lively and exciting. On the second floor of the house, it was a Nike store exhibiting the future Nike products.

by Sizhou Lu in London

Posted by olympian on August 25, 2012 | Filed under: Olympics.

A Huge Map in City Hall

     There is a huge London satellite map in the City Hall of London. The map depicts recent status and future changes of London. The huge map was pave as floor in the center of the City Hall lobby. In the above pictures, it was cool that the Olympic Park and the future Heathrow Airport were under our feet.

by Sizhou Lu in London

Posted by olympian on August 25, 2012 | Filed under: Olympics.